The Greenway

August 2008

The beautiful Greenway Trail is in the heart of Boone and is shared by residents, visitors and Appalachian State University sports teams. Learn more about this popular outdoor spot . . .

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Christmas in the North Carolina High Country

November, December 2007

The High Country of Boone North Carolina is in full swing for Christmas. Christmas Tree Farms are shipping their trees off the mountains to locations throughout the southeastern United States. Visitors swarmed to the area over Thanksgiving weekend to "choose and cut" their Christmas trees, select their wreaths and do some Christmas shopping. The Blowing Rock parade kicked off the festivities on Saturday November 24 . . .

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December 10 , 2007
Ski Slope updates . . .

Click on the following links for updates from ski slope websites. .
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort
"6 inches to 30 inches of man-made snow . 1 lift open. 4 slopes open" SugarFest December 15 - 16 (see info below).
Appalachian Ski Mountain
"Open. 24 inches - 36 inches man-made snow ."
Hawksnest Ski Resort . . ."We will  open for skiing, snowboarding, and snowtubing on Friday, December 14, with normal operating hours for the season and close around the end of March. "
Ski Beech Click here to check website

Early Fall Color in the High Country

October 22, 2007

A dry summer has led to a beautiful Fall in the High Country of Boone North Carolina .

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The 2007 Valle Country Fair

October 25, 2007

The Valle Country Fair is a high country tradition. Each year on the third Saturday of October when the leaves are in full Fall color and the Woolly Worm Festival starts in Banner Elk, over 10,000 visitors come to this beautiful turn in the road near Boone North Carolina . . .

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