It’s official, all 469.1 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway are open for travel again with no detours, just in time for beautiful weather over the 4th of July holiday weekend. Today at 12:00 noon ET, the National Park Service opened the last closed stretch of the scenic roadway near Asheville, NC from MP 399 […]
Report on Blue Ridge Mountain Fishing – June 2010
Delayed Harvest waters have changed over to catch and keep, so the pressure is on for great fish.
Blue Ridge Parkway author Anne Mitchell Whisnant speaks July 8 at Appalachian
BOONE—North Carolina author Anne Mitchell Whisnant will talk about her book “Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History” Thursday, July 8, at 3:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Grandfather Mountain Ballroom at Appalachian State University. Admission is free. Whisnant’s book is published by the University of North Carolina Press. Her talk will focus on the […]
The Highland Games After Dark
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC—The 55th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans bring music and entertainment to thousands July 8-11. Traditional and modern Celtic music flood the meadows at dusk and continue into the night. Visitors are welcomed to spread out a blanket and experience the Celtic performances in the shadows of Grandfather […]
Peaks of Otter Campground Offers Reservable Campsites
(Bedford, VA) Peaks of Otter Campground on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 86 now offers campers the option of reserving campsites. The campground has been added to ReserveAmerica, www.recreation.gov , a company that provides online campsite reservation processing for private, state and federal campgrounds in the United States. About 40 percent of the campground’s […]
