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Whitewater, Gold Medals, and Green Cash

How a few hippies and hillbillies with a good idea for outdoor recreation created a billion-dollar industry in western North Carolina.

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Nantahala Outdoor Center marks 50 years of whitewater adventure

The 500-acre campus of the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) near Bryson City, North Carolina, is quiet in mid-February except for the rushing waters of

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NOC marks 50 years in business

In 1971, Payson and Aurelia Kennedy were living a successful, stable life in Atlanta. Payson was a librarian at Georgia Tech, Aurelia a schoolteacher..

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Wayne Dickert s river life born at NOC

Wayne “Wayner” Dickert may not have started paddling until he was 18 years old, but that didn’t stop him from competing at the sport’s highest level w.

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Evy Leibfarth is youngest Olympian in slalom canoe and kayak in Tokyo

Evy Leibfarth is youngest Olympian in slalom canoe and kayak in Tokyo
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