For Immediate Release: April 27, 2009

Contact: Craig Distl (704) 377-8622

cdistl@bellsouth.net

BOONE, N.C. – The 2009 mountain vacation planner for the North Carolina High Country is now available.

This is the 17th year for the guide, produced and distributed free of charge by High Country Host. It contains a variety of vacation activities and lodging options for visitors to the High Country, which is anchored by the popular towns of: Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Linville, North Wilkesboro, Sparta, Valle Crucis, West Jefferson and the Town of Beech Mountain.

The 56-page, full-color planner covers outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, heritage trails, regional cuisine, events and activities, autumn leaf-looking and the High Country’s winter transformation into the ski capital of the South.

It includes key information on such visitor attractions as: the Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, Horn in the West, Tweetsie Railroad, Linville Caverns, the Blowing Rock, Mountain Music Jamboree and the Ashe County arts scene.

To request a free High Country vacation guide, call (800) 438-7500 or go online to: www.MountainsofNC.com.

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