Bonnaroo is back. The annual music and arts festival in Manchester, Tennessee, announced a fall return with a mega-lineup featuring Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator, and dozens of other artists. Atlanta-reared artists are also plentiful,…
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An Elkin-based group is working to define the town as a North Carolina Trail Town.
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The urge to get outside during the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed North Carolinians to state parks in record numbers. Despite the park being closed for several weeks at the beginning of the pandemic and the campground still being closed, Pilot Mountain’s visitation numbers for the year are wel…
A historic NASCAR dirt track has been preserved as a popular Orange County hiking trail.
During this ongoing time of social distancing and revised stay-at-home orders, I continue to explore the hiking trails that satisfy my desire to be outdoors yet are close to home.
In her guide book on bicycling, Elizabeth Skinner calls the Blue Ridge Mountains one of the “thin places,” a term the Celts and Christians coined to describe mystical places where heaven and earth nearly touch.
Shana Whitehead and Bill Heath have opened cafes and music halls in an old mill in Bethania, an 18th-century building in Old Salem and a 1930s-era car dealership in Sparta.
The closing of public lands during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many outdoor enthusiasts to find alternatives to the state and national parks where they normally hike.
Granite City Greenway
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Let’s face it: We all have a bit of cabin fever under the state’s stay-at-home orders. Many who are working are doing so from home. Schools and gyms are closed, and public playgrounds are wrapped in yellow warning tape. In his April 9 news conference, Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants people to …
Farmington Nature Park at Farmington Community Center
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