The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-17

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ated by evergreens and rock cliffs.
Hundreds of vantage points for
viewing the autumn color are pro-
vided along main highways, and
on hiking trails.
History, literature, and architec-
ture are dramatically presented
through famous North Carolina
attractions which include the Ocon-
aluftee Indian Village on the Cher
okee Indian Reservation in the
Great Smokes; the Thomas Wolfe
Memorial and Biltmore House at
Asheville; and the narrow-guage
"Tweetsie" railroad near Boone
and Blowing Rock. In the Great
Smokes Park is pioneer museum
and farmstead, and on the Blue
Ridge Parkway are restored pio-
neer dwellings and a Museum of
North Carolina Minerals.
Gem-hunting is a popular di-
version in the mountains, where
gemstones are found Incidental to
the commercial mining of feldspar,
kaolin, mica and other minerals.
A Gem and Minerals Festival is
new Aug. event at Spruce Pine.
All-Year Mid-South
The central, or Piedmont, sec
ton of North Carolina enjoys a
mild year-around climate which is
further modified by the Sandhills
in the southeastern portion and
the Thermal Belt in the Blue
Ridge foothills.
Unique year-around attractions
are found throughout Piedmont
North Carolina. At Winston-Sal-
EN-, the 18th Century Moravian
community of Old Salem is restor-
ed and preserved as a major his
torical attraction. Near Greensboro
is Guilford Courthouse National
Military Park, with museum and
monuments. At the capital city OF
Raleigh, the North Carolina Mu-
scum of Art displays, free, a ST.
600, 900 collection of paintings and
other art works. The State Capt.
toll is open to visitors daily, as IS
the striking State Fair Arena.
Morehead Planetarium, on the
campus of the University Of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, presents its
dramas of the skies every week IN
the year. At Charlotte, largest
city in North Carolina, the Coli
| scum is the scene of ice hockey
games, other sports events, ana
numerous expositions.
There are summer theatres at
Durham, and at Tanglewood near
Winston-Salem. Beautiful gardens
| are to be seen throughout the year
in the Piedmont, with flower shows
and garden tours highlighting
spring. Among the historic build
ings open to visitors are the An
drew johnson birthplace at Ra-
leigh, the House in the Horseshoe
near Carthage, and exhibit build
ings in Old Salem.
Coastal North Carolina
For some 300 miles along the
Atlantic Ocean, the North Carolina
coast is dotted with beautiful
white sand beaches and broken by
picturesque inlets, sounds and nv
I er mouths.
The Ocean Highway, U. S. II,
leads through cities rich in history
and floral beauty, and is linked to
seashore resorts by free cause
ways, bridges and ferries.
At Wilmington, historic port city
on the Southeastern North Caro-
lima coast, North Cardinals spring
flower parade gets underway in
March with the poisoning of mil
lions of azaleas under liveoaks
and cypress. Flower time in Will
mington is celebrated with the an
nual Wilmington Azalea Festival
in early April. Plantations and
gardens of the area are open year
around, and many more gardens
are opened to visitors during the
Festival.
The surf and sun season on the
North Carolina coast is from May
through autumn, and saltwater
fishing is year around. From doz-
ems of harbors near coastal cities
and beach resorts, charter boats
go out for deep sea fishing which
Yields marlin, tuna, mackerel,
sailfish, and other species. Surf
casting is good along the entire
coast, and there are 20 ocean fish
ing piers in North Carolina. In
lets, sounds, rivers and fresh wat
er ponds further enhance the
scene for anglers. Currituck Sound,
the Outer Banks, and Lake Malta
muskeet are famed waterfowl
shooting grounds.
The Outer Banks, long cham
of islands swinging out from the