"All the News of Lake Lure and Western NC " for APRIL 2008
 
 
In This Issue:
This is the month of NEW BEGINNINGS!
Find all of April's Happenings All in One Place!
Shop Locally! Buy American Made!
Of Special Note this Month! Be sure to "SAVE THE DATE!"
Help to Build the Bill's Creek Picnic Pavilion !
How can WE be" GREENER AND BLUER???"
Work Wanted! Add your Needs!
So " WHERE'S THE MUSIC?"
Our Groups. New Links!
Facts, Myths, and Tales of our Area!
Be a Part of Our Community!
The "Go Blue Card " is now available to Our Area's Attractions!
Newly Discovered Mountains Treasures!
There is Strength and Joy in " Community"!
Contact Info


This is the month of NEW BEGINNINGS!


This is the month of NEW BEGINNINGS!      rainbow   

Lake Lure   Butterfly   


The social and civic groups are once again beginning again in our beautiful mountain home. The boats are beginning to return to the Lake, the birds have come back to our area and the flowers are all in bloom!

Even more importantly, the great people of our area are once again beginning some great civic,  social, and environmental activities. Our groups are once again meeting regularly to assist wherever they find a need.

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Do join in on our communities yearly renewal by becoming involved with your neighbor! 

Friends

Do save this Newsletter so you can refer back to it through the month as it is PACKED with all the news happening in our area!

We have added some great features, pictures, links and information as you will see below!


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We personally thank the many individuals who send in articles, stories, and information each month!.

This is a true community effort
so do let us know what you know!

Have a beautiful April friends!

We are truly blessed to live in the greatest area of the nation with the best neighbors!

namaste,

Russ Meade

CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR HOME PAGE 

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Find all of April's Happenings All in One Place!

There is no need to search for what's happening this month!

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One of the constant complaints we all hear is that we simply do not know what is happening in our area!

Now a simple click below will bring you to hundreds of daily events for this month!

They are listed by day and hyber linked to the information !

Do click below as you will easily find what's happening in April!                     

~A special thanks to Jimi Moore as she has developed for our Newsletter this first truly comprehensive Calendar for our area!~


CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN APRIL!


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Shop Locally! Buy American Made!

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One of the main purposes of our Newsletter is to encourage all to SHOP locally!

The small stores, unique businesses, and Mom and Pops need us all to keep " the Big Box" stores away from our community! 

Let's support our town businesses!

Come see and use these Mountain Treasures! 

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Home Place Wall Paper and Window Fashions:: Experience the possibilities! Come visit us in Lake Lure today. We're your one-stop source for custom window coverings and more. See our Advertisement

The Peaks at Lake Lure: NOW is the time to buy in our area! Come see our local professionals! We will show you your DREAM HOME! See our Advertisement

The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa
: A True Mountain Treasure! Do drop in at anytime to see  one of the most historic treasures of all of Western NC! See their Advertisement for further information.

The Esmeralda
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Once again this historic treasure is open for all. If you have not stopped in yet, please do! Check our Advertisement for additional information.

Fairfield Mountains Realty- Come see your neighbors for all your housing needs in our beautiful mountain home. See their advertisement for additional information.

The Gallery- Located in historic downtown Rutherfordton! Do come see this unique shop. You will be amazed by the crafts and art you will find right here in our home town! See their Advertisement.

Lake Lure Salon and Spa- Do see this beautiful new addition to our area! You will be amazed by the professional services now being rendered in our area! Please do call Missy Meade Gates or Cindy Balk for all your Hair Styling Needs. See their advertisement for additional information.

The Jade Turtle Acupuncture Clinic : Experience pain relief, better health and true relaxation! Located in beautiful Lake Lure. Do try some of our great treatments today! See our Advertisement.

Tatanka- Buffalo Cliffs and Buffalo Cove in Lake Lure: We feature home sites from residential lot sizes to estate and compound sized properties. Do join us and your neighbors at our Open  House on April 26th! For more information please see our advertisement.

The Back Door Restaurant and Lounge: Come to" THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN" for the best food and music our area has to offer.See our Advertisement

The Tiki Bar and Grill at the Geneva Riverside: Come visit us down on the River. Now open all year long! See our Advertisement

 

Of Special Note this Month! Be sure to "SAVE THE DATE!"

