List of Trails, Events, Festivals, & Sights
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Whitewater Falls
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Popular Trails in Western North Carolina |
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Full List of Area Water Falls!
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Farms, Orchards, & Wineries of the High Country A sampling of providers located in the far northeast section of Western North Carolina Click here for more information on the Mountain High Country, which represents the upper northeast counties of western North Carolina.
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Appalachian Evergreens
Photo compliments https://www.appevergreens.com/ |
"Appalachian Evergreens ship genuine
Fraser Fir Wreaths and Table Top Trees made from fresh greenery available
from one of their tree farms located in the Appalachian Mountains of western
North Carolina. All their products are ship direct for your enjoyment
all season long. Western North Carolina High Country is the Christmas
tree capital of the U.S."
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North Carolina Christmas Tree Association
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"North Carolina has 1,600 growers
producing an estimated 50 million Fraser fir Christmas trees growing on
over 25,000 acres and Fraser Fir trees represent over 90% of all species
grown in North Carolina. The
North Carolina Christmas Tree Industry is ranked second in the nation
in number of trees harvested and first in the nation in terms of dollars
made per tree.
The North Carolina Fraser fir has been judged the Nation's best through a contest sponsored by the National Christmas Tree Association and chosen for the official White House Christmas tree nine times (more than any other species)....1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, and 2005. It is the most popular Christmas tree in North America and is shipped into every state in the U.S. as well as the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, Japan and other points all over the world."
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Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Photo compliments Mountain Times.com |
"Located in the Daniel Boone Park, adjacent to the Horn in the West and easily accessible from all incoming highways, this beautifully landscaped garden is home to a rare collection of North Carolina native plants; many are marked for easy identification and serve as material for education and conservation of the native plants that are fast becoming extinct. The garden also hosts a few non-native species, but mountain plants are the concentration.Throughout the gardens, plants and trees are marked with plates for easy identification. Highlights of the Garden include the native stone gatehouse, surrounded by iron gates forged by Daniel Boone IV, old black heart mountain cherry, a bog garden, ferns, a rhododendron thicket and the historical Squire Boone cabin."
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Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery
Photo compliments Shady Grove Gardens |
" 'We Grow our Own' - We have a excellent selection, Oriental Lilies, Astilbe, Salvia, Hardy Geranium, Shasta Daisies, Ironweed, Sedum, Many Ground covers, Hydrangea, Lilac, Hosta, Hypericum, 80 varieties of Daylilies, New England Asters, Dianthus, Sedum & Sundrops, Monkshood, Filenpendula, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Viburnum, Garden Phlox, Baptisia, Creeping Phlox Japanese Iris, Obedient Plant, Native: Ginger, Honeysuckle, Bee Balm, Perennial Sunflowers, Purple Coneflower, Woodland Phlox and Helenium. 'Fresh Mountain Grown Cutflowers' - Offering a huge variety of bright colorful wildflowers. Available only from Shady Grove Gardens and Nursery, these flowers are locally grown using sustainable organic methods. Extremely fresh, cut to order, flowers last at least 1 week. Mixed bucketfuls are sold for $40. Specific varieties are available to florist and individuals alike. Call for changing availability, flowers are seasonal June through October. Garden fresh Wedding flowers."
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Sugar Plum Farms
Photo compliments of Sugar Plum Farms |
" 'Choose & Cut' - Discover Sugar Plum Farms. You will find it to be the choose and cut tree farm that you have been looking for. We are located off highway 19-E near Plumtree, North Carolina. We are 12 miles North of Spruce Pine and 12 miles South of Elk Park. We are 2 miles off highway 19-E on Isaacs Branch Road, on top of Little Elk Mountain in beautiful Avery County, North Carolina. We have signs on highway 19-E to show you the way to our farm. Come and bring the whole family and stay awhile. We have all sizes of North Carolina Fraser fir trees to choose from. We furnish the saw to cut your tree or we will cut it for you and we will bail the tree. We will load and tie down your tree to insure a safe trip home for you and your tree. Wreaths, garland, and other greenery items are available."
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Thistle Meadow Winery
Compliments Thistle Meadow Winery |
"Located
in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Thistle Meadow Winery offers
individualized tours of our family-owned winery. Our tours include tastings
of wines made from grapes grown around the world. We create a wide variety of
red, white, and blush wines, ranging in taste from sweet to dry.Our wines are hand-crafted
in small batches to ensure the highest quality. Two of our wines - Pinot
Grigio and Bergamais - took home Gold Medals from the Mid-Atlantic Southeastern
Wine Competition, held at the Dixie Classic Fair in October 2004. Our
Vieux Chateau du Roi took a Silver Medal in a similar competition in
2003."
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Orchard at Altapass \ Source: Orchard Of Altapass |
'Featured in National Geographic'"The Orchard at Altapass is an Appalachian cultural and historical center celebrating the people, music, art, and natural beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Over 100 years old, the Orchard sits right on the Blue Ridge Parkway providing some of the most amazing scenery in North Carolina. Our Talented Staff serve up mountain grown apple products, authentic mountain music, local mountain arts, jams, jellies, sauces, sweets, gifts, and more. And don't forget apples! Come pick your own, or take home a bag we hand-picked from our own trees! Large tour groups and small groups alike are invited to take a hayride and gaze out at the picture-perfect views while listening to the stories that have shaped our area for centuries." - Source: Orchard Of Altapass Historial Center |
Windy Gap Vineyards
Compliments Windy Gap Vineyards |
"Our
vineyards are divided into two distinct plots. The first plot, adjacent
to Highway 421, was the old Redding family home place, inherited from
Sandra’s mother. This land had lain fallow for close to 30 years
and, as a result, is very fertile. The soil is classified as clay/loam
and the gently sloping aspect of this vineyard gives us good drainage.
During periods of drought (2001, 2002) the clay component of the soil
holds enough water to enable the vines to produce a crop and survive.
During normal years, the mineral content of the soil and the aspect allows
excess water to flow away.
Our second vineyard plot, where the winery is located, was acquired from another Redding family member in 1999. This plot was used solely for harvesting hay for all of recent memory. It is, therefore, considered much less fertile but still shares the drainage aspect of the first vineyard plot."
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Shopping links are available at Blue Ridge Vacations. You can visit this or other sites when planning a vacation to the High Country of Western North Carolina |
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Lodging Accommodations Across Western North Carolina
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