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 […]

Vote now and help the Blue Ridge Parkway receive $100,000 from Coca-Cola! This summer, Coca-Cola is showing its love for parks by granting $100,000 to the park that receives the most votes at www.livepositively.com. Plus, for every vote, Coca-Cola will donate $1 to National Park Foundation. Want to make sure the Blue Ridge Parkway gets […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue event staged in and around Cumberland Knob Recreation Area in North Carolina, where Parkway construction began on September 11, 1935. Two locations, the Blue Ridge Music Center (MP 213) and the Cumberland Knob Recreation Area (MP 217), will be home to the festival that […]

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – The Blue Ridge Parkway’s spectacular protected landscape will grow by 110 acres with the donation and sale of property owned by a man who remembers seeing the scenic highway constructed through his family’s land. Joe Arrington sold a 64-acre parcel to the Conservation Trust for North Carolina in April and, in June, […]