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In Order of Opening Day: The Best Fall Corn Mazes Near Charlotte

9/6/2018

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Our friends over at Scoop Charlotte assembled a list of the best corn mazes near Charlotte. Which one have you been stuck in? See them in order of opening dates 

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Apple orchards within 2 hours of Providence Plantation - The List

8/14/2017

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Header photo of Skytop Orchard via Instagram
Apple orchards within 2 hours of Charlotte (List provided by CharlotteAgenda) 
NOTE: Many orchards are cash only. Apple availability updated as of August 11, 2017. Call ahead to confirm availability.

Sky Top Orchard
  • Location: Flat Rock, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 2-hour drive
  • 2017 season opening: August 9
  • Picking Schedule: Click here
  • Currently available: Early Mac, Gala, Ginger Gold
  • Available soon: Check the ripening schedule
  • Apple cider doughnuts? YES

Windy Hill Orchard & Cider Mill
  • Location: York, SC
  • Distance from Charlotte: < 1 hour-drive
  • 2017 season opening: U-pick season opening estimated early September (they’re predicting very limited 2017 season); Hard Cider Bar opens August 18; Farm Stand opens August 24
  • Picking Schedule: Click here
  • Apple cider doughnuts? YES (they also serve hard cider)

Carrigan Farms
  • Location: Mooresville, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 45-minute drive
  • 2017 season opening: September
  • Picking schedule: Click here
  • Apple cider doughnuts? No

Apple Hill Orchard
  • Location: Morganton, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 1.5-hour drive
  • 2017 season opening: August 11
  • Picking Schedule: Click here
  • Currently available: Gala, Arlet
  • Coming soon: Honeycrisp (August 19); see full harvest calendar
  • Apple cider doughnuts? YES

Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard
  • Location: Hendersonville, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 2-hour drive
  • 2017 season opening: August 15
  • Picking Schedule: Click here 
  • Currently available: Ginger Gold, Gala
  • Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
  • Apple cider doughnuts? YES

Blueberry Thrill Farm
  • Location: Gibsonville, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • 2017 season opening: opened in July
  • Picking Schedule: Click here
  • Currently available: Buckeye Gala, Stark Grand Gala, Ultima Gala, Summer Banana
  • Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
  • Apple cider doughnuts? No

The Orchard at Altapass
  • Location: Spruce Pine, NC
  • Distance from Charlotte: 2 hours
  • 2017 season opening: opened in May
  • Picking Schedule: Click here 
  • Currently available: There are more than 40 apple varieties at the orchard; see more info
  • Coming soon: Check the ripening schedule
  • Apple cider doughnuts? No



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5 styles of brisket you need to try in town - 

3/25/2016

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Our friends at CharlotteFive give us the run down to the best brisket spots in the Queen city. 
Naturally, nothing can beat my home smoked brisket, but these come in a close second.
​(no really - ask my friends....) 
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Baby-friendly bars for the social parent’s soul

1/27/2016

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By Sara Kay Mooney -January 27, 2016

​Five years ago, if you told me that I would willingly bring my baby to a bar, I would not have believed you. But the microbrewery, beer garden and urban market boom has dramatically changed Charlotte’s bar culture, shifting it, in many instances, towards more family-friendly environments. Nowadays, it’s common to see parents (myself included) with a pint in one hand and — gasp! (sorry, mom) — an infant in the other.
Avoid shelling out big bucks for a babysitter and hop over to one of these four spots to enjoy a drink with your little one in tow… without getting judgmental stares. 
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These 20 Breathtaking Waterfalls Are Hiding In North Carolina

4/28/2015

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Crabtree Falls

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For an absolutely beautiful view, take a quick two mile loop near the popular Linville Falls to find your own little hideaway.
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