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The ski season in North Carolina usually lasts from November until late March or early April, depending on conditions. The North Carolina mountains have the highest elevation in the South, receive abundant snowfall, and ski areas have the latest snowmaking capabilities to completely cover the slopes. This guide highlights seven popular ski resorts in the western region, and provides statistics and a description of their services.
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Jason Michael Carroll is a rising country music star from Youngsville. He has two hit albums, five hit singles, performs in large and small venues across the country, and has been opening act for some of country music's biggest stars.
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This travel guide describes fifteen travel destinations, three in each of five regions across North Carolina. The destinations are a mix of well-known and not-so-well-known places, places for kids, places for nature lovers, history enthusiasts and shoppers. Also provided is a listing of travel information resources.
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This 2008 travel guide describes twenty new adventures, four in each of five regions of North Carolina. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in history, art, science, nature, and wildlife. Also provided is a full list of travel information centers.
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In 1933, the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression. One of President Franklin Roosevelt's plans to get people back to work was the National Industry Recovery Act of 1933. The act established the Subsistence Homesteads Division in the Interior Department. The purpose was to create towns that would help farmers and industrial workers by moving families to homestead farming communities and planned mill towns. Penderlea, in Pender County, was the first homestead farm project in the nation. Gannon describes the building of Penderlea, what life was like there, and what the town is like in 2007.
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This 2007 travel guide describes twenty new adventures, four in each of five regions of North Carolina. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in cultural heritage, history, art, science, recreation, farms, nature, and wildlife. Also provided is a full list of travel information centers.
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Among hundreds of festivals held across North Carolina, most celebrate products grown on the farm or caught off the coast. This article provides a list and descriptions of festivals co-sponsored by North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, occurring throughout the year. The list begins with the North Carolina Turkey Festival, starting on September 8.
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The southern coastland region of North Carolina is the land of pork, tobacco, seafood, grapevines, and water activities on rivers, lakes, sounds and ocean. Gannon describes four places to visit: the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County; the Ingram Planetarium in Brunswick County; Poplar Grove Plantation in Pender County; and Camp Lejeune in Onslow County.
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The Pisgah Covered Bridge is a cultural and historic structure that crosses over the Little River, and is one of the few remaining covered bridges in North Carolina. But in a torrential rainstorm on August 9, 2003, the river rose fourteen feet above normal and tore apart the bridge. The North Carolina Zoological Society in Asheboro is raising money to rebuild the bridge and its surrounding area.
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31189
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As the need for quality child care increases, options are becoming more available, thanks to caring providers, local agencies and the state of North Carolina. This article discusses the state of child care in North Carolina, child care options, state requirements, rating systems, and parents’ responsibilities. Also provided, is a list of child care resources for each county.
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31222
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This 2001 travel guide provides details on popular tourist destinations throughout North Carolina. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in history, art, science, nature, and wildlife. Also provided is a full list of travel information centers and tourism resources.
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31235
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The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, located at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, provides specialized medical care and rehabilitation services to burn victims. The medical team at the center hopes to teach people how to avoid burn injuries, especially injuries to children. This article describes the foundation of the burn center and its medical programs.
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North Carolina experienced several winter storms in January 2000, but the piedmont and foothills regions were especially hard hit from a January 23-25 blizzard whose intensity was not forecast. Governor James Hunt declared a State of Emergency, and thirty-one counties were declared federal disaster areas. This article discusses the blizzard’s impact to the state’s environment, economy, and electric power.
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31239
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This 2000 travel guide provides details on popular tourist destinations throughout North Carolina and a full list of travel information centers and tourism resources. The destinations are a variety of places for travelers interested in history, art, science, nature, and wildlife.
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Organized by farmers in 1888 in Siler City for the purpose of buying, selling, and exchanging goods and farm products, the Farmers Alliance Store is still in business, although changed over time. Citizens have petitioned the state to create a downtown historic district and to place a historical marker in the store, which is Siler City's oldest operating business.
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