Here in mid-summer the Parkway meadows are filled with the beautiful blooms of summer that remind us that 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 Susan, […]
All 469.1 Miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway are Open for Travel
It’s official, all 469.1 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway are open for travel again with no detours, just in time for beautiful weather over the 4th of July holiday weekend. Today at 12:00 noon ET, the National Park Service opened the last closed stretch of the scenic roadway near Asheville, NC from MP 399 […]
Report on Blue Ridge Mountain Fishing – June 2010
Delayed Harvest waters have changed over to catch and keep, so the pressure is on for great fish.
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for June 29, 2010
Here at the end of June Parkway meadows are filled with the beautiful blooms of summer that remind us that any time of year or season the Parkway is a wonderful place for those who love wildflowers. Purple Catawba Rhododendron has just about finished its bloom this year except for a few remaining at higher […]
Blue Ridge Parkway author Anne Mitchell Whisnant speaks July 8 at Appalachian
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 […]
