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Good afternoon!
Ahh, time to squeeze in a last-minute vacation or perhaps make-good on that decision to move South. Carolina beaches and mountains are great escapes in August and September.
Check out our tips for 36-hours in the Blue Ridge town of Cashiers, NC. Or tee-up for some breezy coastal fun on the Brunswick Golf Trail, described below.
Carolina folks cherish our natural open spaces and year round outdoor recreation. Become a steward of these precious lands. Your family can learn and play by affiliating with the South Carolina or North Carolina Wildlife Federations.
Planning a vacation adventure or exploring for the next stage of life? Plenty of Carolina culture, value and fun await. We stand ready to help!
Get a free current CarolinaLiving Guide or pick one up at a Carolina Welcome Center. National bookstores also carry CarolinaLiving at $6.95.
Got a
minute to stir your imagination? Dig into our expanding features on all
things green. It’s about investing now to
earn handsome dividends for you and the earth.
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Happy travels!
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Fairy
Tale, Casper & Toga.
Luscious purple, white and striped-orange heirloom
eggplants thrive in the Carolina sun and soil. Yum! |
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Thinking
of a move to the Carolinas? You're not alone.
 SC – Residential home closings up 24.8%
from a
year ago in June. Plus prices remain very affordable.
NC – The number of existing home sales in
North Carolina last month increased 17 percent, marking the fourth
consecutive month of double-digit gains compared to a year ago.
Source: SC Association
of Realtors; NC Association of Realtors
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Day Trippin’ and More!
Expect a first-class chillout when you visit Cashiers, a delightful tiny town in one of the most beautiful areas of the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains.
Many families have getaways hidden amongst the hills and valleys of this western hamlet that’s just 76 miles from Greenville, SC and 140 miles from Atlanta. If you’ve not visited, here are some tips from those who’ve already blazed a trail. Read more …
Photo: High Hampton Inn
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The Thrill of the Zip
Ecoadventure. Zipquest, a zipline waterfall and treetop adventure, is bringing exhilarating fun to North Fayetteville, NC. It’s a two-hour treetop tour, with eight ziplines and three “Indiana Jones” style canopy bridges (not for the Acrophobic, for sure).
The topography includes Carver’s Falls, a 20-foot tall waterfall that stretches 150 feet wide and is the largest waterfall in the central and eastern Carolinas. One more thing: a zipline run that’s nearly 1,000 feet long. Are you ready?
A new online resource for visitors and residents of Lake Hartwell is committed to providing fresh information for those planning a trip to one of South Carolina’s prettiest lakes. Fishing, boating, outdoor activities, camping, biking, hiking, golf, and much, much more. Visit LakeHartwellInsider.com
 Do you
know the proper way to eat a soft-shelled crab? How long to boil
shrimp? What makes a great oyster roast? Carolina experts are
compiling favorite recipes and tips to help visitors and new residents
enjoy our distinctive cuisine. Why, we even put oyster knives in our
wedding registries so you know we are serious about food!
What’s your Carolinas favorite fantastic food? Let us know what and
why. We’ll share tips with others on CarolinaLiving.com. Contact us.
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It’s a Bird,
It’s a Plane,
It’s …
The
Mile High
Kite Festival
Labor Day Weekend fun starts at Beech Mountain, NC, where kite flying will reach new heights on Sunday, September 5, in the meadow at the top of Beech Mountain. Arrive early – stay late. The first 200 children under 12 will receive a free kite. Contests, prizes, and some of the best kite flyers in the eastern U.S.
36 Hours – A
Directory of Adventure
Have you
missed any of our 36 hour-adventures? No problem. Check out our fun Day
Trippin' Directory at CarolinaLiving.com.
The
Brunswick Isles Golf Trail, which stretches out along the coast of
southern North Carolina and northern South Carolina, now offers 477
memorable holes of championship golf … read
more.
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| Flash Dance!
 Much to the surprise of unsuspecting vacationers at Beach Colony Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC, a flash mob of dozens of dancers recently broke out in a special rendition of the Electric Slide, all to celebrate Santee Cooper surpassing 1 million free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs distributed to its customers. Don’t believe us? There’s video! Kudos for 40,000,000+ kilowatt-hours saved!
What’s Your
Score?
Want to
compare your home’s energy usage to your neighbors around the country
and get some cool tricks on how to better your performance? Try this
simple online “yardstick,” straight from our favorite folks at ENERGY
STAR to see how you stack up: Home
Energy Yardstick
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Have you
changed your air filter recently? The experts say every three months at
a minimum!
Save $180!
 All you need to do
is install a programmable thermostat!
Learn
more …
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 Our nation’s 7th president, Andrew Jackson, hails from South Carolina, and the area surrounding his boyhood home is now Andrew Jackson State Park, one of the park service’s most popular attractions.
Spanning 360 acres, the park includes a museum (Docents in period garb? Check!), trails and a fishing lake. Plus, don’t miss a replica of a one-room, 18th century schoolhouse!
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OFF OUR
BOOKSHELF
 Girls' Guide
to Grilling
By Elizabeth Karmel
It’s summertime, which means it's prime time for grillin’ … and to
empower women to face their fears and “tame the flame.” In this
FREE-to-download guide, “Queen of the Grill” Elizabeth Karmel covers all
the basics, and throws in great tips and recipes, too. Does
Salt-Crusted Shrimp with Potent Lemon-Garlic Dipping Sauce sound
divine? Then check it out!
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CAROLINA CUISINE
It’s summertime, which means it is the season of peaches here in the Carolinas. But there’s more ways to indulge in this sweet, juicy treat than simply cobblers and ice cream (although divine!). Try them as dinner or an appetizer: Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Peach Salsa. It’s our latest easy and flavorful recipe, courtesy of Kim Byer, local foodie blogger of The Paper Apron.
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