A Woman’s Work . . . is never done! Two programs will focus on the lives of mountain women this upcoming weekend, June 16 & 17. Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, visitors can see spinning, dyeing, weaving, gardening and other skills that were a part of Caroline Brinegar’s day-to-day life. Brinegar Cabin is […]

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s “Sunset Music Series”, now in its seventh year, will premier on Friday, June 15, with a performance by the Early Morning String Dusters. All the concerts begin at 7:00 pm and are presented in the Heritage Center’s covered outdoor amphitheater with a scenic view of the mountains and sunset. For […]

Grandfather Mountain today became the first attraction to join and become certified to the NC GreenTravel Initiative, a program that recognizes state travel-related businesses that employ healthy environmental practices. The N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach – in partnership with the Center for Sustainable Tourism at East Carolina University and the Division of Tourism, […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway (Parkway) has partnered with Buncombe County’s Parks, Greenways and Recreation Services (BCPGRS) in the planning process of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan for the County, which will identify greenway connections mutually beneficial to the Parkway and the County. Through this public process it is our goal to find the most […]

Volunteers are invited to join state park rangers on trail work projects in Grandfather Mountain State Park on June 4, 2012. Tasks planned for the day include improving the entrance of the Daniel Boone Scout Trail, working on water bars along the Nuwati Trail, and cleaning up around High Balsam Shelter. Volunteers are asked to […]