Tucked away in the Brushy Mountains is one of the strangest little towns in North Carolina. At first glance, it looks like a movie set…
23 Jun 2026
Cold Cream
I was twenty-five when Mamaw told me it was time to start using cold cream.
18 Jun 2026
Tom Dooley
I grew up with those words. Not the Kingston Trio version most people know. The one I learned was Grayson and Whitter's — older, darker,…
17 Jun 2026
Mimosas
A few weeks ago, the mimosas started blooming along the North Carolina roadsides — those impossible puffs of pink floating above the tree line like…
2 Jun 2026
Lake Lure
Back in March, the NC Libertarian Party invited me to cover their state convention as a content creator — and I turned it into a…
Hey there! I’m Cassie Clark, a Carolina girl who grew up in two towns on opposite sides of North Carolina. My family has lived here for 8 generations, so my love for my home state is something I got honest. I’m passionate about sharing all the things that make North Carolina living so sweet – the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. That’s what Where the Dogwood Blooms is all about. It’s my love song to life in the Old North State; an ode to sunshine & hurricanes.
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