Parkway Tree Project Announced as this year’s Parkway Category Theme (Boone, NC) – The 8th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC) will open for registration and submissions on Friday, September 17, 2010. Amateur and professional photographers 13 years of age and older are encouraged to submit at www.appmtnphotocomp.org prior to the competition’s close at 5:00 […]

ASHEVILLE, NC, AND ROANOKE, VA  – Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary Festival the weekend of September 10, 2010, at Cumberland Knob, NC, (Milepost 217.5) and the Blue Ridge Music Center near Galax, Virginia (Milepost 213), will be treated not only to extraordinary traditional music, but also to artists, crafts people, storytellers, and […]

ASHEVILLE, NC, AND ROANOKE, VA – If you’re looking for the ultimate family getaway, load up the car and head to the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary Festival September 10–12, 2010, at the Blue Ridge Music Center near Galax, VA, at Milepost 213 and Cumberland Knob, NC, at Milepost 217.5. Beyond mountain crafts and food, […]

ASHEVILLE, NC, AND ROANOKE, VA – The Blue Ridge Parkway will officially mark its 75th Anniversary with a weekend celebration on the scenic road near the Virginia and North Carolina state line September 10-12, 2010. About 400 volunteers are needed for parking and traffic control, as well as programming and interpretive activities. Signing up to […]