Snakes of North Carolina: Black Racers
Black Racers First I would like to thank Dave Allen for allowing me to use his photo for this post, and Dave Murdoch for his identification of the type of snake. Also thanks to Carolina Critters...
View ArticleTUNNELS OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY: FRYING PAN & DEVIL’S COURTHOUSE TUNNELS
FRYING PAN TUNNEL ON THE BRP IN NC Cold Mountain NC Source: commons Moving up to Milepost 410.1, you will find Frying Pan Tunnel. This one comes in at 577′ in length, and a low of 13’8″ and a high of...
View ArticleSnakes of North Carolina: Rough Earth Snake
Rough Earth Snake The rough earth snake is very benign..non-venomous, and usually around 9″ long, although some can be at a foot. These little fellas (and gals) can be found in our coastal and piedmont...
View ArticleTunnels of the NC BRP: Little Switzerland and Wildacres
LITTLE SWITZERLAND TUNNEL ON THE BRP OF NC Our first tunnel on this post is the Little Switzerland tunnel. This particular one is 630 feet long, and located near Milepost 333.1. The height varies from...
View ArticleTunnels of the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC: Rough Ridge and Twin Tunnels
ROUGH RIDGE TUNNEL ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA The Rough Ridge Tunnel can be found at milepost 349. It’s a fairly short tunnel at 150′, with heights reaching from 13’9 to 21’6″ There is...
View ArticleGreat Dismal Swamp, Pt 3: Lady of the Lake, the Deer Tree, Slave Stories
Are you familiar with the “Lady of the Lake”, made famous by Thomas Moore in 1803 when he wrote the poem, “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp”? Moore was an Irish poet, and based his poem on the story of...
View ArticleGreat Dismal Swamp: Part Two: The Name and the Water
Did you ever wonder how the Dismal Swamp got that name to begin with? There are two main bodies of thought on the title “Dismal Swamp”: back in 1728, when Colonel Byrd was surveying the NC/Va line,...
View ArticleGreat Dismal Swamp in North Carolina: Brief History: Part One
Great Dismal Swamp Our recent small series on the Dismal Swamp was so well received on our Facebook page and there were so many requests for reprints, that we’ve decided to repost the series here for...
View ArticleCane Creek Mountains in Alamance County, NC
The response to our Green Swamp post was so positive, I thought it might be fun to explore some of the lesser known spots in our state. One of these is Cane Creek Mountains, located in Alamance County,...
View ArticleMisc Links for Plants: Invasives, Pollinators, Companion Plants, Novice Herb...
As we wrap up our series on Native Plant Nurseries, there are a few links that some might also find handy, featured below. Along with an invasive plant list, I have added a link for companion...
View ArticleNative Plant Nurseries in NC: Part Four
Carolina Heritage Nursery Although I could not locate a website, they do have a facebook page, and this nursery sells on a regular basis at the two markets listed below. from their page: “Preserving...
View ArticleNative Plant Nurseries in North Carolina: Part Three
Painters Greenhouse in Old Fort On Facebook This nursery is closed but scheduled to reopen in March. Their plant list will be posted on their website in Febuary, though. To get an idea of what native...
View ArticleNative Plant Nurseries in North Carolina: Part Two
Our first nursery is Red Root Nursery, located in Barnardsville redrootnatives@gmail.com 828-545-0565 Although this nursery primarily sells to larger outfits, you can place individual orders if the...
View ArticleNative Plant Nurseries for North Carolina: Part One
To recap our facebook nursery series so far, here is what we have covered. These nurseries specifically deal with NC native plants. NC Culture will be following up as the series progresses, in case...
View ArticleFEMA information and other emergency links: Hurricane Matthew, NC
Emergency links for NC FOOD BANKS http://ncfoodbanks.org/finding-help/ FOOD PANTRIES http://www.foodpantries.org/st/north_carolina CLEANING SUPPLIES NEEDED There is a huge need for cleaning supplies: I...
View ArticleEmergency Info: Hurricane Matthew: Moore, Pitt, Lenoir, Edgecombe, Robeson,...
What NC Culture can find for specific areas..if you can add to this, please message us at ncculture@ymail.com..we need all the info we can get out to people, and your admin is seriously behind on...
View ArticleOdd Town Names of NC
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a “unusual town name” series on the facebook page, and I’ve had several requests for reprints. So …thought we’d recap what we’ve done so far, just to keep...
View ArticlePrice’s Creek Lighthouse: One of our little known lighthouse structures
Price’s Creek Lighthouse is the last remaining standing front “range light” in North Carolina, located close to Southport. Back in the 1800s, a series of navigation lights was desperately needed for...
View ArticlePortsmouth Island: a little history
In our last post, two weeks ago, we addressed “what to expect” if visiting Portsmouth Island. This week we will learn a little about the history of the island. Portsmouth Island is part of the Cape...
View ArticlePortsmouth Island, NC: What To Expect
Our recent trip to Portsmouth Island was so full of new things to learn! NC Culture felt the need to break this particular trip down to two posts..one on what you personally might need to know, and...
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