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Charlie Sutherland is the founder of Charlie's Soap, which is based in Mayodan in Rockingham County. The company has been in operation for over thirty years and makes cleaning products that satisfy customers around the state and around the world. He attributes the success of the business to having a quality product and dedicated staff members.
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At one time there were seventy gristmills operating in Wake County. Yates Mill, built around 1756, is the last one in existence. Jackson traces the ownership of the mill, which ceased operation in 1953. Although the mill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, it seemed destined to follow the other sixty-nine into oblivion. Through the efforts of local preservationists the mills was restored and now stands as the centerpiece of the Historic Yates Mill County Park.
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Jackson describes three avian-themed bed and breakfast accommodations that bird lovers, or anybody, can enjoy. They are the Robin's Nest Bed and Breakfast (Mount Holly); the Duck Inn Bed and Breakfast (Duck); and the Owl's Nest Inn and Engadine Cabins (Candler).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 11, Apr 2007,
p196-198, 200, 202, 204, il
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Brevard, in Transylvania County, is home to one of the few white squirrel populations in the country. The squirrels are not albinos. While a student at Brevard College, Bob Glesener founded the White Squirrel Research Institute. Now a Brevard associate professor of biology emeritus, he continues his study of the white squirrels. Glesener discusses the history of the Brevard population, which was accidentally introduced over fifty years ago. Since 2004, Brevard has celebrated an annual White Squirrel Festival, and the local White Squirrel Shoppe sells white squirrel products, including mugs, candles, and ornaments. The festival draws between 15,000 and 18,000 people.
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In 1854, Wilmington's town commissioners contracted for a new theater as well as a new city hall. The result was Thalian Hall, which opened in 1858 and could seat 1,000 people. The list of performers from that date down to the present reads like a who's who of national and international entertainers. Tony Rivenbark, who became the theater's executive director in 1979, has been associated with the theater over forty years--as a student at Wilmington College (now UNCW), as a performer in over seventy-five plays, and as a chronicler and preserver of the theater's history. Thalian Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 12, May 2007,
p86-88, 90, 92-93, il, por
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Jackson describes three inns that are located along waterways where guests can watch the water flow slowly by and release the tensions of the world at the same time. They are the River House Country Inn and Restaurant (Grassy Creek); River Lodge Bed and Breakfast (Cullowhee); and Lois Jane's Riverview Inn (Southport).
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In 1982, the East Carolina Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society became the new owners of a six-mile rail spur in Wake County. The society bought the line after the Southern Railway closed it down. Southern Railway assisted the society by selling the line at scrap value. The rail line was named The New Hope Valley Railway, and it runs from Bonsal to New Hill. The first trains ran on the line in 1906, and now a hundred years later they run for a different purpose--keeping alive North Carolina's railroading heritage.
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Oak trees are found all across North Carolina. For many people nothing beats relaxing in the shade of one of these giant trees. Jackson describes relaxing in three bed and breakfast inns that have the word “oak†in their name: the Corner Oak Man Bed and Breakfast (Asheville); the Double Oaks Bed and Breakfast Inn (Greensboro); and the Rowan Oak House Bed and Breakfast (Salisbury).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 4, Sept 2007,
p160-162, 164, 166, 168-169, il
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Jackson explores Durham County, which is home to the state's fourth largest city. Once a center for tobacco and textiles, the county now looks to biotechnology and tourism to fuel its economic base. Among places to visit are Duke University, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, The Regulator Bookshop, and Elmos Diner.
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The North Carolina Zoo claims a notable first. It was the nation's first zoo to be designed around the natural habitat concept. Animals are not housed in cages, but are seen in habitats that closely resemble their homes in the wild. Jackson describes how the zoo has developed and grown over the past thirty-two years.
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Jackson surveys bed-and-breakfast inns that are just right for a romantic getaway. They are A Bed of Roses (Asheville); Harmony House Inn (New Bern); and the Forever Inn (Wadesboro).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 9, Feb 2006,
p116-118, 120, 122, 124, il
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Jackson describes three plants that are indigenous to North Carolina -- the bleeding heart, hearts a'bustin,' and forget-me-not.
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Jackson traces the early days of winemaking in North Carolina. Much of it can be traced back to what is called the Mother Vine, a strong grapevine that has survived four hundred years on Roanoke Island. Three scenarios are put forth for its beginning: the Indians cultivated it; it grew wild; or it was cultivated by the colonists of the Lost Colony. The vine is a scuppernong, a variety of muscadine grape. The vine was once over a half acre in size, but over the years decay, weather, insects, and diseases have reduced its size to about thirty feet wide and one hundred feet long. Life still exists in the vine, and the Duplin Winery was started with cuttings from the Mother Vine.
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For the past five years, Desi's Dew Meadery, located in Rougemont and owned by Bill Bailey, has brewed a sweet-tasting alternative to wine. Mead is made from fermented honey and is thought to be the first alcoholic drink made by man, dating back over 5,000 years.
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Ice cream sundaes offer a respite from the hot days of summer. Jackson describes a number of shops in western North Carolina that not only serve ice cream sundaes that satisfy the taste buds but serve them in a setting that turns the clock back to a simpler time. The shops are Royall's Soda Shop (Elkin); Woolworth Walk Soda Fountain (Asheville); Boone Drug Store Fountain (Boone); Mooresville Ice Cream Company (Mooresville); Rocky's Soda Shop & Grill (Brevard); Jukebox Junction Soda Shoppe (Canton); The Soda Shop (Canton); Innes Street Drug Company (Salisbury); Jack the Dipper (Sylva); Spanky's (Salisbury); Soda Pops (Bryson City); and Pike's Old Fashioned Soda Shop (Charlotte).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 1, June 2006,
p52-54, 56-60, 62, 64, il
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