Peregrine Falcons Raising Chicks at Grandfather Mountain

Hiking and Camping in Linville Gorge

Day Trips in the High Country

Boone Is Named One of Four North American Adventure Destinations

Continue Your Exercise Routine in Good Form at Local Fitness Outlets

The Lodge Look - Search for Log Cabin Accommodations Here

Willis Breaks Grizzly Record

Rains Clouds Subside for Another Successful Bear Run

Highland Games Afford a Chance to Taste Haggis
 
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