A massive dead whale washed onto the North Carolina shore, drawing thousands to a beach 97 years ago.

Approaching from the north, we stopped at the first overlook to eat a picnic lunch and see the Mount Morris Dam ... The unfortunately named skunk cabbage dotted the woods near Upper Falls.

Historians believe “more than 50,000 people from at least six states” flocked to see the sperm whale after it was first spotted in April 1928. But eventually, the rotting carcass emitted a ...