Virtual Blue Ridge is excited to announce two new sections detailing activities along the Blue Ridge Parkway to its website.
Part of the allure to this region for many visitors is checking out the many wineries located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding areas, as well as participating in the various winery tours that many wineries currently offer.
We have included information about wine tasting techniques as well as descriptions for most of the varieties of wine that are currently out there for the public to enjoy.
Many wine trails offer complete flexibility to the visitor enabling you to go at your own pace and in whatever order you please, while other wine trails are more full service, providing transportation and even lodging options. Read more »
(Boone, NC) – Organizers of the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition today announced the winners of its 2009 competition.
The organizers, sponsors and supporters of the 6th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition would like to congratulate this year’s winning photographers. Entries to this year’s competition were from across the United States and for the first time included international submissions. Photographers of all levels from novices to professionals are represented among the 47 finalists on exhibition at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts through June 6, 2009. Read more »
Virtual Blue Ridge’s latest giveaway has started and we’re sure you are going to love this fun-filled package! Valued at over $870.00, this vacation giveaway includes: Read more »
This year’s judges have narrowed down the field from over 900 images to 47. Now judging is in the public’s hands for one of the most coveted photography awards in the Appalachian region – The People’s Choice.
The selected images from this year’s competition are currently on display at the Mezzanine Gallery in the Turchin Center of the Visual Arts. This year’s exhibition opens to the public on Friday, March 6 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. The gallery opening coincides with the launch of this year’s PCA which also opens March 6 at 7:00 pm. Read more »
Last week we got about 8 inches of snow in Boone and about 10 inches of snow at the house (just outside of Boone). It snowed last Sunday and Monday, then got bitterly cold.
The system came in from the southeast and met up with a cold front coming in from the northwest. If you live in North Carolina and the mid-atlantic region… you know this pattern are the real snow-dumpers.
Usually, it’s the kind of snow that packs real easy. Ya’ know, the kind that you can build snowforts and snowballs out of. Well, on Wednesday it was warming up a bit and the snow was packing REALLY well. It was about 50 degrees and I told my Office Goddesses (Tanna and Diana) that we should build a snowman. Read more »