FOOTHILLS ANTIQUE & ARTISAN SHOW - APRIL 18-20, 2008
 
A weekend filled with quality antiques and exquisite artwork from regional antique dealers and artisans.  There will be inside and outside booths located at the historic Spindale House in Spindale, NC along with a variety of musical entertainment, good food and a mini "Roadshow" on Saturday.  So bring those treasures and find out what they are really worth!  Friday, April 18th - 4-8 p.m., Saturday, April 19th - 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 20th - Noon - 4 p.m.  For more information about the show or a vendor application, please call 828/286-3466 or visit www.townofspindalenc.com.


SIGN UP TODAY TO GET ON YOUR  DRAGON BOAT!

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The “dragons” have arrived and are awaiting twenty-eight registered teams (300+ paddlers) to breathe life into them on the waters of the Rocky Broad River at the Lake Lure town park (behind the visitors center) on May 10th. 

The races and Asian/American Cultural Entertainment and Food Festival will run from 9:00am to 6:00pm.   

Entertainment includes:  bluegrass band, clogging, square dancing, gospel singing, lion dancing, sword dancing, Kung Fu forms, Tai Chi forms, 150 foot long dragon, Marcie the Balloon Fairy, kids’ inflatable playground.  Admission and parking is free.Food vendors include:  award-winning BBQ, Chinese favorites, hamburgers, hot dogs, beverages, ice cream.

Want to paddle on a team? 
Call Diane now at 625-1427. call 828-980-8838 for all details and questions.

Come out and support your neighbors as they paddle for five children’s programs and charities in our region.Presenting Sponsors are:  Pinnacle Sotheby’s Realty, Int’l., Timken Co.,Camp Lurecrest, and the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce

Let's make this the best event yet in our area!

Sign up today:: http://www.lureofthedragons.org/


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JOIN THE TRYON FINE ARTS CENTER!

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We are a nonprofit organization supporting broad participation in the visual and performing arts. We foster growing and evolving relationships between organizations engaged in or supporting the arts. The Tryon Fine Arts Center strives to provide a stimulating environment where creativity can flourish. We provide opportunities and facilities for the entire Carolina Foothills community in order to advance experience and participation in the arts, including music, drama, film and other cultural endeavors.

 http://www.tryonarts.org/


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Join  the Discussion of our Area!

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Pat Pepple moderates this very informative Discussion Group for our area. She makes sure that all posts are proper and that full names are disclosed. This gourp is very positive and a fast way to learn about our area or to post a question about something. The site is called Rumbling Bald but is open to all in our area with an interest in getting local news.


 Do sign up  and request membership by clicking here!

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Save the Date: April 4th-SHRIMP AND GRITS EVENT by SHEPHERD'S CARE

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Where: Camp Lurecrest, Time: 5 to 7 PM, Date: April 4th. 

  • Tickets are $10 for Adults, $5. for children (children under 5 eat free).
  • Purchase tickets at Shepherd's Care .
  • For more information please call Nancy Wait at 625-1848, Mary Ann Ransom at 625-8338, or the Thrift Store at 625-4683

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Save the Date-Pancake Breakfast for Pat Whiteside
 -April 6 

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When: Sunday, April 6 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Fairfield Mountains Fire Dept. Donations accepted to help Pat defray costs of her medical expenses. Pat is a major part of our community so let's all come out!

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Send Jeanie Some Love and Hope Today

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For those who do not know Jeanie Noble, she is one of our areas best and most untiring supporters.

Her activities in our town are know by one and all and our town has benefited greatly from her unselfish service. No other person has worked so hard and long to build the great community that we have as Jeanie.

 A  Caring Bridge site has been set up for us all to view her progress.

Every month, over 1 million people use CaringBridge to stay connected during a hospitalization, cancer treatment, surgery and recovery, a significant accident or injury, a premature birth, while waiting for a transplant, or while caring for an elderly parent. These families share information and receive love and support for a wide array of medical conditions. 

Send Jeanie some love today: 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeaninenoble

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Save the Day! - Saturday, June 28-A RIDE FOR HOUSING!

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Rutherford County cyclists are once again joining forces with Rutherford Housing Partnership to provide both a challenge for cyclists and funds to help the local nonprofit provide urgent repairs to homes.

