Posted on October 13, 2009 by shoutabout
Love pottery crafts? Looking for exquisite Christmas gifts? Then drive to Seagrove, NC the pottery capital of the world!
Join the 28th Annual Seagrove Pottery Festival on November 21 and 22 at Seagrove Elementary School.
Native Americans, the First Potters(data from NC Pottery Center exhibits)
Native Americans in the Carolina have been making utilitarian and ceremonial [...]
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Posted on August 31, 2009 by shoutabout
Be wild, be free at the North Carolina Zoo, home to most amazing creatures you will ever see!
The beautiful 500 acres park is located at the foot of Uwharrie Mountains, just south of Asheboro and half way between Charlotte and Research Triangle Park.
The Zoo is open daily from 9AM to 5PM (4PM November [...]
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Posted on June 1, 2008 by shoutabout
Rain or shine the fun is divine at the Life and Science Museum in Durham, NC. When I lived in RTP that was our weekend Thing-To-Do. My little one learned about tornados, space shuttles and earthquakes before she did her ABCs. We spent hours outdoors exchanging funny faces with the lemurs, trying to spot [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by shoutabout
Ok so it’s the other Carolina. Guilty. But gotta give them credit for some wonderful and mostly free to enjoy downtown Raleigh family friendly parks.
Like the Pullen Park, established in 1887 is one of world’s oldest public amusements parks. It features an Olympic size swimming pool, a kids magnet carousel operating since 1921, a red [...]
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