Retracing Asheville | Gina Hogan Edwards

RETRACING ASHEVILLE is part research diary, part journal, part historical record—my personal archive of how Western North Carolina, and particularly the town of Asheville, influence my writing of the Beaucatcher Chronicles. Join me in exploring how the people, the places, and the events of the past shape—and show up in—my stories.

The Original 28

Even though there’s a ice cream shop just down the street from their apartment, in Chapter 7 of Dancing at The Royal Jade, nine-year-old Libby convinces the adults to drive out on the main highway to their local HoJo’s instead. It’s just that good! How did the iconic 28 flavors grow so popular? And what's happened to those orange roofs?

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