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Fish Camps

North Carolina is known for many things—rich barbecue traditions, bitter basketball rivalries, and moonshine as smooth as a mountain stream—but one of my favorite treasures often flies under the radar: fish camps.

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Snow Days

Waking up to a blanket of snow yesterday sent me down memory lane. Folks always act surprised when we get snow in North Carolina. Not me. Maybe it’s because of the years I spent in Canton, where snow is more common. But I still remember plenty of snow days in Wilmington and Fayetteville, too. Not nearly as many, but enough to rack up a few good memories.

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