A look back at fifty of our favorite photos from this past year

The ultimate centerpiece dessert for Sunday’s final round? Arnold Palmer Cake

There may have been controversy on the track at the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but there was no disputing spectators’ style at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby Day races. From floral fascinators to head-to-tow looks, fashion was the undisputed winner. Photographer Nerissa Sparkman captured some of the weekend’s best looks

Go into the tasting room with a third-generation whiskey man

It’s true what they say: Father really does know best

From pear salad and tomato pudding to vinegar pie and bacon crackers, we’re more than ready for these old-school classics to make a comeback

Some of the more amusing snapshots from the 2018 Good Dog Photo Contest

The biggest name in Southern lit didn’t spend his whole life in Mississippi

Once the heart of Carolina rice country and the stomping ground of Archibald Rutledge, the tidal marshes of the Santee Delta constitute a natural treasure. Today, a handful of passionate duck hunters are helping to make sure it all stays that way.

A late-night adventure in Louisiana gives the phrase a whole new meaning

Some of the tiniest—and, of course, most adorable—entries we saw in the 2018 Good Dog Photo Contest

The Super Bowl trophy’s namesake spent his largely forgotten last season trying to turn a scruffy team of Southerners into NFL champions

When he needs to get away from golf, Davis Love heads to his 2,890-acre spread on the Georgia coast, which he’s turned into the ultimate sporting retreat

Need your caffeine fix to come to you? This state-by-state guide has you covered

Now in his nineties, the mastermind behind the homes of Johnny Cash and other country music greats is still building some of the world’s most unusual houses

Celebrating a Brittany who was a delight in the field and a demon in the house

Steve Huff has spent a lifetime putting clients on the fish of their dreams. And he’s not stopping anytime soon

For Bill Smith, the chef who has quietly kept Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s beloved Crook’s Corner at the heart of the Southern culinary universe for more than twenty years, food always revolves around family—the one he’s related to and the one he isn’t

Tequila’s country cousin may be the new hip spirit these days. But in the dusty Mexican landscape outside Oaxaca, it’s a tradition with very deep roots

Some of the world’s greatest anglers gather in the Florida Keys for a few days of instruction with some very lucky students