Stories In Videos

Hello and welcome to part 26 of our journey through North Carolina. From our restful time at the “Farm Country Campground”  in Williamston, NC we were off on a day trip to explore the Outer Banks (OBX) and the towns along the way. It was a beautiful drive with many incredible sites to behold including […]

Hello and welcome to part 23 of our journey through North Carolina. As we continued to explore the beautiful regions around Claremont NC.  we noticed a sign for Murray’s Mill Historic Site not far up the road.  As par for the course the roads were narrow but we continued enjoying all the glorious scenery along […]

Hello and welcome to part 21 of our road trip through North Carolina. From here we traveled the areas back roads to explore Lake Norman State Park which is the largest manmade lake in North Carolina.  It was incredible to think that this lake, like so many others across the U.S., was a result of […]

Hello and welcome to part 20 of our road trip through North Carolina. Our travels today focused on the Cooleemee, NC area where we learned about a great hiking area and set of rapids called the Bull Hole River Park.  Because of the rains in the area the Yadkin river  was flowing heavily yielding how […]

Hello and welcome to part 18 of our journey through North Carolina. As you travel the roadways of this great country one never knows what you will encounter including where you might be spending the night.  Some of these times one can’t be choosy. Well this is it for today.  We hope you come back […]

Hello and welcome to part 13 of our journey through North Carolina. While walking around the Down by the River campground in a light rain, we started talking with a guy that was washing his camper as it rained.  He said it was perfect weather for washing the bugs off and letting nature rinse it […]

(To view the video, click in the image above.) Hello and welcome to part 7 of our journey to North Carolina. There was so much to discover along the Blue Ridge Parkway.  One place was historic  Brinegar Cabin  in Traphill, NC.  This tiny little cabin, roughly 300 square feet in size, was home to a […]

Hello and welcome back everyone. Today we wanted to share a video that features the many folks behind the scenes of the Rochester Maplewood Rose Festival that make it happen.  One of the main individuals is Paul who for the past 30 years has been the horticulturist working year-round to make the gardens ready to […]