Pier Updates: Winter Hours and Reopening Dates
NC Culture noticed that there seemed to be some confusion regarding pier hours in the winter, so we did a little checking, and this is what we found The following list is alphabetical by town name for...
View ArticleThe Bells of Fine’s Creek by Dean Rathbone, with photos by John Kimball
When NC Culture first heard the “Story of the Bells”, we were fascinated with this insight into our NC history. Dean Rathbone had this to add: “I grew up listening to these stories, passed down from...
View ArticleRay Hicks, Storyteller of Beech Mountain
Are you familar with Jack Tales? If so, then you may be familiar with Ray Hicks, who was well known for his charismatic storytelling abilities. Born Aug 29, 1922, Ray lived with his wife Rosa in Beech...
View ArticleEasy Pollinators: Bees, Monarchs, and Songbirds
Last year, we did several posts on pollinators for monarchs, bees, and songbirds. Have to admit in all honesty, though, that some of the plants we featured I personally had problems getting to sprout,...
View ArticleMonarch Butterflies: Will We Lose Them? How NC Can Help.
Monarch Butterflies: Will we lose them? Every year in NC, spring and fall brings the migration of the Monarch Butterfly to our state. Sadly, in today’s world, we are now experiencing a reduction of...
View ArticleAndy Griffith: Some Little Known Facts
It’s the rare North Carolinian who doesn’t know who Andy Griffith is. One of our native sons, Andy was born in 1926 in Mount Airy, NC. Although he participated in many varied areas of the arts, we...
View ArticleGetting Ready for Hummingbirds in North Carolina
NC Culture would like to extend a huge thank you to Cindi Poole Photography for allowing us to use her beautiful captures of these birds in our state. You can find Cindi on Facebook, where she shares...
View ArticleVenomous Snakes of our Mountains: Timber Rattlers, Diamondbacks and Copperheads
Every spring, we like to give folks some visual aids, as the snakes begin to wake. Because snakes can be extremely difficult to identify, and so many can be mistaken for venomous (when it reality they...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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,...
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