Early summer is a great time for blooms here in the Blue Ridge. Remember that your elevation change can make a great deal of difference in what you find blooming along the roadside or down your favorite trail. If you think you’ve missed your favorite bloom at a favorite spot, just head up the mountain […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for June 7, 2011
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for early June, 2011. Don’t think that just because spring is unofficially over and summer has arrived that there are any less wildflowers to enjoy on the Parkway. Nothing could be further from the truth. Flame and Pink Azalea are in abundance in many areas of the […]
Sunset Music Series Begins Sixth Year at Heritage Center
Townsend, TN – Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s “Sunset Music Series”, now in its sixth year, will premier on Friday, June 17, with a performance by Blue Mother Tupelo. 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 sunset and mountains. […]
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and RaysWeather.Com Partner on 2012 Calendar
RaysWeather.Com has sponsored a photo contest and calendar featuring photography from northwest North Carolina for the past nine years. For the 2012 calendar, the photo contest will solicit entries spanning the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from Waynesboro, Virginia, to Cherokee, North Carolina. Depending on the number of calendars sold, 44% to 70% […]
Floyd Fandango Beer And Wine Festival Celebrates Independence Day With Traditional Craft Beverages,
Floyd, VA — If the true definition of ‘Fandango’ is a lively dance done in triple time, then Floyd Fandango, a weekend-long Independence Day celebration, is not too far off the mark. This unique event, which is held annually off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, Virginia, has garnered somewhat of a cult following since […]
