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August 20, 2024 5 minute READ

Purchasing apples at the NC Apple Festivals

Hendersonville is NC Apple Central

Did you know that North Carolina annually ranks between seventh and ninth in apple production for the entire United States? The top apple-producing counties are Wilkes, Alexander, Lincoln, Cleveland, Haywood, and Henderson, with Henderson growing 70%-80% of the apples harvested in the state. We reckon that sounds like a good reason for North Carolina’s Apple Festival to be headquartered in Hendersonville! ...read more

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August 15, 2024 7 minute READ

Pigskin Preview: Color Rush & Conference Questions

There are so many questions to wonder about these days. Like, who was the first person brave enough to eat a chicken’s egg? Or why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap and others can’t get enough of it? How did certain colors come to represent the Volunteers, Paladins, Hokies, etc.? Or a burning question that we like to argue about, who thinks the college conference re-alignment is a good idea? And that question can lead to so many other questions. ...read more

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August 8, 2024 12 minute READ

The Woolly Worm Festival is held the third weekend of October in Banner Elk, North Carolina

Colorful Destinations: A Guide to Some of Mast's Favorite Fall Festivities

Mast General Store prides itself on being a destination that takes our guests on a journey. It’s one of many reasons we value our communities – their histories, cultures, Main Streets, outdoor spaces, and, most of all, their people – and strive to fill the role of a traditional general store by serving as a gathering place where everyone can come together and feel a sense of common spirit. ...read more

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July 30, 2024 11 minute READ

Old-fashioned skills everyone should know include reading and writing cursive and writing letters

6 Old-Fashioned Skills Everyone Should Know

We can all agree that technology is good. After all, without technological advancements, we would all be carding and spinning yarn to weave cloth for making our own clothes, walking everywhere we go, and books would be very expensive and hard to come by. While we’re not advocates for Luddite living, there are some old-fashioned ways of doing things that should continue to be practiced every day. ...read more

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July 24, 2024 13 minute READ

A summer sunset over a field of sunflowers

Pause to Let the Sunshine In

When you pause and let your mind wander, where does it go? Maybe it goes to a time far away to a family trip to the lake. Perhaps it moseys off to summer days spent at your grandparents’ house. Possibly it drifts back to an amusement park visit with brothers, sisters, and the whole family. Wherever it goes, it always seems to be a summer place. Evidently, warm weather makes warm memories. ...read more

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July 18, 2024 9 minute READ

The Year of the Pickle

When was the last time you wrestled a pickle jar? Truly engaged in “person versus pickle” combat with one? Sure, we’ve all been there… ...read more

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