Gears & Gables is a one-day 125-mile ride around Rutherford County that is expected to attract 50 regional cyclists Saturday, June 28.  This will be an invitation-only ride, but RHP hopes the event will become an annual event that will attract hundreds.Between now and the event, RHP will be seeking sponsors and volunteers.  Sponsors will be featured on riders’ t-shirts, on signage along the 125-mile route, on the RHP web site and in event advertising.  Sponsors will also be invited to eat dinner at First Baptist as riders return from the ride.

Volunteers are needed to help set up the route, to mark the roads, and to man rest stops along the way, Herrick added.

For questions, contact Alan Herrick at (828) 429-0739 or email: roccycling@yahoo.comor   Nell Bovender, RHP executive director, at (828) 248-3431 or email: nbovender@bellsouth.net.

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Save the Date: Volunteer Work Day at Bat Cave Preserve-May 6th

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When: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Where: Bat Cave Preserve,Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, Details: Help maintain trails at the Conservancy's Bat Cave Preserve. The work is strenuous to moderate. We'll take a break for lunch and to enjoy the spring wildflowers. You must register for this workday. Directions for the meeting point will be provided upon registration.Please bring:

  • lunch and water
  • sturdy work gloves and work boots
  • raingear if appropriate

To volunteer, contact: Mountains Project Office at (828) 350-1431 or email Mtns_volunteers@tnc.org.

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Save the Date: May 3rd-MAY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN RUTHERFORDTON!


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Featuring our 5th annual STORYFEST and 9th annual Rutherfordton's Rides Classic Car Showto be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 10 to 5 p.m. in historic downtown Rutherfordton. 

 

STORYFEST has professional Storyteller John Fowler weaving a traditional blend of old-fashion story-telling with old-time music much like his forefathers of the Southern Appalachian Mountain region.    STORYFEST includes area school children sharing their magical tales in the KIDS 4 KIDS Storyteller Showcaseas well.   Gold is the theme for STORYFEST with children having the opportunity to pan for gems, watch gold panning demonstrations by Lloyd Nanney of Thermal City Gold Mine or view the world's largest Hiddenite gem on display.  StoryFest is sponsored in part by a grant from the N.C. Arts Council, a state agency, and organized in cooperationwith KidSenses Children’s InterACTIVE Museum and Rutherford County Schools

 

STORYFEST is just one of the many things you can do at MAY FESTival of the ARTSas we celebrate the region's artists.  There will be vendors of all types including wood carvers, potters, painters and crafters.   Children will have an opportunity to enter in the Sidewalk Chalk Art contest and win a prize.   For car enthusiasts, they can enter their work of art in our Rutherfordton's Rides CLASSIC CAR SHOW.  You can register your car for the show by simply calling Rutherford Town Revitalization at (828) 287-2071.    Don't miss the Scout Show with lots of demonstrations and the Pinewood Derby race by our region’s BOY SCOUTS.   Fun for the whole family includes children's activities and inflatables and a wonderful array of performers who will highlight music from the fifties to the present.  There will be the Johnny Cash cover band The Folsom Prison Gang, Beatles cover band BACKBEAT, Elton John tribute by Steve Haynes and to wrap up the festival will be Quarter Inch Jack.  The Bailey Mountain Cloggers will also be among the visual artists performing at MAY Festival of the ARTS.     

 

For more information about MAY FESTIVAL of the ARTS, contact Rutherford Town Revitalization at (828) 287-2071, email rtrinc@rutherfordton.net or visit our website at www.rutherfordtown.com. 

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Save the Date-Beginning May 17 -Farmer's Market

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Rutherford Town Revitalization announces that the Farmers’ Market in historic downtown Rutherfordton will run on Saturdays from 9 to 12 noon, beginning May 17 through the end of September.   Interested growers wishing to sell fruits, vegetables, plants and flowers or homemade baked goods and items (ie. jellies & jams) are asked to call (828) 287-2071 to register

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Help to Build the Bill's Creek Picnic Pavilion !


      
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The Lake Lure Newcomer's Group has started a fund to raise funds for the building of the Bill's Creek Community Picnic Pavilion!

