My sister-in-law especially became enamored with the town of Wadesboro during the moving process. She even said to me, "Don't you love living here? It's so nice!"
For those who have lived here all their lives, that may or may not come as a surprise.
To her, the town was quaint, beautiful, charming. She commented repeatedly on the picturesque uptown area, the historic homes, the businesses like H.W. Little and Parson's Drug that you can tell, even from a glance, have been there for many generations.
I've only lived here for about a year and a half now, but after her comments, I couldn't help but see the town and the county in a new light.
The uptown area is like a postcard for Small Town America. If the weather's nice, walking around its uncrowded streets, maybe doing a little window shopping in some of the shops is the perfect way to spend an afternoon. The new park, off Gatewood Street, also offers another option for enjoying the outdoors.
And then there's the Pee Dee Wildlife Refuge, a few miles outside Wadesboro, that also offers walking trials and a fishing pond, for those who want even more of an outdoor experience in this beautiful county.
I haven't yet had the chance to go boating on the Pee Dee River but that's yet another option— and a draw for people outside our area to come visit, as well.
Anson County has a lot to offer that even its residents may not realize. Sometimes, it's not a bad idea to look at your hometown through an outsider's eyes, like my sister-in-law's.
She's hoping to come visit us and spend some more time here at some point. And, with the Tourism Development Authority's recent hire of a part-time director, hopefully she won't be the only one to visit our county from a far-off county— or even state.
So, if you're bored one of these summer weekends and can't afford a real getaway, you might consider being a tourist in your own hometown. You might be surprised.
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