LEICESTER, N.C. (WLOS) — In a small workshop tucked into the Appalachian Mountains, a centuries-old craft continues to thrive—carried forward by a family whose journey spans from space exploration to handcrafted artistry.
“I’m a broom maker,” says Marlow Gates, a second-generation artisan who followed an unlikely path back to the trade. “And now my son Corbin is a third-generation broom maker.”
What began as a reluctant summer job decades ago has turned into a lifelong calling…