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Hidden in the woods of Stokes County lies an abandoned resort from the 1900s that hosted people from across the country. Now, the state plans to restore the property and return it to its once enchanted state.

STORES HOLD ON THE SECOND AND 4TH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. WHAT A LIFE IT HAS LED. NOT A PERSON. >> WHAT A PLACE A PLACE IN THE WOODS OF STOKES COUNTY. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER. TONIGHT, SCOTT MASON IS INSIDE HANGING ROCK STATE PARK AT A ONCE IN CHANTED RESORT. >> SOON TO BE RESTORED. HERE IN STOKES COUNTY IS A HOTEL ONCE ELEGANT, THEN ABANDONED, KNOWN AS VEDA ME COME. >> LATIN FOR COME. GO WITH ME FOR ME WAS MAGICAL. SO MANY MEMORIES. IT WAS A MAGICAL PLACE FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME HERE. THEY CAME HERE IN THE EARLY 1900. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SPRING. THEY CAME IN HERE, TOO. >> DRINK THE WATER FROM THE SPRING TO BATHE IN IT. THE THOUGHT OF HIM ADDITIONAL PURPOSES AND FROM THAT TIME IT GREW INTO A RESORT. BUT LOOK AT THE OLD RESORT NOW. DOES IT MAKE YOU EXHAUSTED THINKING OF THE WORK AHEAD? IT'S A LOT OF WORK. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT IT IS CHALLENGING. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DO. THE STATE PLANS TO RESTORE TAMIKA. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HOTEL, THE ROOM. IT WILL LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THEY DO TODAY. THE DINING ROOM WE ARE GOING TO PUT IN AN INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN IN HERE WAS IN A SWANKY HOTEL. I THINK IT WAS A VERY UPSCALE THAT PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND GET AWAY AND ENJOY THE SPRING. STOKES WOULD STAND ON THE PORCH OF HOTEL. >> THEY WATCHED CARRIAGES COMBINE COMING IN FROM THE JUNIOR ALWAYS BELIEVED IT WAS ENCHANTED. IT BECAME A CHURCH CAMP IN THE MID 1900 THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO COME AS A CAMPER AND THERE'S A COUCH OR AND IT REALLY MADE A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE SPACE. >> BEAUTY AND THE SCENERY AND THE SETTING. IT'S PERFECT SPOT. THE OLD GM AND THE BEAUTIFUL WOODEN BASKETBALL FLOOR. THIS STATE WILL TURN THE GM INTO AN EVENT SPACE AND THE POOL OUT BACK. THAT'S A BIG COUP. IT'S A HUGE POOL. THE POOL WILL BE FILLED THE SO MANY MEMORIES WERE MADE HERE. AND I JUST THINK OF THE MEMORIES THAT WILL BE MADE FOR FAMILIES THAT COME TO STAY AND HEAR. >> THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS ADJACENT TO THE SORROW MILE WAS THE ONLY MOUNTAIN RANGE IN AMERICA WITH IN THE BOUNDARIES OF A SINGLE CAB. >> STOKES COUNTY ALSO BEATEN PIE. BUT BY THE WAY, IT IS NOW RETURN TO THE BIG THEY TO ME COME. IT IS INC AND IT IS TRULY ENCHANTING COME. >> GO WITH ME. EVERYBODY. WHO COMES TO YOUR CAN FEEL IT. AND TO HEAD BACK HOME ABOUT IT'S A BLESSING. THE STATE WILL BEGIN RESTORING THE PROPERTY THIS SPRING AND HOPES TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS ALLOWING VISITORS.

Tar Heel Traveler: Vade Mecum

Along the highway in Stokes County, near Pilot Mountain, is an overlook with a pile of stones. Passersby stop and write their names and messages on the stones, making it a unique overlook indeed.

MOVIE THEATERS ARE STILL CLOSED DURING THE 2.5 REOPENING THE START ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. >>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE ROADS. SO IS OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER. HE IS CAREFUL TO OBSERVE WHAT IS AROUND HIM. >>> HE IS THEIR PINNACLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WITH THE STORY OF THE WRITTEN STONES. >> Reporter: PILOT MOUNTAIN. HIGHWAY 52 AND THE TRAFFIC GROWS. UNAWARE OF THE OVERLOOK AND THE SANDY COLORED STONES. A RANDOM SCATTERING OF STONES. NOT TO BARREN STONES. THESE ARE MEANT TO READ. DEREK LOVES SUSIE. JOHNNY AND KRISTI. MARCO AND SADIE. RAY LOVES JUDY. LOVE, NOT HATE. A B, PERHAPS WE ARE BOSTON? WILSON AND BUXTON. FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. PHELPS FAMILY. COLUMBIA, MISSOURI. INC. IN THE FACE OF MOTHER NATURE'S FEAR. PROOF THAT THEY WERE HERE THIS DAY, THIS MONTH, AND YEAR. JOSI, GORDON, NATALIE, SAVANNAH . FRANKIE, MILES, PUMPKIN, NANA. IS IT ODD TO RECORD ONESELF IN A STONE? OR IS IT A REMINDER WE ARE NOT TRULY ALONE? DAVID AND JENNY. RON LOVES KIM. I LOVE RACHEL. SOMEBODY LOVES HIM. BACK ROADS AND BURGERS. CATFISH. ROB. THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS UNBOUNDED BY LAW. KIDS, LEAVE A NOTE. YOUR FAVORITE TEAM. GO BLUE! OR SIMPLY WRITE YOUR NAME ALONG HIGHWAY 52. PAPA BEAR WAS NOT HERE. BUT GIGI WAS. FRANK AND GAIL, HERE THEY STAY UNDER A STEEL GUARD WHERE. THEY ARE NEAR THE PINNACLE WHERE WHAT A SPECTACULAR VIEW, AS MANY NAMES AS THERE ARE FROM PERHAPS THERE ARE TWO FEW. MATT AND MADDIE NEW TO STOP AND REST. SLEDGE DID, TOO, AND TYLER NEW TO VIEW THE LOVELY SITE. HOPE. STRANGE AS IT MAY SOUND, THEY'RE NOT JUST NOBODIES SCATTERED ON THE GROUND. THEY HAVE NOT TO WISDOM THROUGH LIFE, LOST IN THE WRONG WAY ZONE. BUT RATHER, RESTED LONG ENOUGH TO LEAVE THEIR MARK UPON A STONE. >>> THAT IS AT THE OVERLOOK

Popular overlook has messages from all over ... written on stones

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Tar Heel Traveler: Vade Mecum

Popular overlook has messages from all over ... written on stones

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