This is a great need in our community. Most of us have attended many great functions in their unique  Community Center They have graciously opened their doors to our entire community so many times that it is about time that we return the favor
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If you feel led to assist, please open your heats and wallets and send a check today made out to Bill's Creek Community Center and send to:

Don Benson, 105 Harper Valley Lane, Lake Lure, Nc 28746

Questions: Please contact Ray Wolfe at  :thewolves@bellsouth.net 

                 Let's see what we can do TOGETHER!
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How can WE be" GREENER AND BLUER???"

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We all live in the most beautiful area of the world!

 However, to keep it this way requires your ideas, work, and effort.

Earth Day 2008 is expected to be the biggest yet! From Tokyo to Togo, to the flagship event on the National Mall in Washington, DC and 7 other U.S. cities, we will be galvanizing millions of people around the world ! LET'S START IN OUR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY. Send us yout ideas and volenteer.    

If you have ideas on conservation, places to assist, or desire to start a group to raise the consciousness of us all, please let us know!


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LET'S KEEP OUR AREA GREEN AND BLUE!

If you would like to organize such a group , please do let us know:
gorgenews@bellsouth.net 

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Great Pictures of Our Area by Jack Thyen

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If you are a member of Pat Pepple's great Discussion Group on our area (  Do sign up  and request membership by clicking here) you have seen and read of Jack and Amy's hiking all the known and unknown trails of our area. He regularily send us pictures of their travels and what the trails are like , what is in bloom, and some great photographs of our area.

To see his entire album, please click here.

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Work Wanted! Add your Needs!

Let's face it friends, these are HARD TIMES for so many in our community!

In the past few months several have found jobs by checking our web site below.

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HOWEVER, we now need for our local businesses and individual homeowners to list their openings!

 ererr    Americans want to work!
 

 Let's see if we can help our neighbors find work this Spring!

If you have a job to offer or need a helper there are people in our community who will jump at the chance to work.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR JOB LISTING!  LIST YOUR OPENINGS!


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So " WHERE'S THE MUSIC?"


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One of the most frequest questions we get from  visitors and homeowners alike is "
Where is their Music in Our Area?"

                                       

Since many of us do not know who is playing where, we often travel far distances from our mountain home to where the schedule is posted months in advance.

In the coming month, we will be trying to locate those local businesses that feature music or other entertainment.

ONE OF THE FAVORITES THAT WE WILL BE UPDATING SOON IS :


                           THE BACKDOOR RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE!
                                 THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN!
                          
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See below and come back soon!


We have started a page on Local Music but it is a work in progress and needs local businesses to let us know if they are offering music this Spring and Summer.


Find  : Local Music: A "Work in Progress"


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Our Robots work 24/7, 365 days a year!


We have numerous individuals and groups sending us the news daily and they are much appreciated by all.

However, we also have computer robots bringing you the news immediately!

These unpaid cyber-robots scour the news EVERYWHERE 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

They then place our local news on our TOPIX Website immediately.
With a simple click of your mouse you can find all the news!
 

We are No 1 for "Lake Lure News" on GOOGLE!"  out of 244,000 Web Sites!

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  • If you have business news or a special event please be sure to let us know so we can add it to this site that is seen by the entire world!
  • See what our robots and others have posted just a few moment ago!~


CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED JUST MOMENTS AGO OR 3
YEARS AGO!


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Our Groups. New Links!

Vista Seekers
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The Vista Seekers are a group of friends who simply love to hike our mountains! Though a  group organized by the Lake Lure Newcomers, all are invited to join us ever second Saturday. Simply let us know if you plan to hike and we will give you all details.

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JOIN YOU NEIGHBORS AT SHEPPARD'S CARE

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Shepards

A charitable, non-profit organization with a mandate to help those who are in need.

 Our organization is staffed by volunteers with policies established by an elected Board representing the members of local churches and members at large. Mission Statement - Assisting families and individuals with food, shelter, housing, medical, health and short term emergencies

 Shepherd's Care serves the Hickory Nut Gorge, a four county area which includes parts of  Rutherford, Polk, Henderson and Buncombe Counties. .

