These lesser-known facts and stories about North Carolina will make your hair stand on end.  Learning more about the state you live in is never a bad thing. The pursuit of this knowledge allows you to open yourself up to stories you’ve…
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Frankie Silver was the first white woman executed in North Carolina. Here’s the real story of what happened to her back in the 1830s. Her story is one of folkloric legend. At 18 years old, Frances “Frankie” Silver was accused of murdering…
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There’s still time to schedule last-minute summer adventures for your kids. Check out these six events in New Hampshire. Sylvia Plath, famed writer, poet, and New England native, once referred to August as “the odd uneven time.” She wrote…
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East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies discovered the remains of 4 potential shipwrecks. Here’s what you need to know. In a statement released on July 24, East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies announced…
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Looking for the best breweries in New Hampshire? The Granite State is home to numerous options, but these 11 are the best of the best.  Breweries differ from traditional bars and restaurants, as the selection of beers offered at a brewery…
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Summertime is wrapping up soon, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to end. Check out these eight events in Raleigh to take your kids to before summer ends.  The greater Raleigh area is hosting several affordable (or free!) family-friendly…
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The end of summer is around the corner, but there’s still time to plan some fun in the sun. Here are seven events in IA to take your kids to before August ends. I don’t know about you, but I feel like it’s hard to believe the summer is…
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Numerous guests and employees of the Mount Washington Hotel have shared chilling ghost stories. Here are three tales that prove the hotel is haunted. New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Hotel (it’s technically the Omni Mount Washington Resort…
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Each of these seven quaint and historical Pennsylvania B&Bs has a unique story to tell. Here’s what you need to know. Finding the right place to stay during your next vacation, whether it’s a multi-day visit or a short overnight stay,…
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Most textbooks recap specific, traditional details. Here are six creepy facts about Virginia you might not know. I’ve always been drawn to the darker, more macabre aspects of life, because much like Lydia Deetz, “I, myself, am strange and…
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