ASHEVILLE, NC AND ROANOKE, VA – Traditional Appalachian music will be center stage when the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary weekend kicks off September 10 – 12 at Cumberland Knob, NC, (Milepost 217) and at the Blue Ridge Music Center (Milepost 213) near Galax, VA. Headlining the event will be award-winning banjo picker and singer […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for July 16, 2010
Here in mid-summer Parkway meadows are filled with beautiful blooms of summer that remind us that just about any time of year or season the Parkway is a wonderful place for those who love wildflowers. On the north end of the Parkway through the Humpback Rocks area look for Woodland Sunflower, Milkweed, Yarrow, Black Eyed […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Advisory MP 383-393
(Asheville, VA) Sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway, from Milepost 393 (French Broad River access at State Road 191) to Milepost 383 (US Highway 70 access), will be closed daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the week of July 19-23, 2010. These daily closures will be implemented to conduct corridor tree trimming operations. Work […]
America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
ASHEVILLE, NC—Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis and other senior administration officials will participate in a listening session on President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to hear from people in the region about solutions for building a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda and reconnecting […]
Blue Ridge Inspiration by William Mangum
Winston-Salem, NC – The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation announced today that The Rock Gallery of Fine Art, located in Blowing Rock, NC, will be hosting an art exhibit by William Mangum titled Blue Ridge Inspiration as a tribute to the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary. This special art exhibit will be held at The Rock […]
