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Amy Beth Wright

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  • Freelance Travel Writer and Journalist, Freelance
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As seen in: MSN UK, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Stuff.co.nz, Substack, Flipboard, Artsy, Fodor's Travel, Saveur, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Metropolis Magazine and
Covers:  Art, architecture, food, wine, and spirits, public lands, and connections between history, culture, and place.
Creative nonfiction writer & food, wine, and travel journalist. Prof. @SUNY_Purchase ✍️@CatapultStory @wineenthusiast @fodors et al. Edits @ParksandPoints
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NC's New Oyster Trail: 10 Delicious Reasons to Visit

NC's New Oyster Trail: 10 Delicious Reasons to Visit

StyleBlueprint — Ideal for hobby culinary travelers and oyster lovers alike, North Carolina's Oyster Trail is a unique network of oyster farms, oyster bars, gourmet markets, seafood and oyster festivals, conservation and education organizations like the North Carolina Aquarium, and - delectably - many restaurants featuring farmed North Carolina oysters on the menu.
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Descendants of the E.S. Newman Shipwreck Reunite to Celebrate the Legacy of the Pea Island Lifesa...

Descendants of the E.S. Newman Shipwreck Reunite to Celebrate the Legacy of the Pea Island Lifesa...

ncblackheritagetour.com — The Pea Island Preservation Society, Inc. marked the 125th Anniversary of the E.S. Newman shipwreck and rescue with a Governor's proclamation and a reunion of descendants in October 2021. By Amy Beth Wright Dwight Meekins and Daniel Gardiner have met many times before; one particularly poignant occasion was in 1996, when the U.S.
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The Texas Wine Industry Is at a Crossroads | Wine Enthusiast

The Texas Wine Industry Is at a Crossroads | Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast Magazine — In the 1980s, after a series of academic studies on its grape-growing potential, Texas became home to a post Prohibition viticultural boom. Its impacts continue to reverberate across the state. "When the studies led to wineries opening, the mentality changed," says Paul Mitchell Bonarrigo, CEO and head winemaker of Messina Hof Winery.
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Durham, NC: Where to Eat, Stay & Play

Durham, NC: Where to Eat, Stay & Play

StyleBlueprint — Durham's enduring nickname, "Bull City," originated from a smoking tobacco manufactured by John R. Green in the 1860s - the package was branded with a bull, and was wildly popular with both Union and Confederate soldiers. After changing hands multiple times, the enterprise was absorbed by tobacco tycoon James B.
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'We Are Not Constrained by Tradition': The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas | Wine Ent...

'We Are Not Constrained by Tradition': The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas | Wine Ent...

Wine Enthusiast Magazine — The 19th-century German settlers in the Pedernales Valley region of Texas Hill Country left two enduring traditions: a rich agricultural heritage and a spirit of being "fun-loving, and hardworking," wrote historian Terry G. Jordan in The Texas State Historical Association. Fredericksburg is in the heart of Texas Hill Country, and it's in a renaissance.
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This 100 Year Old National Park Recently Opened Its Doors for the First Time in Over a Year

This 100 Year Old National Park Recently Opened Its Doors for the First Time in Over a Year

Fodor's Travel — Hot Springs National Park has reopened officially for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 last week and has also just marked its centennial year. Like every major national park, it's more than its natural wonders-its story has layers, shaped by westward expansion, a new industry of wellness, and the Jim Crow era.
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What Does 'Salinity' Mean in Wine? | Wine Enthusiast

What Does 'Salinity' Mean in Wine? | Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast Magazine — Imagine a cold, snowy evening in January. By 4:45 p.m., the sun has set. You open a crisp Assyrtiko or Muscadet, alongside fresh paella. Suddenly, it's summer. Paula Rester Salinas, beverage director of Side Street Hospitality Group in Fredericksburg, Texas, describes this sort of pairing as magical, "because it transports you elsewhere."
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'Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves': Texas High Plains' Wine Country Contains Multitudes | Wine...

'Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves': Texas High Plains' Wine Country Contains Multitudes | Wine...

Wine Enthusiast Magazine — In 1962, Clinton "Doc" McPherson, a chemistry professor at Texas Tech University, and his colleague, Bob Reed, an assistant professor of horticulture and entomology, began to cultivate Sangiovese grapes from a planting on Reed's back patio in Lubbock, Texas.
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Artists of Appalachia Push Back on Regional Stereotypes

Artists of Appalachia Push Back on Regional Stereotypes

Artsy — "Appalachia Now!" at the Asheville Art Museum taps into the rich history of art in Appalachia, while spotlighting what artists are doing now.
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Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: The Most Extreme U.S. National Parks

Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: The Most Extreme U.S. National Parks

Fodor's Travel — Where are the largest, smallest, and most deadly national parks in the United States? The U.S. national parks come in all shapes, sizes, and extremes, from Alaskan parks whose enormity defies comprehension to petite historical parks along the East Coast, with plenty in between.
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Victor Hugo's Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House - Electric Literature

Victor Hugo's Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House - Electric Literature

Electric Literature — On the third floor of Hauteville House, a Georgian villa on the British Channel Island of Guernsey, a man's head, carved from the faux ivory top of a walking stick, hovers ominously above an ornately carved bed. To the right of the bed is a red curtain, which conceals a secret hidden passage.
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23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones

23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones

Fodor's Travel — Every storyline on the wildly popular HBO series Game of Thrones, which returns for its eighth and final season on April 14, is identified with a magnificent natural landscape. Here's some good news: the U.S. National Park Service is replete with destinations that are similarly grand, surprising, majestic, and picturesque.
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A New Generation of Distillers Is Reviving North Carolina's Spirits Legacy

A New Generation of Distillers Is Reviving North Carolina's Spirits Legacy

Saveur Magazine — Until 2015, distillers in North Carolina weren't permitted to sell their own spirits. Unlike wineries and breweries in North Carolina, distilleries could only offer visitors one-ounce samples and non-alcoholic souvenirs before directing them to the nearest state-run liquor store to actually make a purchase.
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Land Studies: Ecocriticism at the Princeton University Art Museum

Land Studies: Ecocriticism at the Princeton University Art Museum

ARTnews — In 1871, Thomas Moran joined the Hayden Geological Survey, organized by the Department of the Interior, to locate the sources of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers and to better understand the region's geothermal activity. In Moran's painting The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872), based on the sketches he made on the expedition, the Yellowstone River follows the gentle curve of the canyon.
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Why This North Carolina Town Is a Mecca for Ceramics Artists

Why This North Carolina Town Is a Mecca for Ceramics Artists

Artsy — The vibrant creative community of Seagrove, North Carolina, has been attracting artists and pottery lovers for centuries.
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