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The Gourd Artists, and the South's Oldest Halloween
Before the pumpkin, there was the gourd. Southern hands have dried, carved, and painted them for centuries, keeping an old craft alive.
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The Haunted South: Hayrides, Ghost Stories, and the Best Fun of the Fall
The South does the spooky season better than anybody, and for the fun of it: hayrides, corn mazes, porch ghost stories, the happiest shiver of the year.
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Recipes, restaurants, and the food that brings us together.
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Marshes, barrier islands, and life along the water.
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The Best Southern Thing We Saw This Week: The Community Cannery Still Running
One of the last community canneries, still open for the fall, still helping neighbors put up the harvest the way their grandparents did.
Southern Makers
The Face Jugs of the Southern Hills
The face jug is one of the South's strangest folk objects: a pottery vessel with a wild, grimacing face. Deep roots, and potters keep it alive.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway: The Most Beautiful Drive in the South
Four hundred and sixty-nine miles of ridgeline, no billboards and no hurry. America's favorite drive, at its most beautiful in October.
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