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An aerial view of Uncle Shuck’s corn maze

Seven Southern

Straw hats off to these seriously complex designs

Downtown Waynesville, North Carolina.

Travel

“Above all, your presence shows that the outside world cares” 

Reba McEntire being carried on a throne

Music

A full 85 percent of the chosen contestants—and don’t forget judge Reba!—are Southern…and Michael Bublé cannot stop practicing a dramatic Southern accent

A man casts his line on the Watauga River in the morning.

The Wild South

A new initiative offers direct support to guides and outfitters in the Southern Appalachians

A smoked bologna sandwich on a plate with fries

Recipe

Replicate this smoked, thick-sliced winner from Tennessee’s Puckett’s Restaurant

The cover of Food to Die For cookbook

Food & Drink

Food to Die For is an ode to history in the kitchen

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina

Seven Southern

These spooky locales will take you off the beaten path and into macabre urban legend

Singer Woody Platt performing.

Hurricane Helene

Eric Church, James Taylor, Billy Strings, Lori McKenna, Amanda Shires, and more

A singular pecan brownie on a tray

Recipe

The recipe that got Virginia Willis baking 

Bourbon Sweet potatoes in a baking dish

Recipe

Simple, classic, and perfectly indulgent

Vidalia Onion Quiche

Recipe

Featuring homemade French pie pastry and onion confit

A Highland calf

Hurricane Helene

A struggling county in rural North Carolina is leaning on community. A new addition provides one fluffy ray of hope.

A close-up image of a quail's head.

Land & Conservation

Now approved by the FDA, a Texas scientist’s parasite-fighting feed could be a game changer for the South’s beloved game bird

A group of trees whose leaves have turned yellow

Land & Conservation

Seven striking species that put on a show in your own backyard

Karsen Kitchen wears blue aviator sunglasses

Travel

The newly minted astronaut just became the youngest woman to cross the Kármán line

A raccoon sitting on a cat scratching post.

Land & Conservation

No, we couldn’t let her stay in the contest. Yes, we fell for her anyway.

A trio of photos. From left to right, an empty glass, hands holding a beignet, and shrimp and grits

Travel

…from beignets in New Orleans to chicken gizzards in Georgia

A plaque that reads "Old Chapel Hill Cemetery" with tombstones in the background.

Books

For one writer, an old campus haunt provided undying inspiration

A mason jar halfway filled with Chunky Sweet Onion Jezebel Sauce.

Recipe

A fall condiment with citrus spice

Three bottles of whiskey.

Drinks

These bottles proved they can hang with the big boys at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition