Monday, May 31, 2010

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Beech Mountain Vacation Rental with View

A BIT OF HEAVEN   3 Bedroom, 2 Bath  mountain view vacation rental 1/2 mile from Ski Beech and all Beech Mountain activities. Game room with pool table, fireplace, fully equipped kitchen. Use of Beech Mountain Club facilities (pool, golf, tennis) in season. $100-$200 night, $650-$1200 week - this rate includes ALL fees and taxes.

Get a link for this vacation rental and other Beech Mountain vacation rentals HERE

Beech Mountain Summer Guided Hikes

June 1, Fred's General Mercantile Parking Lot, 15 Minutes prior to the Hiking time, Beech Mountain North Carolina. Experience the beauty and fun of  hiking on Beech Mountain  Weather permitting. Experienced guides will explain the flora and fauna of the various seasons. There are 23 miles of maintained trails. Call the Chamber of Commerce to receive a map and for appropriate clothing.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Saturday Schedule for the Heritage Festival in Bryson City

BRYSON CITY North Carolina.  Heritage Festival  Two day festival features local musicians offering old-time gospel, classic country and bluegrass, a highlands pipe and drum corps and high energy "newgrass". Family activities, crafts and food will also be included. Check out today's Schedule:

10:00 - 11:00 am
VFW
11:00 - 11:30 am
Eddie Swimmer, Indian Hoop Dancing
11:30 - Noon
Swain High Ensemble
Noon - 12:30 pm
Cullowhee Cloggers
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Break
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Fiddling Dills
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Log Sawing Contest & Sack Races
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Southern Appalachian Cloggers
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Tyler Carson Band
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Southern Appalachian Cloggers
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Curtis Blackwell Bluegrass Band

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend Availability for Mountain Cabins

YES! There is still availability for Memorials Day weekend in a variety of cabins and vacation rentals in the Western North Carolina Mountains:

Rivendell Cabins   (3 Cabins) Mountain views, hot tubs, fireplaces, DLS, dishwasher, washer/dryer, central heat/ac, satellite TV, phone, VCR & movies, porch with seating, full kitchens, linens, everything included- just bring your clothes & food. $100-$130 nt, $475-$675 week.


LUXURY LAKEFRONT COTTAGES   4 Luxury lakefront Cottages. Private docks, canoe, awesome lake to mountain views. 3-6BD, 2-5BA, luxurious bedding & linens, fireplace, rustic elegance decor, lakeside hammock, WIFI. 185-$425nt, $1100-$7000wk

ALPINE ESCAPE    AC, jacuzzi in master, 2 king bds, porch/hammock, 2 lg decks, gas grill. Linens, stocked kit, WIFI. Fam-friendly:high chair, monitor, BOB SUS jogger, stairs gates, toys, DVDs. Rec rm +BD, Bath,TV, foosball, PET FRIENDLY. $250-$350nt, $1300-$2000wk

Blue Ridge for Rent   (90+) Luxury Blueridge Mountains Rentals with mountain views, pools, fireplaces, WIFI, hot tubs & all amenities. Large or multiple units for Groups, Weddings, Church Retreats, Reunions. PET FRIENDLY. $99-$1000 nt, $250-$5000 wk


A BIT OF HEAVEN   3 BD, 2 BA mountain view vacation rental 1/2 mile from Ski Beech. Game room with pool table, fireplace, fully equipped kitchen. Use of Beech Mountain Club facilities (pool, golf, tennis) in season. $100-$200 night, $650-$1200 week - this rate includes ALL fees and taxes


MOUNT MITCHELL VACATION RENTALS Hemlock Chalet, 12th Tee Lodge - Mountain views and river views. 3-4 BD, 1-3 BA. WIFI and fireplaces. Fully-equipped kitchen, gas grill, linens, Cable TV, PET FRIENDLY, riverfront, mountain view or on the golf course. $850 - $1050 TOTAL cost.

DANCING STONES LOG CABIN (1) 1800s restored mountain view log cabin with gas fireplace, AC, waterfall fountain, plenty of rocking chairs, cable TV/ DVD, full kitchen with microwave & coffee pot. Sleeping loft with 1 full-sized bed. Located on the Cherokee Indian Reservation near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.$75 nt, $450wk


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Franklin Cabins with Mountain View


Rivendell Cabins  Franklin North Carolina. (3 Cabins) Mountain views, hot tubs, fireplaces, DLS, dishwasher, washer/dryer, central heat/ac, satellite TV, phone, VCR & movies, porch with seating, full kitchens, linens, everything included- just bring your clothes & food. $100-$130 night, $475-$675 week.  Read our Blog

Get a link for this cabin and other Franklin NC rentals HERE

Memorial Day Weekend Event: Branson on the Road in Franklin

May 29, 2:30PM, 7:30 PM, Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts,  1024 Georgia Road in Franklin North Carolina. What do you get when you bring together a fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, upright slap bass, rhinestone costumes, hilarious comedy and great classic country, bluegrass, rockabilly and gospel music...Branson On The Road! Branson On The Road has over 20 years of experience of performing at the top theatres.  Ticket Prices: $10 - Buy Tickets

Monday, May 24, 2010

Theatre in Highlands

Highlands Playhouse. Located in the hear of downtown Highlands, NC. the Highlands Playhouse is "the" place for entertainment. The Playhouse hires professionals, theatre students from select colleges that are the top in their class, and even some “locals” for spice. The Playhouse's reputation continues to grow. It is listed each year in the New York Times. In 1995 a major national magazine rated it among the top ten summer theatres in the country.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Village Square Art & Craft Show in Highlands

May 30, 10AM - 5PM, Highlands Civic Center & Recreation Park, Highlands North Carolina. The show features some of the most talented regional artisans around selling fine art, folk art, jewelry, rustic furniture and birdhouses, pottery, fabric art and clothing, baskets and more.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Mountain Cabins and Lakeside Cottages in Highlands

HIGHLANDS RENTALS  Highlands North Carolina. Choose from 4 mountain cabins or lakeside cottages: Cozy Stone’s Throw Log Cabin less than ½ mile to Highlands; or a quaint mountain Lakeview Cottage with beautiful view of Lake Sequoyah; or a contemporary Mountain View Cabin tucked in the woods with 10 acres; or a rustic PET FRIENDLY mountain cabin. Picture  tours, seasonal prices & availability calendars on our website.   $95 and up per night, $695 and up per week

Wine Festival in Highlands

May 21-22  HIGHLANDS  North Carolina.  2010 Collective Spirits Wine Festival   Benefit for The Bascom, A Center for the Visual Arts. private wine dinners, grand wine tastings featuring both value wines and rare bottles, a gala dinner, live and silent auctions, a culinary sampling by local chefs, and symposiums conducted by leading wine specialists

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Smoky Mountain Cabins offer 40 Acres and Trout Stream

THE CABINS AT LONG BRANCH, Andrews North Carolina. 40 acres of private mountain wilderness with trout stream, secluded but close to activities. Two 2 bd cabins, Full kitchen, fireplace, central H&A, handcrafted furnishings, wood floors, deck with rockers, grill, motorcycle accessible. $150 night, $750 week.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Vote for Asheville

Now through the end of American Craft Beer Week on May 23 you can help make Asheville North Carolina the sole winner of the title, Favorite Beer City USA. Last year's vote ended in a statistical tie between Asheville and Portland Oregon. BeerCity USA 2010 is a chance for local beer communities to express their enthusiasm and support for their local breweries and local better beer bars, restaurants, stores and distributors. Most of us now understand the value of buying local for food. Shouldn't it be the same for beer?  VOTE NOW

Asheville currently offers 10 microbreweries,  a rocking beer tour, a world-renowned specialty beer store and five annual beer festivals. Need more? Check out the complete scoop on Asheville’s beer scene.