Yana’s Restaurant – Swansboro, NC
Every morning, people line up along Front Street in historic downtown Swansboro, NC patiently waiting for an open table at Yana’s Ye Olde Drugstore Restaurant.
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Author: Pierce Legeion
CSS Neuse II – Kinston, NC
At the corner of Gordon and Heritage Streets in downtown Kinston lies something extraordinary.
“It’s the only full-scale replica of an ironclad in the world. We’ve got people from overseas coming to Kinston for a variety of reasons. For some, the reason is to see this ironclad,” said David Mooring, the president of the CSS Neuse Foundation.
The replica is a spitting image of the CSS Neuse, a gunboat used by Confederate troops to defend Kinston during the Civil War.
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The Bear Town Bears – New Bern, NC
New Bern, North Carolina is the birthplace of Pepsi and home of the bears, lots and lots of bears. They’ve been a fixture in the city since it was settled.
Bern is the old German word for bear. So, it’s only fitting that New Bern is also known as Bear Town.
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Possumwood Acres – Hubert, NC
Possums, squirrels, and hawks… oh my! Spring is a busy time. There are about 200 baby animals the wildlife sanctuary is caring for, along with hundreds of adults. The ultimate goal is to rehabilitate and release back to the wild.
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Lake Mattamuskeet – Swan Quarter, NC
Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in the state of North Carolina and is home to dozens of species of birds, fish, and other animals. What is now a sprawling 40,000-acre national wildlife refuge wasn’t always so serene.
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What’s In a Name? – Pink Hill, NC
Pink Hill, North Carolina is one of the countless “blink and you’ll miss it” small towns that dot the landscape across Eastern North Carolina. But, what’s with the name and why the color pink?
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Pat’s Sign – Swan Quarter, NC
At the corner of Main Street and Highway 45 in the small community of Swan Quarter, a hand-painted wooden sign takes center stage.
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