Our State Magazine

11/25/2025

Plan for 1 to 1½ pounds of turkey per person — it may seem like a lot, but the leftovers will be worth it.

Plan for one to one-and-a-half pounds of turkey per person — it may seem like a lot, but the leftovers will be worth it.

11/25/2025

Fourth-generation woodworker Louise Butler, a teacher by trade, has helped students shape wood for decades. She plans to open her Reidsville shop early next year to continue preserving this craft in her hometown. To read more, click the link below.

A fourth-generation woodworker has helped her students shape wood for decades. She plans to open her shop early next year to restore the craft in her hometown.

11/24/2025

Whether you’re relaxing at a tranquil mountain retreat, exploring a scenic waterfall hike, stopping by artisan-owned shops, or sipping brews at a friendly gastropub, this Yancey County town provides all you need for a perfect cozy weekend. In partnership with Explore Burnsville.

11/24/2025

After a chilly morning spent chasing ducks in Currituck County, hungry hunters warm up over plates piled high with down-home favorites.

Through down-home hospitality at BJ’s Carolina Café, the Beasley illustrates the evolving Thanksgiving traditions in Jarvisburg, North Carolina.

11/24/2025

There’s more than one holiday with a list that must be checked twice. A chef reflects on the kitchen chaos of her childhood Thanksgivings and memories made from leftovers and forgotten plans.

Chef Lynn Wells reflects on the kitchen chaos of her childhood Thanksgivings and memories made from leftovers and forgotten plans.

11/24/2025

This beautiful and fragrant cornbread is sure to impress guests.

11/24/2025

In North Carolina, Thanksgiving pies — pecan, apple, sweet potato, pumpkin — have deep roots in farms from the mountains to the Coastal Plain. When bakeries wrap these homegrown ingredients in a buttery crust, pie makes perfect.

11/23/2025

The Rosebriar eases holiday stress with scratch-made side dishes and breakfast trays — an idea inspired by the owner’s mother, whose cooking was a treasured gift of the season.

Every Thanksgiving, The Rosebriar provides ready-to-go side dishes — an idea inspired by the owner’s mother, whose cooking was a treasured gift of the season.

11/23/2025

Bayard Wootten became the first woman in the North Carolina National Guard thanks to her innovative photography.

Our State remembers the first woman in the North Carolina National Guard, Bayard Wootten, who photographed soldiers at Camp Glenn for 16 years.

11/23/2025

For more than 75 years, North Carolina’s largest Thanksgiving parade has rolled through Charlotte’s streets nearly every holiday season, a jubilant reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.

For the past 76 years, North Carolina’s largest Thanksgiving parade has rolled through Charlotte’s streets nearly every holiday season, a jubilant reminder that Christmas is just around the corner.

11/23/2025

This colorful cabbage salad has plenty of crunch thanks to carrots, apples, and walnuts.

11/23/2025

Across our state, woodworkers transform trees into magnificent pieces of art, from a clockmaker in Durham to a painter in Kitty Hawk. To read about nine creative craftspeople who work with wood, click the link below.

Craftspeople transform pieces of wood into magnificent works of art, from a carved bluebird on a dogwood branch to a pair of earrings shaped out of a fallen oak