Hiking...the
Appalachian
Trail
ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
Þ John C. Campbell Folk School (1 mile)
Þ Murphy, NC (5 miles)
Þ Lake Hiawassee (12 miles)
Þ Lake Nottely (10 miles)
Þ Lake Chatuge (11 miles)
Þ Brasstown Valley Resort (10 miles)
Þ Dickey's Flea Market (12 miles)
Þ Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds (13 miles)
Þ Ocoee River Rafting (32 miles)
Þ Nantahala River Outdoor Center (32 miles)
Þ Appalachian Trail (several locations)
Þ Fields of the Wood (18 miles)
Þ Maggie Valley Ski Resort (80 miles)
Þ Maggie Valley Golf Resort (80 miles)
Þ Cherokee Hills Golf Club & Restaurant (5 miles)
Þ Smokey Mountain & Blue Ridge Train Excursion  
(several locations)
Þ Harrah's Casino ( 70 miles)
Þ Peacock Playhouse Theater (12 miles)
Þ Crane's Creek Vineyard
Þ William Holland Lapidary School of Arts (6 miles)
Þ Clay's Corner (New Year's Possom Drop) 1/2 mile
Gray Wolf Mountain Inn
1-828-835-7900
2012

Downtown Blue Ridge Nightlife
Downtown Blue Ridge is becoming a center for local music and
entertainment. Enjoy live music on weekends at area restaurants,
including Christy Lee's Courtyard Grille and Harvest on Main.
The Block Party on West Main, held on the second Saturday
evening each month, includes live music, refreshment and
entertainment, and the new Art Walk features local galleries on
the third Saturday evening.

Downtown McCaysville
McCaysville is home of Pickin' in Horseshoe Bend Park each
Thursday evening from Memorial Day to October. Ann's Pickin
Parlour offers line dancing lessons on Mondays and
Wednesdays, and live music and dancing on Friday and Saturday
nights. El Rio Mexican Restaurant features Mariachi bands
seasonally.

Pickin' in Horseshoe Bend Park
Casual jam sessions for acoustic musicians are held under the
trees and pavilions along the Toccoa River at Ron Henry
Horseshoe Bend Park every Thursday evening from 6:00 til dusk,
beginning the week of Memorial Day through the end of
September. Bring a picnic supper, a lawn chair and your own
instrument and join the fun.

Live Music at the Lilly Pad
Live music in a great atmosphere seasonally on Friday and
Saturday evenings at this charming village on Aska Road. Music
ranges from Jazz to Bluegrass. Reservations are recommended.
Call 706-534-1317.

Morganton Music Park
Live country and bluegrass music and dancing Friday and
Saturday nights 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., Morganton.

Young Harris College, Young Harris
The college offers concerts, art exhibits and theatre throughout
the year. In addition, the Rollins Planetarium has a calendar of
special seasonal events. Call (706) 379-3111 for more information
John C Campbell
                               75th Anniversary   
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest & the Giants
of the Forest Located in the Unicoi Mountains
of western North Carolina’s Nantahala National
Forest and eastern Tennessee’s Cherokee
National Forest is a 17,013-acre tract of virgin
forest…the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, a
magnificent "old growth forest", the ancient
giant trees and Slickrock Wilderness Area.
Joyce Kilmer                      
golfing

For more information, see individual County Chamber
of Commerce or theblueridgehighlander.
Upcoming local events...
Staying overnight??  Call us! 828-835-7900

SABA (Southern Appalachian Bicycle
Association)has several route sheets for local rides
in pdf format:
Crane Creek Vineyard Ride - Young Harris, GA
Circle the Bald - Hiawassee, GA
Folk School Loop - Brasstown, NC
Freedom Ride - Hayesville, NC
Tusquittee Road - Hayesville, NC.
Town Mountain/Myers Chapel Loop
Upper Peachtree Loop - Peachtree Community, NC
Hanging Dog Loop - Murphy, NC
For information and trail maps go to
www.sabacycling.com