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  • Mar 5
    Finalists for the 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
    Boone
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  • Mar 13
    Why are the Southern Appalachians the Epicenter for Salamander Diversity?
    Asheville
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  • Mar 27
    Ramp It Up! Festival
    Cherokee
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  • Apr 3
    Trout Derby - Blowing Rock, North Carolina Calendar
    Blowing Rock
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  • Apr 24
    McDowell County - Pioneer Day
    Old Fort
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  • May 13
    Asheville Bikefest - Blue Ridge Run
    Fletcher
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  • Aug 27
    Music On The Mountaintop Festival
    Boone
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"It is a beautiful book with gorgeous color pictures. Text boxes detailing a particular subject such as rhododendrons or Daniel Boone are sprinkled throughout. But why did they have to use black text on a dark purple background for these boxes? They are so difficult to read. Except for that shortcoming, this book is meant to be used, not to be left on the bookshelf. I take my copy wherever I think I am going to be on the Parkway. As for the answers to the questions above? Check pages 120, 129 and 108, respectively."

I couldn't agree more...


Little Switzerland, NC

So I wasn’t the first person to come to the conclusion that it was a great place in the mountains. I still got there…Just 90 years too late.

LITTLE SWITZERLAND — Almost exactly a century ago, a man who was to become one of North Carolina’s most contradictory figures reined in his mule to drink in [...]

Orchard at Altapass to reopen

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The Historic Orchard at Altapass will host a grand re-opening celebration on Saturday. The event will begin at 10 a.m. with free live music, activities for children and giveaways.

The music starts at 1 p.m. with Jann Welch and Alan Tinney and their upbeat mix of folk, country and surprises. Then at 2:30 [...]