On May 15th at the Lake Lure Inn, a new tradition begins in the Gorge. The Hickory Nut Gorge Foundation's 1st Annual Community Impact Award is given to Mary Ann Ransom. The Foundation has committed to recognizing one person each year in the Gorge who has made a significant community contribution.

the choice of Mary Ann Ransom, founder and keeper of the Shepard's Care Ministry sets a high standard for the Hickory Nut Gorge. 



 http://www.shepherdscarehng.org/

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HOME BASED BUSINESS GROUP NOW FORMED!

For many of us in our beautiful area, work is done from home on the Internet!  We now have a group for support, net working and information and have been meeting regularly. 

Realize Rutherfords Home-based Business (HBB) Owners Group is gaining momentum. If you work on the Internet do join us! For further information please contact Suzanne Porter realizerutherford@yahoo.com

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Join The Mountains Branch Library Book Club

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Several of the members of the Mountains Book Club meet to discuss "Widow of the South" by Robert Hicks.  Left to Right:  Janet Coulthart, Marianne Flanders, Mary Jane Richardson, Val Griswold, Joselyn Watkins, Jean Hoffman, Lou Pfeifle, Mary Ann Seeberg, Lil Rossow, and Nancy Miller. 

The book club meets September through June at the Library at 10 am on the 4th Monday of those months.  Please Call Lou Pfeifle for more information (625-1815).


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Join and Support Those Working to Preserve Our Area!

Our area needs your support to preserve the beauty of our area against the rapid development that is occurring all around us.

YOU are needed to keep our area the garden jewel that it is.

Be sure to join one or all of the following::

We have tried to list all the groups that are working together to save our area on our Preserving The Gorge Page. If you have news from any of these groups be sure to tell us s we can tell everyone!

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LINK TO US AND INCREASE YOUR GOOGLE RANK!

To see just some of the businesses and groups who have linked to us, please See Community Links 



Over 200 web sites have already linked to The Hickory Nut Gorge News increasing their visibility and rank on Google! Let's work together to support OUR COMMUNITY!


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Facts, Myths, and Tales of our Area!

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We thought that we would put some information that many new homeowners most likely did not know!


If you can add to this list or have different " facts, myths, or tales" do tell us!

Did YOU know:

That the Bat Caves are THE largest fissure Caves in the United States?

That our lake has been described as one of the ten most beautiful man made lakes in the world by National Geographic  
Magazine?

That the Gorge and the Asheville area  is called "America's New Age Mecca" by CBS News

That the town under the lake was named Buffalo? Please send us any history you may know of this mysterious town.

That some of the world's most endangered and rare flowers grow right here in the Bat Cave Preserve.

That on HWY 9 right out of Bat Cave is United Research Light Center, where an angelic being appeared,  

On the mountain is a dome that is always open where one can meditate/prayer at anytime. Do visit this unique mountain  
treasure. There is an energy here that I do hope that you will feel.I especially love the " peace pole" in front of the Dome.

That just four miles From  the dome at the Light Center is Earth Haven, an internationally known ecological, permaculture community .

That our area is a major  energy vortex and that there is a geodesic dome that sits on one of the energy vortexes up in our  mountains near our Gorge. If you feel better, younger in our area it just may be due to these energy fields.  Do ask me about it one day!

That former President Jimmy Carter spent his honeymoon in the Gorge?

That President Roosevelt F. Scott Fitzgerald and so many others stayed in our Gorge?

That F.Scott Fitzgerald and his wife's favorite place was our area and the Asheville area.

That The Inn in Lake Lure has its own ghosts? Do ask my daughter Missy Meade  Gates our Lake Lure Stylist and other locals about  
seeing and hearing them!

The stories of mysterious appearances of " other worldly people and events" is well documented in the Gorge in numerous  publications going back to the 1800's. Perhaps you have seen some? Do tell us!

That there are at least 3 Ex CIA agents living in our community! Don't ask their names:):)

That Hand Made in America selected our area as one of the few communities on its heritage trail!

That our Gorge has a very active resident populations of federally endangered Indiana bats and rare green salamanders. Lesser-known treasures of the gorge include 37 species of rare plants, such as the federally endangered white irisette, and occasional sightings of such rare bird species as the peregrine falcon, the cerulean warbler, and the American bald eagle.

That scenes From the films Dirty Dancing, Firestarter,some scenes From thunder Road, & Last of the Mohegans  were filmed in and around Lake Lure, and it is the site of the 2006 HGTV Dream Home.

