May 22, 2013
Day-long event to celebrate park’s one-year anniversary
ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. - The public is invited to attend RockyFest on Saturday, May 25 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area (Rocky Face Park) to celebrate the park’s one-year anniversary. …
May 21, 2013
LAKE TOXAWAY , N.C. - The summer of 2013 marks the 100 th anniversary of an incredible event in the history of Lake Toxaway: socialite Lucy Camp Armstrong lived in a tent for an entire summer in order to build a home that today is The Greystone Inn.
Lucy and her husband, George Arms…
May 17, 2013
GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Grandfather Mountain is excited to announce the return of the Grandfather Mountain Campout this summer. The Campout, July 26-28, is a weekend-long event hosted by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.
During the campout, guests will spend up to …
May 17, 2013
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - As part of this year’s 31 Day Salute , Fayetteville/Cumberland County will be hosting several events throughout Memorial Day weekend as they approach the conclusion of May.
Kicking things off on Friday, May 24 are two arts-focused celebrations, Fayetteville…
May 17, 2013
A Time To Remember
FONTANA VILLAGE RESORT, FONTANA DAM, N.C. - Fontana Village Resort will be welcoming the summer guests with its annual Memorial Weekend Party in and around the Village as well as at the Fontana Marina on May 24 th -27 th , 2013. Get ready for li…
May 17, 2013
A LARGER THAN LIFE TRAIN FOR THE RIDE OF THEIR LIFE
Thomas The Tank Engine® Pulls Into Tweetsie Railroad For Family Favorite Day Out With Thomas®: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013
Blowing Rock, N.C. - Bring your preschoolers to take the ride …
May 17, 2013
Kids admitted free Memorial Day through Labor Day
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Sixty-six percent of families say ‘togetherness’ is the essential element for a memorable family vacation (PGAV Destinations study, “The Art of the Family Vacation,” 2012). Addressing the ne…
May 16, 2013
DURHAM, N.C. - Durham continues its meteoric ascension as a food destination of note - and the list of reasons continues to grow. Named as the Tastiest Town in the South by Southern Living Magazine , Durham is now getting another food luminary to put roots in the ground here.
Ed M…
May 14, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most significant documents in United States history. President Abraham Lincoln issued the document on Sept. 22, 1862, after the Union victory at Antietam (also called the Battle of Sharpsburg).
Signed by Pres…
May 10, 2013
BLOWING ROCK, N.C. – North Carolina’s Prettiest Small Town is a great place to visit between May and October, with cool, crisp nights and warm days a temperature staple. Adding to the attraction of a walkable downtown, great restaurants and shops, and gorgeous surroundings, B…
