Encounter a phenomenon that occurs nowhere else on Earth when visiting Grandfather Mountain in May to witness the blooming of the rare and endangered pink-shell azalea! Native only to the NC High Country, the world’s largest population of this globally endangered pink azalea blooms on Grandfather Mountain during the month of May. New green leaves […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Construction Projects Planned for the Summer Season
UPDATE April 17, 2012 :: After May 16, 2012 the entire Blue Ridge Parkway will be open with only one-lane closures impacting traffic through the summer season. The Parkway is preparing to open for the summer season and the projects listed below are planned to be in process from Memorial Day through October of 2012. The […]
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Advance Tickets Now Available
Advance tickets are now available for the 57th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, July 12-15. The Highland Games are a beacon of heritage and fun where the color of hundreds of tartan plaids and the clamor of half-a-dozen bagpipe bands grace the North Carolina High Country. The Grandfather Games are considered the greatest of America’s […]
Music On The Mountaintop Announces Dates For 5th Annual Music Festival In Boone, North Carolina
Partnership with Railroad Earth To Bring Added Creative To Festival Tickets On Sale Friday, April 5, 2012 at 10 a.m. EST Music On the Mountaintop, the annual music festival outside Boone, North Carolina has announced that the eclectic festival will return this August 24-26, 2012 as Railroad Earth’s Music on the Mountaintop. Celebrating its fifth […]
2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival Returns to Boone, North Carolina
Mark your calendar! The Banf Mountain Film Festival returns to Boone on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 and will be shown in Farthing Auditorium on the campus of Appalachian State University. The Banff Mountain Film Festival features the world’s best films on mountain adventure, culture, and the environment selected from hundreds of entries […]
