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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – What would bring a dentist, a colonel, an electrician, a postal worker and an engineer together? The answer is National Trails Day, an annual celebration that encourages appreciation, awareness and enjoyment of America’s trails. This event was celebrated at the most visited National Park Service site in America: The Blue Ridge Parkway. […]

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC – The 55th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and Gathering of Scottish Clans brings the color of hundreds of tartan plaids and the clamor of half a dozen bagpipe bands to the North Carolina Highlands Thursday through Sunday, July 8-11. The Grandfather Games are considered America’s grandest Games because of the spectacular […]