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Monday, April 11, 2011

Blowing Rock and Boone Rentals for family reunions and Groups

Blue Ridge For Rent offers 40+ Luxury Blue Ridge Mountain Rentals with mountain views, pools, fireplaces, WIFI, hot tubs and all amenities for a perfect mountain vacation. Large or multiple units for Groups, Weddings, Church Retreats, Reunions. There are also PET FRIENDLY rentals available.

Let your family to relax in a $3 million dollar NC log cabin, or rent four adjacent luxury cabins for a Group Event of 50. Hold a weekend banquet or wedding at a local NC bed and breakfast or hotel through Blue Ridge For Rent, welcoming group rentals, wedding venues, church retreats, and NC family reunions with a selection of GROUP RENTALS!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival this week in Blowing Rock

April 13 - 17 Blowing Rock NC hosts the annual Blue Ridge Wine and Food Festival. The festival is five days of celebrating everything wine. Events include “Uncork” the Festival, the Grand Wine Tasting, Fire on the Rock Chef’s Challenge, Wine Seminars, Cooking Classes and Winemaker Dinners throughout the village at Blowing Rock’s best restaurants.

The festival features a “Meet and Greet” with food critics, authors and wineries. There is also a gallery stroll, art competition, Bartender’s Brawl and “Dig Into Local,” sponsored by the NC Department of Agriculture. The Grand Wine Tasting takes place on Saturday under the main tent and showcases a wide variety of wines from North Carolina and from around the world.

Schedule of events:

Wednesday, April 13, 2011:

Uncork the Festival - Australian food & wine!
Bartenders Brawl

Thursday, April 14, 2011:

Downtown activities and shopping

Cooking Classes
Wine Seminars
Wine Maker Dinners
Bartenders Brawl

Friday, April 15, 2011:

Downtown activities and shopping
Wine Seminars
Cooking Classes
Wine Maker Dinners
Meet & Greet with festival VIPs

Friday, cont'd:

Gallery Stroll Downtown
Chuckleball at the Hayes Center
Bartenders Brawl
Late Night music and entertainment around town

Saturday, April 16, 2011:

Downtown activities and shopping
Grand Wine Tasting in Downtown Blowing Rock
Fire on the Rock Chefs Challenge
Dig Into Local Food Show
Late Night music and entertainment around town
Murderous Vineyard- Interactive Mystery Theater

Sunday, April 17, 2011:

Fire on the Rock Finale
Champagne Brunches

Thursday, April 7, 2011

At Founders Bridge Festival in Bryson City

April 8 - 10 Bryson City NC hosts At Founder's Bridge Festival. The Festival celebrates the nation's most beloved footpath, the 2,179-mile Appalachian Trail. NOC hosted the special event including speakers sharing their trail experiences, live music, trail gear representatives, product giveaways and door prizes.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Great Smoky Mountain Luxury Fishing Cabin

Bryson City NC: Nantahala River Lodge is a unique riverfront cabin on the Nantahala River perfect for Fishermen. Enjoy 1400 feet of river frontage in the heart of the Smokies with easy access to local attractions. With 3 bedrooms and 3 baths the Nantahala Lodge is ideal for families or couples traveling together. This luxury one-of-a kind accommodation with world-class fishing includes upscale amenities, fireplace and sleeps 8.

The Nantahala River Lodge was lovingly constructed using

reclaimed wood from previous family cabins and a barn. Local stonemasons crafted native stone with artistry. The end result is a truly special place to make treasured mountain memories.

Picnic at the river's edge or relax in the river side hammock and marvel at the clear mountain water as it flows over ancient river stones. If you're looking for more adventurous activities, walk down the river trail to the Nantahala River launch site and experience Class II and III whitewater rafting.

And if you need something special, that can be arranged, too. Private fly-fishing instruction or Fly-fishing guide service is available as well as: Catering - full meals or just something special, Pantry stocking and Baby or pet sitters.

Get more Smoky Mountain cabin rentals and check availability HERE.

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.