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Mast General Store Blog

volunteers planting live stakes on a creek bank, the Biltmore Estate from a distance with a blue sky, three female volunteers move boxes from a storage container, and the inside of Linville Caverns.
03.03.25
The Mountains Are Open - Vacation & Volunteer
In the days after September 27, 2024, highway information signs were emblazoned with a message... Do Not Travel in Western North Carolina. That sounds ominous, but its message was not...
Inspiration, Local Flavor
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Mast store food products atop and candy barel
02.04.25
A Time Like No Other to be Sweet to Neighbors
Mast General Store’s Be a Sweetheart campaign has provided neighbors in need with healthy meals for 22 years, but few winters in the past two decades have seen a greater...
At Home, Inspiration, Local Flavor
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Mast Store volunteers at the Hunger & Health Coalition unload a storage unit
01.17.25
More Than Just a Day Off 2025
There’s something a little different about the day set aside to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is not noted as a holiday but is instead...
Behind The Scenes, Inspiration, Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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A photo of Knife-maker GiantMouse's collaboration with the Mast Store Knife Shop tof the Biblio XL, a Mast Store exclusive
01.02.25
A Mast-Exclusive Knife That's No Tall Tale
It was an easy decision for Mast General Store to enthusiastically accept when GiantMouse offered to create a unique version of the Biblio-XL through a one-of-a-kind collaboration.
Behind The Scenes, Inspiration
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Mountain Strong water bottle
12.18.24
Thankfulness & Gratitude - It's a Process
Have you ever thought about the words “thank you” or “thanks?” They quickly roll off the tongue, oftentimes without a further thought to the impact they have. And, it’s a...
Behind The Scenes, Customer Stories, Inspiration, Local Flavor
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Fraser Fir Christmas trees covered in snow
10.30.24
A Year for the Perfect Christmas Tree
You could say that 2024 has been a year filled with contradictions. The awesome power and determination of water to foment destruction from the gulf shores to the Appalachian Mountains...
Adventure, Inspiration, Local Flavor, Travel
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