Blogs by Author - Ed Emmerson

Oct 5, 2026 • 9 min read

5 Reasons to Love Small-Town Living in Catawba, NC

The Town of Catawba is small enough that you can walk the whole of it, and it has kept more of itself than most towns that size manage. It grew up around a railroad siding, it still has its 1890s storefronts, and it sits between two completely different bodies of water with the interstate two and a half miles up the road. Here is what is actually here, including the parts that require a short dri

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Sherrills Ford is usually described through its shoreline, which is fair but incomplete. The thing that has changed daily life here most is a county park: 606 acres at 6554 Little Mountain Road, on the northwestern tip of Lake Norman. Here is why it matters if you are looking in this part of Catawba County.Mountain Creek Park spans 606 acres on the lake's northwestern tip. For context, it is one

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5 Reasons Golfers Choose Denver, NC

Most writing about Denver, North Carolina starts with the water. Golf gets less attention, which undersells the place, because a town this size having three eighteen hole courses within a short drive is unusual. Here is what is actually here, and what golf frontage does and does not buy you.Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club sits at 7332 Kidville Road in Denver. Westport Golf Course is a few min

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Sherrills Ford sits on the northwestern shore of Lake Norman, in eastern Catawba County, on a peninsula that pushes out into the water and gives the community an unusual amount of shoreline for its size. It is the quieter side of the lake, far enough from I-77 that the pace changes noticeably, and close enough to the water that most of daily life bends toward it. Here are five things owners here

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Cruise the west shore of Lake Norman and you will pass a gated entrance off the NC-16 corridor that looks a little different from the subdivisions around it. Trilogy Lake Norman is an age-restricted community in Denver, North Carolina, and it draws buyers from well outside the county. If you have been curious what is actually behind the gate, here are five things that consistently bring people to

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How Long Does It Take to Sell a House on Lake Norman?

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Do You Have to Make Repairs After a Home Inspection in NC?

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