Boone, North Carolina Info
AN APPALACHIAN SUMMER
Each
summer the Appalachian State University Office of Cultural Affairs sponsors
a month filled with visual arts, music, dance and creative workshops. The
event is called An Appalachian Summer and this year's festival is scheduled
for July 1 through July 30 at various venues on the ASU campus in Boone.
ANNUAL
MUSICFEST IN SUGAR GROVE
The
annual music festival in Sugar Grove has turned into a two-day extravaganza
of the best that bluegrass has to offer. Entertainers range from local
and regional to nationally acclaimed acts. The festival, held on the grounds
of the historic Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove, also features plenty
of good food and local crafts and vendors.
GRANDFATHER
MOUNTAIN HIGHLAND GAMES
Dancing,
running, throwing large poles and bragging about one's Scottish ancestry—it's
all part of a day's work at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games and
Annual Gathering of Scottish Clans.
CHRISTMAS
IN JULY
Ashe
County and the town of West Jefferson throw one of the most unusual annual
public parties in western North Carolina. The theme is Christmas and the
festival is held each year in July.
BOONE
BLUEGRASS FEST Join your fellow bluegrass lovers
for a two-day festival at the High Country Fairgrounds (just east of Boone).
BLOWING
ROCK CHARITY HORSE SHOW
The
Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show is one of the oldest continuous English
saddle events in the country. The show is divided into three events, each
five days long starting in mid-July.
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HISTORIC
SITES
Mast General Store
Old Boone Mercantile in
downtown Boone, 963-6511
Moses Cone Estate &
Craft Center
In the Manor House on the
Moses Cone Estate, 295-7938
Todd General Store
Located 11 miles north of
Boone on Highway 194, 910-877-1067
MUSEUMS
Hickory Ridge Homestead
Horn in The West grounds
off Highway 321 in Boone, 264-2120
Appalachian Cultural Museum
Located at University Hall,
off Blowing Rock Road, in Boone, 262-3117
Museum of North Carolina
Minerals
Located off the Blue Ridge
Parkway at Milepost 331, 765-2761
Appalachian Heritage Museum
On US 321/221 between Boone
and Blowing Rock, 262-0399
SKIING
Appalachian Ski Mountain
Between Boone and Blowing
Rock on 321/221, 295-7828 or 800-322-2373
Ski Beech
Beech Mountain, 387-2011
or 800-438-2093
Sugar Mountain
Near Banner Elk, 898-4521
or 800-SUGAR MT
Ski Hawksnest
Located at Seven Devils,
963-6561 or 800-822-4295
NATURAL WONDERS
The Blowing Rock
On US 321 in Blowing Rock,
295-7111
Cascades on the Parkway
Located 3.5 miles north
of Juct 421 and Blue Ridge Pkwy at Deep Gap. Milepost 272
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Located beside Horn in The
West, 264-6390
Grandfather Mountain
On US 221 near Linville,
800-4MT-PEAK or 733-4337
Linville Caverns
On US 221 between Linville
and Marion, 756-4171
Linville Falls & Linville
Gorge Wilderness Area
Parking at Milepost 316
on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
OUTDOOR RECREATION
Cross-Country Skiing
Trails located at Moses
Cone Park, Beech Mountain and various locations along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Fishing
Game-fish waaters of the
Blue Ridge Parkway (Price, Cone and Doughton Parks) and area lakes and
streams.
Hiking
Numerous trails, including
the Tanawha Trail, are accessed from the Blue Ridge Parkway at Moses Cone
and Julian Price Memorial Parks, Linville Gorge and Grandfather Mountain.
Blue Ridge Expeditions Co - 262-3615
Biking
30-mile round-trip on the
old railroad grade along the New River beginning at Todd General Store.
Rock Climbing and Rapelling
Check with local outfitters
for guided trips.
Hunting
High Country's wilderness
areas. No hunting permitted on Grandfather Mountain or on Blue Ridge Parkway
lands.
River Trips
High Mountain Expeditions,
295-4200 or 800-262-9036
Edge of the World Outfitters,
898-9550
Wahoo's Adventures, 262-5744
or 800-444-RAFT
Gem Mining
Blue Ridge Gemstone Mine
& Campground - 765-5264
Horseback Riding
Elk Creek Stables - 919-973-8635
Blowing Rock Stables - 295-7847
Banner Elk Riding Stables
- 898-5424
Smith's Quarter Horse Farm
- 898-4932
Golf
Boone Golf Club - 264-87860
Hawksnest Golf & Ski
Resort - 963-6561
Willow Creek Golf Course
- 963-6865
Jefferson Landing - 910
246-4653
Mountainaire - 910-877-4716
Roan Valley Golf Club -
615-727-7931
Sugar Mountain Golf Club
- 704-898-6464
Crestview Golf Course -
910-657-3471
Grassy Greek Golf Club -
704-765-7436
Mountain Glen Golf Course
- 704-733-5804
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