On the Cover

The cover of our 2025 Impact Report shows a collection of North Carolina landmarks, moments, and celebrated pastimes that have had an indelible impact on the state. How many have you experienced?

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An illustrated map of North Carolina that shows a collection of North Carolina landmarks, moments and celebrated pastimes that have had an indelible impact on the state.
Cover art by Bryan Flynn, a North Carolina-based graphic designer/illustrator.

  1. Grandfather Mountain
  2. North Wilkesboro Speedway
  3. Pilot Mountain
  4. College basketball
  5. A tractor representing the state’s agricultural heritage
  6. U.S. Coast Guard Station – Elizabeth City
  7. Currituck Beach Lighthouse
  8. Lane Hall – Elizabeth City State University
  9. Wild horses
  10. Cattails/Inner Banks
  11. Birthplace of Pepsi – New Bern
  12. Enjoying the Pamlico Sound
  13. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
  14. Blue crab
  15. Cape Lookout Lighthouse
  16. Sand dollar
  17. Spanish moss on a live oak
  18. Wilson Rose Garden
  19. Whirligig Park – Wilson
  20. Pinehurst
  21. Sweet potatoes
  22. Beach life
  23. Battleship North Carolina
  24. 1898 Memorial Park – Wilmington
  25. Venus flytrap
  26. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
  27. Class of 2025
  28. A spool representing the state’s textiles heritage in Cabarrus County
  29. Cardinal (state bird) on a dogwood branch (state flower)
  30. Fly fishing
  31. Whitewater rafting
  32. Cherokee Water Spider
  33. Barn Quilt Trail
  34. Black bear
  35. Post-Helene recovery in western North Carolina
  36. NC Apple Festival – Hendersonville
  37. Appalachian Trail
  38. Christmas tree farms
  39. Flat Iron Sculpture – Asheville
  40. Waterfalls
  41. MerleFest music festival
  42. Yadkin Valley wineries
  43. NC Zoo – Asheboro
  44. Face jug/pottery – Seagrove
  45. Longleaf pine