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Downtown Hendersonville Welcomes Colorful Characters To Main Street

Some of downtown Hendersonville’s most beloved residents return this spring. Twenty colorful bear statues take their places along Main Street for the annual Bearfootin’ Art Walk & Auction. The bears start as blank, white forms, […]

Must-Stop Spots Along The South Fork River Blueway

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Not as well known and heavily traveled as the Catawba River, the South Fork River is an under-the-radar destination that you’ll want to keep all to yourself. Paddling the narrow South Fork River Blueway from […]

Pedal Mountainous Terrain And Zip Through Tree Tops In Stokes

The Destination Magazine

Beat the heat this summer, feel the mountain breeze rushes past you on a zip line or mountain bike adventure in the great outdoors of Stokes County, North Carolina. Take to Hanging Rock State Park […]

Blueways To Bluegrass, Splash Into The Dan River In Stokes

The Destination Magazine

With summer weather on the horizon, now is the perfect time to plan your escape to the mountains and waterways of Stokes County, NC! […]

Get Wet in Nature’s Playground

The Destination Magazine

The water doesn’t get any cleaner than crystal clear mountain streams whose source is a federally protected wilderness area. No development of any kind is allowed in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area near Morganton in […]

6 Weekend Adventures For The Whole Family In Gaston County

The Destination Magazine

Located just west of Charlotte, Gaston County offers families plenty of options for a weekend getaway. With museums, parks, nature trails, and some of the region’s best hiking, mountain biking, and paddling, it’s easy to […]

Destination: Valdese

The Destination Magazine

The Town of Valdese will kick off their 2019 Family Friday Nights summer concert series on May 24, 2019 at 7pm in the downtown Valdese parking lot. The summer concert series is free for everyone, […]

Transform Your Landscape With Hendersonville’s Garden Jubilee

The Destination Magazine

Whether you’re looking to grow your own vegetables, add an outdoor living space to your backyard or bring color into your landscape, Garden Jubilee is the place to be this Memorial Day weekend. Now in […]

Cheers To The Carolina Craft Beverage Trail Passport

The Destination Magazine

Enjoy yourself, reward yourself. The Carolina Craft Beverage Trail is a reward program to nudge you to get off the well worn path and experience boutique craft beverage destinations across the State of North Carolina.
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Hendersonville celebrates the spring season and the hope for a bountiful harvest with the second annual Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend

Celebrate Hendersonville’s Finest At Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend

The Destination Magazine

As the apple trees begin to bloom, Hendersonville celebrates the spring season and the hope for a bountiful harvest with the second annual Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend, April 25-28. The four-day event showcases local […]

Gaston is the perfect setting for embracing the brewpub culture

An Insider’s Guide To The Craft Brewing Scene In Gaston County

The Destination Magazine

The craft beer explosion that started in Asheville and Charlotte has finally made its way across the Catawba River into Gaston County. With an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the area, Gaston is the […]

See You At The Hawg

The Destination Magazine

The Hawg in the Holler Music Festival, inspired by Tim Cifers, is kicking off its 5th year celebrating music, family fun and local charity efforts. Featured bands for the day include (in this order): Brooke […]

Listen to the natural flow of the Dan River from the back deck of the Green Heron Ale House in Stokes County during #NCBeerMonth.

Stoked About Springtime

The Destination Magazine

Listen to the natural flow of the Dan River from the back deck of the Green Heron Ale House in Stokes County during #NCBeerMonth. Located in Danbury, the heart of the county, you can experience […]

Come For The Food And The Beer At Tobacco Wood

The Destination Magazine

We often take a drive to the unknown and wind up somewhere fantastic. It’s what we do! This time was a great surprise. Not only did we find an incredible brewery but we found awesome […]

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform at the Atlantic City Airshow

Pigs, Pickles And Planes This April In Goldsboro

The Destination Magazine

This April, get to Goldsboro where the month kicks off with Pig In The Park on April 5-6th in historical Waynesborough Village, where twenty cook teams will face off in a whole hog BBQ contest, […]