Beech Mountain, N.C. is the highest town in Eastern America, with a peak elevation of 5,506 feet. A ski resort sits in the middle of the town and doubles as a downhill mountain bike park in the summer. Beech Mountain is home to the Land of Oz, a beloved theme...
Stokes County is the place to be in 2019 to celebrate the “Year of Music” in North Carolina. Come Hear NC is a promotional campaign of the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Arts Council designed to celebrate North Carolinians groundbreaking contributions to many...
On any given weekday, you’ll find parked cars lining Main Street in Lexington, people strolling the sidewalk with bags on their arms, and store doors swinging open and shut with customers going in and out. In an era of downtown revitalization, this small Piedmont town teems with activity. This time...
No more long road trips to drive up to the mountain for tubing with your friends or family - it is happening in Gaston County. Crowders Ridge outside Gastonia is your destination. A fast & dry custom-created tubing chute with 250-foot lanes replicate a snow tubing experience, but without freezing...
Whether or not you’re a lover of winter sports, the Town of Beech Mountain has something for you to love. Each year, Santa visits the 4 Seasons at Beech to find out what children would like for Christmas. This year, he’ll be there from 2-4 pm on Saturday, December 15th....
Enjoy the holiday’s pleasures a little too much? Stuffed to the gills from all those parties? Determined that this is the year to make a change for the better? Why not come out to Rural Hill and start 2019 off right with First Footin’ our annual walk and celebration of Hogmanay, or Scottish New Years?
The best part about turning 21, is that my mother, my sister, and I could text each other on a Friday and decide on a place to meet up, have a couple of drinks, and catch up on each other’s lives. Full disclosure, when I said “Friday,” I meant “Monday,...
Take a stroll through the heart of downtown, here you’ll discover lots of trendy boutiques and day spas tucked inside of historic buildings. Making a grand investment in its future and $15 million later, Goldsboro is beautifully revitalized. Now, it’s waiting to revive you! Let’s put it this way. Who...
Experience the hospitality and warmth of a Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas with Home for the Holidays in Hendersonville. This popular series of holiday events kicked off Thanksgiving weekend and continues through the New Year. Main Street shopkeepers festoon their storefronts with decorations, while a downtown skating rink is open from...
Outdoor adventures are just as FUN in the cooler winter temperatures of Stokes County. Locals say, “Winter is the best time for a relaxing, brisk hike to vistas of clear views for miles”. Take in the fresh mountain air of the Piedmont Region at Hanging Rock State Park
