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North Carolina’s High Country provides the best vacation experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our area includes 100 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway and these popular tourist destinations: Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, Linville, N. Wilkesboro, Sparta, Valle Crucis, West Jefferson and Wilkesboro.

Visitors enjoy hiking, rafting, arts & crafts, shopping, skiing and the famous Tweetsie Railroad.

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Elk Creek Outfitters

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Hound Ears- Rentals

www.houndears.com

 

 

Appalachian Regional Healthcare System

www.apprhs.org

 

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High Country Blog

The official guide to The High Country in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC.
  • High Country Host Welcomes New Member: Woof Pack Pet Services!
    We are proud to welcome our newest member, Woof Pack Pet Services! They offer dog training, pet sitting and much more! Puppy Kindergarten is a class for puppies from 4 months – 1 year in age focusing on socialization, problem puppy behaviors.leash walking and 6 of the basic...
  • Watauga Medical Center Among Top 10% Nationally for Patient Experience for the 4th Year in a Row
    For the fourth straight year, Watauga Medical Center has received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from HealthGrades. This distinction ranks Watauga Medical Center among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide based on an analysis of patient satisfaction data for 3,797 U.S. hospitals. In addition to the...
  • The High Country Host Welcomes New Member, Blue Ridge Dinner Theater!
    The Blue Ridge Dinner Theater is owned and operated by Dick and Linda Copus of Winner’s Circle Restaurant & Steakhouse and former owner’s of Greenfield Restaurant. Dick and Linda have been in the restaurant business since 1990. The opening of the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater has...
  • Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile coming February 17th!
    Event Location Farthing Auditorium 733 Rivers Street Boone, NC 28607 Date/Time Information Friday, February 17th, 2012. 8pm. Contact Information 800.841.ARTS “As complex as it gets, the music remains direct, intensely expressive–with melodic passages that stay in the memory–and reaches a satisfying, powerful climax…” – Chicago Tribune “…expands the frontier...
  • High Country Host Welcomes New Member: Boone Independent Restaurants!
    The mission of Boone Independent Restaurants is to unite the independent restaurants in and around Boone, NC to preserve the individuality of the community served by each member establishment; improve quality, service, and social responsibility of each member restaurant; and ensure the longevity of our member...