Biking The Country Roads of Watauga With Ole Gade and Roni Ellis

Celebrate July 4th in Downtown Boone

Kids' and Teens' Climbing Adventure Camps

2009 Homes and Gardens Tour

America's Grandest: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games July 9-12

US 321 Construction Hours

Frugal Fun in the High Country

Penn Dameron Named Executive Director of Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation

June 16 Birthday Party at Grandfather Mountain's Animal Habitats
 
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.

Located between Winston-Salem and Boone on U.S. 421, the Yadkin Valley Wine Trail boasts 13 viable vineyards to wow travelers.   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.   READ MORE