That "Between 1915 and 1920, more than 75 movies were filmed in Hickory Nut Gorge. Stars like Clark Gable, Kathleen Turner, Patrick Swayze, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Grey, Claude Akins, Drew Barrymore, Madeline Stowe, and Gloria Swanson lived briefly in the Lake Lure-Chimney Rock area while filming such movies as “Dirty Dancing,” “Last of the Mohegans,” “My Fellow Americans,” “A Breed Apart,” and “Fire Starter.” were later produced.  From Carolina Country Magazine

That Lucius Morse's wife Elizabeth is credited with naming the lake (and the town).

That Hickory Nut Gorge was a favorite spiritual area of the Cherokee Indians. No wars were ever fought in the Gorge
( perhaps that is the reason why it is so peaceful???)


CLICK TO SEE MORE FACTS, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS!


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Be a Part of Our Community!

         You are invited to join! Become a Part of Our Community!

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The "Go Blue Card " is now available to Our Area's Attractions!

 EVERYONE loves a Discount!

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Try the new Discount Ticket ( Go Blue Ridge Card) to the Biltmore, Lake Lure Tours, Chimney Rock and 25 Local Attractions. This is a MUST CARD for you and your guests!

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The Go Blue Ridge Card was touted as one of the top new tourism boosters of the year by NC Magazine, a publication of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

In its January issue, the magazine highlighted the launch of the Go Blue Ridge Card and its unlimited admission to more than 25 attractions in the region as one of the top new attractions, events and awards of the past year.

The formation of Chimney Rock State Park, the new Mitford Days Festival in Blowing Rock, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian's "Emissaries of Peace" exhibit at the Smithsonian, and the re-opening of Ghost Town in the Sky also received kudos from the magazine


~If you offer people a discount, let us know what it is so we can let everyone know!~

Find Local Discounts by Clicking here

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Newly Discovered Mountains Treasures!

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We have had numerous new Subscribers from the beautiful Town of Tryon!

We will be adding some great attractions next month from this our closest neighbor! 

Our Neighbor Polk County and Tryon was named one of the

                    "Top 10 Best Places to Live in Rural America" for 2007.
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If you have news  from the Tryon area, please do let us know!

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Make this a Month for Having Fun!

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Since we are now beginning our season of outdoor activities in our area for our guests as well as ourselves, we have added more FUN THINGS TO DO IN OUR AREA!

Recently several members of our Chamber visited a unique place in our area for a totally new experience. We went to SHOJI RETREAT  for a truly fun and relaxing experience.

If you offer or know of a fun or outdoor adventure do let us know so we can let everyone know!

For this Month do something FUN! Simply click here.

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History Still LIVES in our Area!

One of the great things about our area is the LIVING HISTORY we have around us! Each month, we will feature an historic building in our Newsletter. For this month, do go see:


THE OLD CIDER MILL IN BAT CAVE

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This real working Cider Mill was built in the early 1900 hundreds and housed the 1st original Bat Cave Post Office.

John and Joann operate this great authentic mil.F
ew towns  can boast  that they have "Fresh Pressed Cider" in a real mill.

For additional information see Fun Things to Do!

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There is Strength and Joy in " Community"!

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In last months issue of the Hickory Nut Gorge Newslette
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we listed 20/20's recent piece on " The Happiest Places in the World". In this book, Eric Weiner, author of "The Geography of Bliss," states that the Asheville  general area where we live is one of the happiest places in the US! One of his major conclusions is that our area is happy ( and Washington DC is not) because of the close sense of community.

  • Let's continue this sense of community by joining one of our groups, helping our neighbor, and simply sharing our mutual journey.
  • If you have a thought or an event be sure to send it to us.
  •  If you have an article that you wrote about our area   or a poem in you, be sure to let us know and we will feature it in our Articles on Our Area Page. that we will be developing for next month.
  • If you have positive news that we all would like to know about do let us know.

                  Our Newsletter  is a true COMMUNITY EFFORT
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                     Have a great month friends! Make it the best ever!

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    A special thanks to the numerous individuals and groups who have assisted, proof read, scoured the net for news and sent us news of the area we all love!

                             This is a TRUE COMMUNITY EFFORT!

                                                                  

     

     
     

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