Featured recently in The New York Times and The Washington Post, Saxapahaw is becoming a national model for rural renaissance done right. This historic village is a vibrant community acclaimed for its food, music, farmland, forests, lakes and riverside trails. Former mill buildings have been transformed into beautiful homes and businesses aside the lovely Haw River. Home to the 5 Star Gas Station – The Saxapahaw General Store and The Eddy Pub, the summer farmers’ market and music series Saturdays in Saxapahaw, the award winning Haw River Ballroom, PaperHand Puppet Intervention, The Haw River Canoe and Kayak Company, The Hawbridge Charter School, and so much more, Saxapahaw is a very special place.
Saxapahaw General Store
Local grass-fed filet mignon. Fresh NC seafood. Gourmet pizza, locally sourced specialty hamburgers. Breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner made with local meats, local produce and top-quality ingredients with vegan and vegetarian options. We also have a huge selection of cold craft beer, wine and organic specialty groceries.
Haw River Ballroom / Cup 22
A beautiful space set in the former Dye House of Saxapahaw’s Historic Cotton Mill. With three levels, a riverside deck, a concessions bar, and coffee shop, a full-service stage and sound system, gorgeous historic detail, solar and geothermal power.
The Eddy Restaurant & Pub
The atmosphere inside invites everyone in the village to gather and to feel welcome. The pub’s sensibility remembers its working-class heritage while using innovations to protect the ecology of the Haw.
Haw River Farmhouse Ales
Haw River Farmhouse Ales handcrafts traditional ales with a little southern flair, using local ingredients where possible in each of their ever-growing and changing line of unique craft beers.
Haw River Mushrooms
They offer mushroom related workshops, and grow lions mane, oyster mushrooms, shiitake, cinnamon caps, and reishi. Laura is a certified mushroom forager for NC, SC, and Georgia. They are also proud suppliers of cultivated and foraged mushrooms to several restaurants in the triangle and triad.
Freehand Market
Located between the General Store and Left Bank Butchery, Freehand Market is a modern mercantile that opened in April 2019. Featuring works of art, jewelry and crafts from local artisans. A pop-up style store, keep up with them online for their variable hours.
Left Bank Butchery
Saxapahaw’s world-famous butcher shop. They are committed to whole animal butchery, using the best from local, pastured-raised farms.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Since 1998, they have been using cardboard, corn starch, bamboo, your old house paints, and other assorted junk to create giant puppets, masks, shadow plays, and performances for all ages.
Haw River Canoe and Kayak
Whether you’re an expert or a beginner, Haw River Canoe & Kayak has something for you. Guided tours, lessons and gear…young and old, take a beautiful journey via water down the Haw River.
The Bridge at Rivermill
The Bridge at Rivermill is an all-around movement and wellness studio. Massage, energy work, yoga, and dance. Located in the courtyard area of the Rivermill Apartments.
Sprout Farm
A women owned and operated educational farm, Sprout Farm offers after-school and summer programs to bring kids and families into a fun, nurturing and educational environment where they can learn about nature, animals and respect for the places in which we live.
Bourbon, Dogs & Art
Steven Durland’s studio, where he creates and sells beautiful pieces from the minutiae of the forest. The Woodland Banners Poetry Walk is a stroll through the woods at Frog Pond Farm in Saxapahaw. It features outdoor banner artwork by Steven Durland and poetry by Linda Frye Burnham.
Out of the Fire Clay Studio
Located just outside of Saxapahaw, Ceramic sculptor and Art Educator Cindy Biles creates one-of-a-kind art. She also offers sculpture and hand-building classes to adults, teens, and children.
The Hawbridge School
The Hawbridge School is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades k-12. Located in a restored mill on the banks of the Haw River in Saxapahaw, we’re a leader in the outdoor classroom movement, and our highly qualified, deeply committed faculty includes scientists, mathematicians, a composer, writers, editors, performers, visual artists, graphic designers, and a local radio personality–all of them highly accredited and committed to research-driven education.
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