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Eat Local: BOONE SWEET FROG, Boone
What’s the most hoppin’ place in town? Why, Boone Sweet Frog, of course! Opened up just in time to relieve us of this interminable heat wave- and get us through the cooler times too- Boone Sweet Frog...
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Stop for a Snack- REVIVE! JAVA, JUICE, AND GELATO Blowing Rock NC
Who doesn’t love a cool, refreshing sweet treat on a hot summer day while exploring downtown Blowing Rock? And where’s the best place to get it? The coolest new store in Blowing Rock’s historic Martin...
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Tips for Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
One of America’s greatest national treasures, the ribbon of road known as the Blue Ridge Parkway, meanders through this region. We in the High Country are lucky in that over 60 miles of it runs through...
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Shopping Finds- BLOWING ROCK PRODUCE & PROVISIONS, Blowing Rock
Local is fresher, and fresher is better. For those craving that inimitable fresh taste from local produce, look no further than Blowing Rock Produce & Provisions, where their mission is to be the...
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Eat Local: HILLTOP DRIVE-IN, Boone
Perched on a hill on Highway 421 just outside of downtown Boone sits a restaurant that has served patrons since 1958. In the 45 years of its operation, many changes have occurred in the High Country...
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Eat (& Drink) Local: APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERY, Boone
Boone always has something exciting brewing, and never has that been truer than since Valentine’s Day 2013, when the High Country’s first craft microbrewery, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, opened its...
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Eat Local: SOUTHERN COMFORTS, Blowing Rock
Longtime visitors and natives of Blowing Rock have been mourning the loss of landmark restaurant Knight’s On Main, which served its last meal earlier this spring. In its place, opened on June 1, is now...
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Attractions: ASHE COUNTY CHEESE, West Jefferson
Most people think of the nursery rhyme about Little Miss Muppet when they heard the term “curds”, but folks in the know in the High Country think immediately of deliciously salty, squeaky bits of...
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Regional History & Attractions: WHIPPORWILL VILLAGE, Ferguson
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dooley Poor boy, you’re bound to die The chorus to The Ballad of Tom Dooley, an Appalachian “sweetheart-murder”...
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Daytrips & Regional History- OLD SALEM, Winston-Salem
The beautiful state of North Carolina has been settled by many peoples from Europe over the past 425+ years. Not the least of these were the Moravians, who found their way to central North Carolina in...
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Eat Local: J&J’s HAWAIIAN ICE, Boone
Want to beat the muggy summer heat in a delicious way? Look no further than J&J’s Hawaiian Ice truck parked near Walmart in Boone! The ices are as beautiful to look at as they are to eat! Continue...
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