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Mast General Store Blog

A grouping of scjool supplies including a bookbag, notebooks pens, pencils and a waterbottle.
07.19.23
A Love Note to Teachers and Help for Back to School
It is truly hard to believe that we are about to discuss heading back to school. Just yesterday, shouts of joy and screams of elation filled the air as the...
Adventure, At Home, Behind The Scenes
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Couple walking toward a convertable at a motor court
07.13.23
Traveling Onward, Upward, and Far, Far Away
It’s summer, and America is on the move again! After years of fewer and shorter-distance trips following the pandemic of 2020, travel is now, quite literally, soaring. 
Adventure, Travel
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a family standing next to Cascade Falle
07.10.23
Time to Hit the Trails
Nature has the power to heal, challenge, and connect. It can transport us to a place that is far away from our stress-filled world. It can help us see our...
Adventure, Inspiration, Local Flavor
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Woman hiking with a dog along a mountain trail.
07.06.23
Celebrating the Year of the Trail in North Carolina
In 2021, House Bill 554 was introduced and easily passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It designates 2023 as North Carolina’s Year of the Trail with the aim...
Adventure, Inspiration, Local Flavor
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Erin Hyde is a former Mast Store employee snaps a photo along her thru hike of the Appalachian Trail
06.14.23
Camping Kits and Caboodles
These days the word camping can mean different things to different people. To some, it’s donning a backpack and heading far into the wilderness. To others, it’s pulling up to...
Adventure, Travel
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A Park ranger leading a wildflower hike at Grandfather Mountain State Park
05.28.23
All the Colors of the Mountain: A Springtime Wildflower Hike
The singer Sheryl Crow once said, “No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.” She’s right, of course. Blossoming amidst the occasional...
Adventure, Inspiration, Local Flavor
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