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Parkway MP 216.9 to 337
Mount Airy • Wilkesboro • Boone • Valle Crucis • Banner Elk • Beech Mountain • Blowing Rock •
Linville • Little Switzerland
Winding mountain roads lead to the charming High Country villages
of Blowing Rock and Valle Crucis. Skiers and snowboarders know the
way to this winter recreation wonderland and its towering peaks by
heart.
High Country North
Carolina yields its
many secrets with
each bend of its
winding roads.
Linn Cove
Viaduct, the last section of the
Blue Ridge Parkway to be completed,
is a soaring drive to the sky
near Grandfather Mountain,
where nature is preserved and fun
is limitless. Small town fascinations
are many here. Magnificent church
frescoes are found in Glendale
Springs. Valle Crucis is home to
Mast General
Store and oldfashioned
shopping
fun. Television
fans flock to
Mount Airy, Andy
Griffith' s birthplace.
Beech Mountain and its resort
community offer winter sports as
well as warm weather activities.
The arts reign supreme in the village
of Blowing Rock. Music, outdoor
drama and traditional crafts
spin the story of this rugged area
all along the way.
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| SPRING / SUMMER |
Art in the Park
May 17, June 14, July 19, August 16, September 13, October 4. Blowing Rock. Juried arts and crafts. (828) 295-7851.

Rhododendron
Festival
June 21-22. Bakersville. Street dancing,
crafts, cars, fishing.
(800) 227-3912.

Grandfather Mountain Highland
Games
July 10-13. Linville. Scottish dance, music, athletics.
(828) 733-1333. |
| FALL |
Mountain Heritage Festival
September 27. Sparta. Celebration of craft and music. (800) 372-5473.

Valle
Country Fair
Autumn at Oz Party
October 4-5. Beech Mountain. Meet the characters from Oz.
(800) 468-5506. (828) 387-9283.

October 18. Valle Crucis. Crafts,
apple butter, entertainment.
(828) 963-4609, (828) 898-5605.

Woolly Worm Festival
October 18-19. Banner Elk. Crafts, food, entertainment and woolly worm races. (828) 898-5605.
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