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The storm whose aftermath runs like a thread through October’s issue.
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City home to the North Carolina Arboretum and a hub for fall travelers.
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Forest-dwelling creature that eats pests and protects crops by night.
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High Country town where Edgar Tufts built schools and a hospital.
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Author of The Historian, once a child enchanted by spooky tales in Asheville.
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The profession that inspired T. Edward Nickens’s Trims & Travels.
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Icon of autumn harvest and patches across North Carolina.
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Wheel that has been a symbol of the NC State Fair for more than a century.
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Silvery fish hauled ashore at Salter Path with tractors.
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Natural feature chased along the state’s scenic byway.
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Creamy filling that joins apples in Sheri Castle’s cake.
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Where Lynn Wells serves up steak subs and cheesy corn dip.
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Nutty partner to dark chocolate in a sweet-salty bark.
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Where Kathleen Purvis discovers international flavors in Raleigh.
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Healing performance in Asheville that inspired Appalachia Rising.
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Mountain town whose hotel became a post-flood symbol.
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Thousands of flowers planted in Swannanoa after Helene.
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New tributary restored in Todd by a pair of waterwomen.
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Source of strength for Ashe County beekeepers.
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Large Appalachian salamander that inspired Jeremy B. Jones’s reflection.
