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Mast General Store Blog

Bartending gear including liquor bottles, shaker and swizzle sticks
06.29.23
Summer School Class: Mixology 101
It’s summertime – a time when cookouts and gatherings bring families, neighbors, and friends together for fun  and to celebrate Independence Day. Alongside the hamburgers and hotdogs, chips, watermelon, and...
Mast Family Favorites, Recipes
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Mast Store proudly flies the flag of the United States and offers items that are made in the USA
06.19.23
Celebrating Made in USA
People of all backgrounds come together in the United States to make our country perhaps the most unique and prosperous nation the world has ever known. Over the course of...
Behind The Scenes, Mast Family Favorites
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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 beautiful wedding bouquet on a table
06.12.23
So You've Been Invited to a Wedding
What an honor! A gathering of friends and family to witness the commitment of two people to each other is an important event to celebrate. In addition to finding the...
At Home, Inspiration
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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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This field next to the Original Mast Store is in a conservation easement
05.26.23
John and Faye Cooper: Why We Support Land Trusts
Even before we bought the Mast General Store, we were taken by the beauty of Valle Crucis. We’ve heard people describe the drive out Broadstone Road as traveling through a...
Local Flavor, Mast Family Favorites
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