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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Annual Easter Sunrise Service at Chimney Rock State Park

March 27, 2016 61th Annual Easter Sunrise Service Celebrate Easter with song, scripture and spiritual music as a spectacular sunrise ascends over Lake Lure. Chimney Rock’s annual Easter Sunrise Service has become a legendary event in WNC, attracting more than 1,000 early risers from around the Southeast each year.

This free non-denominational Easter celebration features live instrumental music, spiritual songs and breathtaking scenery. The 61th annual inter-denominational community worship service is a special tradition and a memorable event for the entire family.

Guests are invited to eat breakfast at the Old Rock Café and stay to enjoy the Park all day.

Get links for local details and lodging on our Chimney Rock NC Visitor Guide

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Easter Weekend Events: 60th Annual Easter Sunrise Service at Chimney Rock State Park

April 5, 2015 60th Annual Easter Sunrise Service Celebrate Easter with song, scripture and spiritual music as a spectacular sunrise ascends over Lake Lure. Chimney Rock’s annual Easter Sunrise Service has become a legendary event in WNC, attracting more than 1,000 early risers from around the Southeast each year.

photo courtesy of Chimney Rock State Park

This free, non-denominational Easter celebration features live instrumental music, spiritual songs and breathtaking scenery. The 60th annual inter-denominational community worship service is a special tradition and a memorable event for the entire family.

Guests are invited to eat breakfast at the Old Rock Café and stay to enjoy the Park all day.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Easter Events: Annual Easter Egg Hunt

March 28, 2015 Fletcher Easter Egg Hunt This annual Easter Egg Hunt is held at the Fletcher Community Park for children ages walker to 11 years old. The event is filled with eggs and fun with the Easter Bunny and sponsored by Fletcher Parks and Recreation.

Fletcher is a suburb of Asheville NC.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Easter Weekend Events

April 19 Smoky Mountain Oyster and Seafood Festival This one day event, held at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, boasts all types of oysters, fried, steamed and raw by the dozen or half dozen, as well as fried or steamed shrimp by the pound or half pound, shrimp and grits and a low country boil platter.

Food will be prepared by J. Arthur's Restaurant in Maggie Valley. There will be non-seafood items as well. Live music from Mile High Band and Steve Weams and the Caribbean Cowboys and a free kid's zone will round out the day. Admission is $5 at the gate.

Find links for complete visitor information on the Maggie Valley NC Guide.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Easter Events in the Mountains: Chimney Rock State Park Easter Sunrise Service

April 20 59th Annual Easter Sunrise Service Celebrate Easter with song, scripture and spiritual music as a spectacular sunrise ascends over Lake Lure. Chimney Rock’s annual Easter Sunrise Service has become a legendary event in WNC, attracting more than 1,000 early risers from around the Southeast each year.

This free non-denominational Easter celebration features live instrumental music, spiritual songs and breathtaking scenery. The 59th annual inter-denominational community worship service is a special tradition and a memorable event for the entire family. Guests are invited to eat breakfast at the Old Rock Café and stay to enjoy the Park all day.

Get more information about Chimney Rock State Park on the Chimney Rock NC Guide.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Easter Events: Easter Celebration at Lake Junaluska

March 30 - 31 Lake Junaluska Easter Celebration Annual Lake Junaluska 5K & 10K runs will be taking place on Saturday. Come enjoy the beautiful grounds of Lake Junaluska while achieving your personal best. After the race, take your family to the Easter egg hunt. Once the kids have their baskets filled, they can participate in an egg painting contest and other fun Easter activities.

Sunday morning experience Easter Sunrise Service at beautiful Lake Junaluska.

The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.