Your family's on-slope skills are improving by leaps and bounds - or by slaloms, jumps, and jibs - on perfect bluebird days with prime snowy conditions. With three area ski resorts within a short drive of downtown Boone, you'll always find an exciting variety of terrains and cozy lodges where your…
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In addition to the Saturday, March 16th, St. Patrick's Day Parade , which proceeds along King Street from Poplar Grove Connector to Hardin Street, followed by refreshments at the Jones House Cultural Center, there are lots of ways to connect with your inner Irish self in Boone. Irish foods appear as…
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Polar Plunge emcee and WBTV co-anchor, John Carter, speaks with Skip Sinanian of Boone Saloon before he jumps into the icy water of Chetola Lake. Selected by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event in the Southeast, Blowing Rock Winterfest returns this January 24-27. The four-day event is…
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Photo: A view of downtown Boone from the Rooftop Lounge of Horton Hotel We thought visitors to the blog would enjoy this entry by Sheri Moretz for the Mast General Store blog. It is filled with great ideas for a visit to downtown Boone. "The mayor of Banner Elk proclaimed on the day the East…
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Happy Halloween! If you're going to be in town tonight and are looking for Halloween activities and trick-or-treating in Boone, check our Facebook Page Events Tab . The third annual Boone Film Festival has already had a couple screenings of a variety of film categories focused on the Appalachian…
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It's been a slow-moving fall this year, and fall color is still showing up in the High Country. Ghosts and goblins are showing up, too, as it's time for Halloween festivities! Here are the spooky, fun, and entertaining events for this weekend. Bring the family to the downtown children's…
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Let's face it: vacations can thin out your wallet. The trick to stretching your dollars and maximizing your family's fun is to intersperse some exciting yet budget-friendly excursions between those outings to major attractions. Here are 10 ideas for doing just that around Boone. • Hike a Blue Ridge…
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Wayne Henderson | Photo credit: Monty Combs -- Boone and the High Country are kicking off the Independence Day festivities this weekend and throughout the week of July 1st through the 7th. Find your "peak" of enjoyment with a climb up Sugar Mountain, a decades-old party and some of the best barbecue…
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s a university town, the Boone area is a haven of the arts, and the start of summer brings a calendar full of theater productions, art workshops, and exhibits, as well as local and visiting musicians. This weekend, catch a show, learn a new art skill, or take in a visiting exhibit. Local food livens…
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Celebrate Dads and family getaways with a visit to the High Country of N.C. this weekend. Enjoy free concerts, festivals, premier music acts, children's musicals and more! Plan your weekend in Boone by visiting our attractions and lodging pages. And, visit our calendar of events to search for events…
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