Enter a world of days past, with the serenity of an untouched landscape.... the shade of mature hardwoods, the beckoning stone-bottomed Clear Creek. Preserving this is so important that over 125 acres have been designated for common lands. Introducing the first conservation district for Mint Hill, North Carolina: The Summerwood.

“During my very first field excursion to Summerwood, then simply an old farm and woodlands, I was very impressed with the abundant natural features of the land. Observations in my notebook included the magnificent woodlands covered with thousands of hardwoods to the sentinel, lone ...