Road closure schedules

Grandfather Mountain Top Shop Demolition Begins

ASU Tabbed As One of Nation's Top Athletics Departments

Trout fishing season opens

Eco-tourism Blossoms During Spring in the High Country

Hiking and Camping in Linville Gorge

Grandfather's Naturalist Program

Appalachian State University Announces 2007-08 Performing Arts Series

The Lodge Look - Search for Log Cabin Accommodations Here
 
High Country Back Roads

High Country Choose and Cut Festival

 Wine Trails Win the Hearts of Visitors to Northwestern NC
For over a century, North Carolina has been the home of vineyards, particularly in the eastern portion of the state where Scuppernong and Muscadine wines were first cultivated. Now, the northwestern portion of the state is the location of successful attempts to cultivate European and Californian types of grapevines, particularly in the Yadkin Valley.   READ MORE

 Boone Is Named One of Four North American Adventure Destinations
  In 2005, Boone was recognized by travel journalists as the ultimate outdoor adventure destination in the Southeast, even in North America.

Along with Durango, Colorado, Bend, Oregon and North Vancouver, British Columbia, Boone, North Carolina was selected as one of four multi-sport vacation destinations in North America, featured in an article in the May 2005 issue of Adventure Sports Magazine.   READ MORE