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Woolly Worm Woad Wace
47th Annual Roasting of the Hog
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Riverwalk Arts Festival
Avery County Chamber Fine Arts Festival
High Country Wine Event
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We really appreciate our artisans & visitors for making our Fine Arts & Masterdrafts Festival such a success this year! Thank you!

Before you make your reservation to stay in the High Country, see who's offering discounts:

1902 Turnpike House Bed & Breakfast is offering a 10 precent discount for a 2 night stay for the months of August, September and November. Step back to a quieter, gentler, and friendlier time at our 105 year old, fully restored country estate. Be sure to mention this website to receive the discount! Call 888-802-4487.

Sugar Mountain Resort, Inc. is offering a 25 percent discount off the room rate until November for anyone mentioning "trips on a tank of gas" and for visitors that book for the winter season before September 15th, a 5 percent room rate discount is offered. Call 800-784-2768.

Resort Real Estate & Rentals Sugar Mountain Resort Accommodations are offering a 20% Discount on rentals of 14 days or less til the end of October, no matter how you book. You can do it on internet (which doesn't show the discount, but we will make the adjustment before emailing the confirmaiton back to you) or by phone, or if you walk in. We're also booking for next summer. We'll let you go see units that are available or you can check them out online at http://www.staysugarmountain.com call 1-800-438-4555.

Dogwood Bed & Breakfast is offering a rate of $65 a night on Monday through Thursday & $70 a night for Friday through Sunday. After you've had enough of the crowds and congestion, come join us an sit a spell on our front porch. On a hill above the Blue Ridge Parkway with the Roan, Hump and Yellow Mountains in the distance, you can rest and listen to the birds sing, the butterfilis flutter by and watch the hummingbird races. Call 828-733-0102 or email at pmimi47@bellsouth.net

Archers Inn and Jackalope’s View want to let you know a few things going on. First, we still have room availability for this weekend (labor day weekend). We are also running a room rate special on rooms for September offering 25% off all rooms. and Jackalope’s View offers a prix fie menu Sunday through Thursday for seatings before 7:00. This is a three course meal priced at $25. Come enjoy the sunset and great food ! Call 828-898-9004 or see the website: http://www.archersinn.com/

Upcoming Events
Daily
8 to 5
Ben Long Fresco
Sloop Chapel at Crossnore School
"Suffer, the Little Children," wall-sized fresco by Ben Long tells the story of how Jesus received the children as the crowds surrounded him. Sloop Chapel is open to the public every day from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. No admission charged. For more information call 828-733-4305
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Crossnore School
Daily
September-May: 9am-5pm June-August: 9am-8pm
Mystery Hill
Defy gravity at Mystery Hill
Located on US Highway 321 between Boone & Blowing Rock
Experience the remarkable defiance of gravity, see a ball roll uphill, and be pulled from an upright position to an uncanny standing angle of nearly 45°. Mystery Hill is a family oriented "edutainment" center that offers fun for children ages 2 to 102. Open all year. For more information call 828-264-2792
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Mystery Hill
Weekly
Thursdays
Cranberry "Bingo"
Old Cranberry High School
Family fun - Consessions $25 for 10 - $ 50 games, 1 - $100 game, 1 - $500 game. Kids 12 & under $10 Call 828-733-5854
Daily
thru October 31st
Orchard at Altapass
On the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC
The Historic Orchard at Altapass begins its 100th season as an apple orchard perched atop the Blue Ridge Mountains! Call (888)765-9531.
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Orchard at Altapass
Saturday September 13th Grandfather Mountain Kidfest 10:00 am Guided hikes, games, storytellers, music and fun. Included with park admission. Call 800-468-7325 for details.
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Grandfather Mountain Kidfest
Saturday September 13th Civil War Markers Dedication 10:00 am Dedication of Civil War Markers and Banner House Heritage Day. Events start at 10 until 4. For details call 828-898-5605.