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		<title>Mark Your Calendars For Blowing Rock Winterfest, 2012!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>For more, visit: <a href="http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com" target="_blank">http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com!</a></strong></p>
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<p>Join the Village of Blowing Rock as we celebrate the fun side of winter at the 13th Annual Blowing Rock Winterfest! From the Chili Cook-Off to downtown hayrides, from the icy Polar Plunge to WinterFeast, there&#8217;s something for all age groups at Blowing Rock Winterfest.</p>
<p>- Shop with Blowing Rock Merchants<br />
- Dine in our cozy restaurants!<br />
- Free Hot Chocolate &amp; Hayrides!<br />
- FREE SNOW!</p>
<p>TICKETS AND INFORMATION<br />
available at Blowing Rock Visitors Center, 7738 Valley Blvd.<br />
Blowing Rock, NC &#8211; 877-295-78014 or 828-295-7851</p>
<p> <strong>For more, visit: </strong><a href="http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com/"><strong>http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com/</strong></a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Blowing Rock&#8217;s 12th annual Winterfest is Jan. 28-31. This four-day celebration of everything winter is packed with activities and events for day-trippers and overnight guests alike. Winterfest begins Thursday evening with &#8220;WinterFeast,&#8221; hosted by The Manor House Restaurant at Chetola Resort. Culinary delights abound as the area&#8217;s fine restaurants come together for this once-a-year [...]]]></description>
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<p>Winterfest begins Thursday evening with &#8220;WinterFeast,&#8221; hosted by The Manor House Restaurant at Chetola Resort. Culinary delights abound as the area&#8217;s fine restaurants come together for this once-a-year dining showcase. There are seatings at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.<span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span></span></p>
<p>Friday and Saturday activities include &#8220;shop &#8217;till you drop&#8221; at downtown shops and the Tanger Outlet Shoppes on the Parkway, a charity wine auction &amp; tasting, afternoon hayrides and a bonfire at dusk. There&#8217;s also a silent auction with items ranging from weekend stays at local hotels to clothing, dinners and jewelry.<span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-532" style="margin: 5px;" title="frostyplunge2_copy" src="http://highcountryhost.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/frostyplunge2_copy1-300x199.jpg" alt="frostyplunge2_copy" width="300" height="199" /></span></span></span></span></p>
<p>he highlight of Winterfest is the Polar Plunge on Saturday morning. It features a contest of brave souls who jump into the icy waters of Chetola Lake while dressed in wacky costumes. Contestants vie for the coveted Golden Plunger Award, while spectators marvel at their lack of good sense.<span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><a style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;" title="blowing rock winter fest" href="http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>www.blowingrockwinterfest.com</strong></span></a> </span></span></span>or call (877) 750-4636.</p>
<p>Other Winterfest activities include: an ice carving competition, chili cookoff, live music, pancake breakfast and a pet show.</p>
<p><strong>For more info on The High Country of North Carolina, call (800) 438-7500, or visit </strong><a href="http://www.MountainsofNC.com"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">www.MountainsofNC.com</span></strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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