THIS MONTH:
Pirates of the Carolina Coast We couldn’t resist—what’s summer in Carolina Country without a healthy dose of pirates? Our coast has a rich pirating history, with many infamous rogues from the Golden Age of Pirates having plundered off our shores. Learn more about how reenactors are keeping those legends alive, as well as a unique tale of two lady pirates, starting on page 8. Also, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are managing the grid in new ways to ensure power remains affordable, reliable and sustainable—learn more on page 4.
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(ISSN 0008-6746) (USPS 832800) Volume 54, No. 7
Published monthly by 3400 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27616-2950 Warren Kessler Publications Director Scott Gates, CCC Editor Renee C. Gannon, CCC Senior Associate Editor Rue Reynold Editorial Assistant Sarah Thompson Editorial Intern Tara Verna Creative Director
—Scott Gates, editor
Jessica Armstrong Graphic Designer Keith Alexander Advertising Keith@carolinacountry.com
From Our Readers Clean Beach, New Comics I’ve found so many pictures of me and mom from the ’60s when we’d come and stay in one of the cottages at Jennette’s Pier (see “New Life for an Old Pier” from our April 2017 issue at bit.ly/cc-jpier). I’d pick up soda bottles on the beach and take to the store next to the cottages and buy comics. Over the years I accumulated boxes and boxes of comics. Susan Humbert, via carolinacountry.com
Solar Power Question We've received some good questions from readers about residential solar power ("Renewables on the Roof," May 2022, page 8). We'll be answering more in coming issues.
Q: What has to be done when the shingles have to be replaced? Jerry Simmons, via facebook.com/carolinacountrymag
A: When shingles need to be
replaced, solar panels and their mounting system would need to be removed and replaced after the new roof is installed. For that reason it's recommended that solar installation be delayed if shingles are nearing the end of their life.
Reader Quiz Where would you rather vacation in North Carolina — the mountains or the beach? It was a tight race, but beach wins! Follow us on Facebook (@carolinacountrymag) for more polls. (Such as: Do you call them fireflies or lightning bugs?)
41% Beach
Mountains
26% Can’t decide
33%
Joseph P. Brannan Executive Vice President & CEO Nelle Hotchkiss Senior Vice President & COO North Carolina’s electric cooperatives provide reliable, safe and affordable electric service to 1 million homes and businesses. The 26 electric cooperatives are each memberowned, not-for-profit and overseen by a board of directors elected by the membership. Why Do We Send You Carolina Country Magazine? Your cooperative sends you Carolina Country as a convenient, economical way to share with its members information about services, director elections, meetings and management decisions. The magazine also carries legal notices that otherwise would be published in other media at greater cost. Your co-op’s board of directors authorizes a subscription to Carolina Country on behalf of the membership at a cost of less than $5 per year. Subscriptions: Individual subscriptions, $12 per year. Schools, libraries, $6. Carolina Country is available on digital cartridge as a courtesy of volunteer services at the NC Department of Cultural Resources, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Raleigh, NC 888-388-2460. Periodicals postage paid at Raleigh, NC, and additional mailing offices. Editorial offices: 3400 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27616-2950. Carolina Country® is a registered trademark of the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send all UAA to CFS. (See DMM 707.4.12.5); NON-POSTAL AND MILITARY FACILITIES: Send address corrections to Carolina Country, 3400 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27616-2950. All content © Carolina Country unless otherwise indicated.
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