West Jeffferson’s 4th Annual Hometown Christmas!
4th Annual Hometown Christmas celebration on Friday, November 26th!
Early bird shopping, costumed characters walking around downtown, lighting of the community Christmas Tree at 5pm in the Backstreet Park!
Also, don’t forget about the Ashe County Holiday Market!
Looking for a great gift idea for the holidays? Plan to attend the Ashe County Farmers’ Market annual “Holiday Market” during the months of November & December! Crafters will be on hand with a wonderful selection of handmade arts & crafts.
You will have 4 opportunities to attend this year! November 20th, 26th, 27th & December 4th. Each day will be open from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The market will be held on the backstreets of downtown West Jefferson.
For more information please contact the Ashe County Farmers’ Market at info@ashefarmersmarket.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Ashe County Chamber of Commerce at 888-343-2743. Also visit: http://www.ashechamber.com
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Win A High Country Get-Away!
Win a one-night stay at the Inn at Crestwood in Boone, NC and 2 tickets to the Mountain Home Music concert!
Be the 75th person to answer this question correctly and you will WIN! All answers need to be emailed to highcountrycontests@gmail.com to qualify!
Question: What North Carolina River located in the High Country is said to be named after an Indian princess who drowned herself after losing her lover?
The Winner gets a one-night stay at the Inn at Crestwood in Boone, NC and 2 tickets to the Mountain Home Music concert!
The Inn at Crestwood is nestled in the mountains of Boone, North Carolina. Crestwood is definitely a place to come and relax and get-a-way from the daily grind. Each guest room, suite and cottage at Crestwood is uniquely designed with the ultimate mountain experience in mind. They featuring private terraces, whirlpool baths, gas-log fireplaces; amenities such as afternoon wine & cheese, continental breakfast, turn down services and more. You can enjoy unforgettable panoramic views, distinctive dining, celebrated local art and relaxing spa services all in one harmonious setting. For more information about the Inn at Crestwood visit their website: www.crestwoodnc.com 
Mountain Home Music holds concerts throughout the year featuring the tradition sounds of the area! Musicians, dancers, storytellers and poets come together to delight you with sounds of Appalachian music. The Appalachian tradition includes Celtic, old-time, bluegrass, dulcimers and African American forms of artistic expression. When you attend a Mountain Home Music concert, fun can be had by people of all ages, couples or families. For more information about Mountain Home Music and upcoming events please visit their website: www.mountainhomemusic.com
Disclaimer: The Mountain Home Music concert tickets are through September 2011. You will need to call and make your reservation with Crestwood first to see if there is any availability for the evening of a Mountain Home Music Concert!
The Winner will be contacted via Email from High Country Host to get their contact information. The Winner will be mailed the Give-A-Way Package! Included in your package will be the Inn at Crestwood’s information and a Fall and Winter Schedule for the Mountain Home Music concerts!
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Country Stores in The NC High Country!
What’s your favorite country store in the NC High Country?
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Mast General Store Goes Social!
The Talk of the Town Social Media Workshop Series conducted once a month at The Broyhill Inn in Boone has made an impact in The High Country.
The Mast General Store, one of the attendees, has grabbed the bull by the horns and has exploded onto the social media scene.
With over 4,500 fans on Facebook and followers growing quickly on Twitter, the store is a great example of how social media is having a profound influence on consumer behavior and how people process information.
Because of the Facebook presence, they now have the ability to have an ongoing relationship with their past and potential customers, making it more likely they will keep coming back. They are going where the people are: the web, and drawing them into a two-way give and take.
Check out the Mast General Store on Facebook: CLICK HERE
Follow the Mast General Store on Twitter: CLICK HERE
For more information, visit: http://www.mastgeneralstore.com
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Ring in 2010 with Fireworks at High Country Ski Resorts
Winter sports enthusiasts are invited to ring in 2010 on the slopes in the High Country of North Carolina. Each of the three High Country ski resorts offers a fireworks extravaganza this New Year’s Eve.
The festivities begin with a 10:30 p.m. fireworks show at Beech Mountain Resort, while Appalachian Ski Mountain and Sugar Mountain Resort light the skies at midnight.
Beech Mountain Resort provides night skiing until 10 p.m., followed by ice skating from 10 p.m. to midnight. Folks can watch the 10:30 p.m. fireworks display from the Viewhaus restaurant or anywhere in the Alpine village at the base of the slopes. There will also be live music in the Beech Tree Bar & Grill from Chasing Edison, a Charlotte-based rock band.
Sugar Mountain Resort has skiing, tubing and ice skating until 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. At midnight, the public is invited to a combined torch light parade and fireworks show, while the Terry Batson Band provides live beach music and oldies in the lodge.
Appalachian Ski Mountain’s alcohol-free celebration begins with night skiing at 6 p.m., followed by moonlight ice skating at 10 p.m. A torch light parade takes place at 11:45 p.m., with fireworks at the stroke of midnight. Breakfast is also available from 9 p.m. to midnight.
“We’ve provided fireworks on New Year’s Eve since 1992. It’s one of our best nights of the year,” said general manager Brad Moretz. “They shoot them off on the slopes and people watch from the deck, or on the base of the slopes or the front porch.”
For info on these three celebrations, call High Country Host at (800) 438-7500, or visit the website for each resort: www.appskimtn.com, www.skisugar.com and www.skibeech.com.
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Valle Crucis Punkin Festival – Saturday, October 24th!
The Valle Crucis Punkin Festival marks its fourth year in 2009. It was founded in 2006 as a kid-friendly event tied to the harvest season. Although it is a small festival, it is big on fun – starting with the name. The organizers chose the name “simply because it’s a lot more fun than pumpkin.”
Kids are invited to participate in all kinds of old-fashioned games like Apple Bob (bobbing for apples hanging from a string), Hoop-La (can you hook the ring?), Punkin Sack Races (try to do that without laughing), and Dog Bowl In (get the ball to stay in one of the dog bowls). Everyone can get their face painted and enjoy food, of course. In addition, kids and their parents have an artistic outlet to carve their Jack ‘o Lanterns with no muss and no fuss. Festival volunteers “cut and gut” the pumpkins for you! Proceeds for the day go to the Western Youth Network (WYN), a non-profit group serving youth and families in Ashe, Avery, and Watauga Counties. That leads right into one of the event’s theme: Carving for a Cause.
Kids will need a parental permission form completed in order to participate. The festival is staffed by volunteers from WYN, Appalachian State University, and the Mast General Store.
For more info call 828 963-6511 or Visit: http://www.maststoreonline.com/punkin
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Things to do! From the Boone Chamber
You’ll find exciting attractions in Boone and all around the High Country. The region is the home of several “firsts”: North Carolina’s original family theme park Tweetsie Railroad, the state’s very first golf course, Linville Golf Club, the state’s oldest travel attraction The Blowing Rock, the state’s only public caverns Linville Caverns, the nation’s oldest Revolutionary War drama Horn in the West, and the world’s first privately-owned biosphere reserve Grandfather Mountain.
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