Little Switzerland

My Discovery

On my first trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains I had a rental car and a road map of North Carolina and a desire to see some mountains. Up until that point in my life I had flown over, landed in the middle of, or skirted the edge of the Rockies. I had [...]

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 [...]

Orchard at Altapass to reopen

News from the web…

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 [...]