Description: Since 1954, John F. Blair, Publisher, has been specializing in nonfiction books about the Southeastern United States, and specifically about the state of North Carolina. Over the years, we have launched several travel guide series, including our popular Touring the Backroadsa Series, developed by Blair president Carolyn Sakowski. To claim that the staff at Blair knows something about travel in the state is no small assertion. Moreover, no editorial board could have given more scrupulous attention to detail.

Among the contributors to the book are travelers of every ilk. Deb Baldwin is passionate about the arts, particularly the performing arts. Luckily, the Triangle offers some of the best in the state. Sue Clark and family love to camp, and scarcely a week during spring and fall passes that they don't load up their camper and head for a campground. Sunny Smith Nelson spent her honeymoon researching the Outer Banks for this book. Her infectious enthusiasm is irresistible. Carolyn Sakowski knows the High Country. She and her husband, Alton, spend most weekends throughout the summer at their mountain retreat, hiking or pedaling their bikes along mountain trails. Ed Southern lived in Charlotte a number of years and offers a keen, unbiased view of what the city offers. And in the five years since she moved to the state, Anne Holcomb Waters has combed the beaches from Wrightsville Beach to Kill Devil Hills to learn more about her adopted home and get her fill of the ocean.

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