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The northeastern octant of my map covers Granville, Vance and Warren counties and Interstate 85 runs up through the middle of it.  This octant spans from Buggs Island lake to Roanoke Rapids lake which includes all of the Kerr reservoir and all of lake Gaston.

Penny's Bend	Oct. 16th, 2010	Readying for the hike		Shubir up front	Elaine up front	Margaret's picture at the overlook	Capturing a piece of Roadside America
Penny's Bend	Oct. 24th, 2009	Susanna	Earl and John	Negotiating the rough stuff	Coming into the upland leg		We all made it back.
Old Wake Forest	July 25th	Southeastern Baptist Seminary	Sister Louise and Gabrielle	Susanna and Earl
Penny's Bend and Stagville	Dec. 6th, 2008	Thanks to Mary Mudd for planning this trip for us.  Our last visit to Penny's Bend was in 1999.		Beary inspects the little dog.	One at a time cross the rickety bridge.		Unique plants and creatures of Penny's Bend - Pictures by Dorothy Pugh
					Mules in front of the largest barn in NC.	Slave quarters at Staggville.	Cooler days make for fewer ticks.  We'll do this hike again in winter.
Warrenton	May 10th, 2008	We start at the Visitor Center		Preaching at the Courthouse		Lunch at the Hardware Store	Oldest house in Warrenton
				The people of Warrenton were extremely warm and friendly.	Proud owner tells of her house	Home of Braxton Bragg, one of two Confederate Generals
		The Ivy B&B		Purefoy House		At the Hardware Store we were invited for a tour of Lake of the Woods Plantation.	Our guide
		Uncle Sol's cabin in the back
				Our own private tour		We were impressed and thankful to have seen this wonderful restoration.	NC Wedding and Events Location: Lake O The Woods Plantation, North Carolina
						Interior of Summer Kitchen	The aromas in the Kitchen brought back ancient memories.
Old Wake Forest	March 10th, 2007	We meet at "The Corner" but the ice cream shop is closed.			Jeannie with her dog Pepsi on The Corner	Walkin' on Main Street	Small Victorian gem
		The Mikas with Miniature poodle Pippin and Jeanne with Pepsi			Touring the campus	I think our group is going to sink this gazebo.	la Margarita
Edenton, NC "The South's Prettiest Small Town"	Dec. 1st			Nice lunches; good salads; sandwiches; wines at Cheros Market Cafe & Catering Co. on Water St.	Choppy water	Wandering the street before dinner	Linda and I were the Merlot couple and Earl and Nancy were the Horni-Pinot couple.
	Dec. 2nd	Barker House Museum and Bookstore		Exquisite view from the upstairs porch	1767 Chowan County Courthouse	Boardwalk on St. Anne's River	Abbie-Stuart relaxing in the Edenton Cotton Mill Village
		Lovely restoration of a mill cottage now a vacation home.		Mistletoe tree has just that effect on Nancy and Earl.	Cupola House	Mary's picture of Abbie-Stuart, Bill and Ted with teapot	Learn about the Edenton Teapot Party and history.
Merchants Mill Pond		After lunch at Cheros we drive to Merchants Mill Pond for our hike.		Maybe 2 miles	Baldcypress swamp	Earl, Nancy and Jane
		Keeping up spirits in the dismal swamp			Abbie-Stuart's picture of Moss Man	Mary's picture of Moss Man	Waitress at Kristy's takes a hand-held available light shot of our group.
Oxford, NC	Sept. 16th, 2006	The Morrisville Ale & Trail Association finally got to tour Oxford, a gem in Granville county.  This old town, once a successful tobacco economy, now attracts commuters from Raleigh to repaint its 100+ year old homes.
		Sentinel of the CSA			We meet in front of the library.	Granville County Courthouse	Stately old manse in need of paint.
		Many...		stately...	homes	A resident beckons Linda and Thomas to...	Colonel Gregory's house.
		He loves his house.		Gazebos on each corner of the porch	Jane browses with nose to glass.	We find the local eatery.	Orpheum movie house now law office
Wake Forest	May 7th, 2005	It's been many years since we visited the Ice Cream Parlor last.				Touring the Historic Area	Mary and her friend Elaine join us.
Almost as if Earl arranged it,  a friendly resident shows us her roses.	10:54 am			She fed her koi for us.	What a lovely Victorian!	Entering the campus of the Southern Baptist College.
Furthermore, it was fair day in Wake Forest!	11:25 am			Foxy Lady sits on the player piano and dangles her legs.		Local Talent	Wake Forest sure has changed, for the better.
Penny's Bend, Eno River	Aug. 3rd, 2002
Richmond, VA	April 13-15th, 2001					On the left we have a triptych of the trip to Richmond contributed by Marv Axelrod.  Nice artwork, Marv.
Zoo Fauna in Wake Forest	Oct. 2nd					Zoo Fauna nearly destroyed in '98 but is a great resource for teachers in  Raleigh.  We ate at Toreros at Horton and Guess Roads.
Stagville Reenactment and Penny's Bend	Feb. 6th, 1999					Durham Co. Archaeology & Historic Preservation	Penny's Bend - Hepatica in February
Merchants Mill Pond State Park	Nov. 8th 1997					Read more about our camping trip	Phone number of Merchants Mill State Park