SEVEN DEVILS, N.C. - Twenty zip lines. Four mega zips. Four miles of cable. Two swinging bridges. The numbers add up to one big family adventure at Hawksnest Zipline. Located at a lofty mountain perch…
Continue ReadingBLOWING ROCK, N.C. -The Blowing Rock became North Carolina's first tourist attraction in 1933 and remains a popular spot today for High Country visitors. The rock juts out from a large granite cliff…
Continue ReadingVALLE CRUCIS, N.C. - Sometimes in this new millennium it's nice to come across a place where things move a bit slower; a place where folks still conduct business with a handshake and a smile. The…
Continue ReadingBOONE, N.C. - Of all the trails in the Boone area, the easiest one to get to is probably the most overlooked. The Boone Greenway Trail is a snaking trail that covers more than three miles one-way, or…
Continue ReadingTODD, N.C. - In 2006, Kelly McCoy relocated from Florida to the NC High Country and opened a small fishing shop. Eight years and one pig later, McCoy's little fishing shop - River Girl Fishing Company…
Continue ReadingBLOWING ROCK, N.C. - Sky Valley Zip Tours provides a high-flying adventure across an Appalachian mountainside. And despite its Blowing Rock address, the attraction is located only a few minutes from…
Continue ReadingThe Mast Store Story In operation since 1883, the Mast Store has not changed all that much with the times - it still offers the down-home feeling commonly associated with a country general store to…
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