The Fort Bragg Renaissance Fair has been on my North Carolina Bucket List since we got here! It was one of the first events I discovered when I was researching the area and I couldn’t wait to experience it firsthand. Life had other plans, though. Fort Bragg hosts this event at Smith Lake each year… Read More Fort Bragg Renaissance Fair
Family fun near Fort Bragg, NC doesn’t get better than watching the Fayetteville Marksmen play some hockey! Here are 3 things I learned at our first game!… Read More Our First Hockey Game… Ever: The Fayetteville Marksmen
Looking for something to do in Fayetteville, NC? Head over to the Bragg Boulevard Flea Market – there’s no telling what you may find!… Read More An Afternoon at the Bragg Boulevard Flea Market
If you want to really experience a city, rather than merely visiting it, then you should go to their festivals. Going to a festival is the best way to truly engross yourself in a city. You will see the residents in masse, taste their signature dishes, take part in their traditions, and immerse yourself in… Read More 13 Fayetteville Festivals You Do Not Want to Miss
Peaceful pond views, gentle farm animals, and top it all off with a big cone full of homemade ice cream? Umm….yes please! Send me over to Gillis Hill Farm any day! As if the mention of ice cream isn’t enough, here are four reasons to visit Gillis Hill Farm! 4 Reasons to Visit Gillis Hill… Read More Gillis Hill Farm: Fayetteville’s Hidden Gem
As a stay-at-home mom, with two young kids, and a long hot summer stretching out in front of us, I was desperately looking for ways to keep the kids busy. There was no time like the present to start marking items off of our Fort Bragg Bucket List and Omni Family Amusement Center seemed like… Read More Omni Family Amusement Center: A Review
When searching the interwebs for things to do in Fayetteville, one of the places that came up was J. Bayard Clark Park and Nature Center. To be honest, it sounded a bit boring, but I added it to my Fort Bragg and North Carolina Bucket List anyway. And I am SO glad that I did!… Read More 6 Reasons to Visit Clark Park in Fayetteville
Looking for somewhere to swim in Fayetteville? Here’s your solution! Our first Carolina summer was a HOT one! A heat index that regularly topped 100 degrees, paired with the stifling southern humidity meant that we desperately needed to find a watering hole. Luckily, I found Chalmer’s pool when making my Fort Bragg Bucket List and… Read More 4 Reasons to Swim in Fayetteville at Chalmer’s Pool
“North Carolina is such a beautiful state!” “It has mountains AND beaches!” “You’ll get all four seasons!” (It’s a big deal for Floridians.) What’s not to love? Right? But I was not excited to get orders to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In fact, I outright dreaded it. Fort Bragg is THE largest military installation in.the.world.… Read More The BEST Fort Bragg and North Carolina Bucket List
We PCS’d to Fort Bragg, North Carolina at the end of June 2017. Due to our excellent timing, we managed to move in the middle of a heat wave (as in a heat index of 107 and humidity above 80% every day). So, after our house was {mostly} unpacked, one of the first things I did… Read More Where to Swim Near Fort Bragg: Chalmer’s Pool Edition