February is often the snowiest month in the Blue Ridge mountains, making it a perfect time to visit the ski resort town of Banner Elk. Banner Elk has the distinction of being the only North Carolina town within five miles of two ski resorts. It is nestled between NC’s two...
Bière De Femme is a unique beer festival celebrating our 3rd year in North Carolina. This year’s event will be held at the Highland Brewing Company Event Center, boasting more than 35 incredible one-off beers made specifically for this festival by women beer professionals from each brewery. The Bière de...
Rutherford County North Carolina is an accessible destination to get to from about anywhere in the state, and even easier to fall in love with. A divers nest of communities in the foothills below Hendersonville & Asheville and West of Charlotte where outdoor activities, food, art, history, and festivals welcome...
The Town of Beech Mountain and the Beech Mountain Resort are gearing up for the 8th Annual Retro 80’s Ski Weekend. This year, the event, which is always the third weekend in February, is adding more options for families as well as for party animals. From Thursday February 21st through...
Brides looking to get married in the Blue Ridge Mountains can plan their dream weddings at the Say I Do to Hendersonville Bridal Show on Saturday, March 23. Hendersonville is a popular choice for destination weddings. There are 65 venues in Henderson County to accommodate weddings of all sizes and...
There will be a new place to explore the outdoors in Gaston County. Mountain Island Educational State Forest, the latest of seven educational state forests across North Carolina will showcase the benefits of forest management in action. It will be a wonderful spot to take your dog for a hike...
There is no better venue than a home. The second-best venue is a place that feels like home. Your friends, your family, complete strangers… digging their feet into lush carpet, being introduced to incredible wine, and cozying up like a family by the lake. Not everyone in Lake Norman has...
JOLO Winery & Vineyards, located in the Yadkin Valley town of Pilot Mountain, enters the new year on a roll after capturing five gold medals in various competitions in 2018. The most recent accolades came in November when the winery’s Crimson Creek earned the three highest honors at the 2018...
Waldensian heritage flows with wine (certainly not the worst historic trait to have). Centuries ago, in the Cottian Alps, west of Torino, Italy and the Western Piedmont of Italy, the Waldensians learned the craft of creating great wines. One reason that Historic Valdese was favored by Waldensian settlers is the...
There’s no tubing like snow tubing, and the Banner Elk area is home to four of the top places to tube in the North Carolina mountains. Those four options are: Sugar Mountain Resort, Beech Mountain Resort, Hawksnest Resort and Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing Park. All these tubing parks provide 100%...