North Carolina Rhododendron Festival

Author : Sharon Webb
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-25
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439651476

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North Carolina Rhododendron Festival by Sharon Webb Pdf

Deep in the heart of the southern Appalachian Mountains lies Roan Mountain, the second-highest peak east of the Mississippi and home to one of the most breathtaking, naturally recurring phenomenon in the world: 600 acres of Catawba rhododendron that bloom each year in mid-June. In an effort to promote tourism and draw attention to this area, North Carolina and Tennessee joined together to form the Rhododendron Festival in 1946. As attendance increased, it soon became necessary for each state to hold a separate festival, and in 1952, the first North Carolina Rhododendron Festival took place. Since then, Bakersville, a village nestled at the base of Roan Mountain, has hosted the North Carolina Rhododendron Festival. Visitors and locals gather to pay homage to one of nature’s most magnificent wonders. After nearly seven decades, the festival continues to hold the distinction of being among the oldest and most respected festivals in the Southeast, confirming its potential to endure as long as the mountain itself.

Author : Constance E. Richards,Kenneth L. Richards
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493043477

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Insiders' Guide® to North Carolina's Mountains by Constance E. Richards,Kenneth L. Richards Pdf

Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to the region that includes Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Cherokee, Blue Ridge Parkway, and other nearby environs. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the area and its surrounding environs.

Author : James L. Hoffman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762776412

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Fun with the Family North Carolina by James L. Hoffman Pdf

Written by a parent for parents, this opinionated, personal, and easy-to-use guide has hundreds of ideas to keep the kids entertained for an hour, a day, or a weekend! Fun with the Family North Carolina leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children’s museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much more. The whole family will enjoy… Riding the rails and taking in the sights aboard a steam locomotive on the Great Smoky Mountain Railway Getting wet on Sliding Rock, a 150-foot natural waterslide, and exploring the waterfalls at Pisgah National Forest Celebrating the holiday spirit in McAdenville, better known as Christmastown USA, where every December the small community shines bright with more than 350,000 Christmas lights Traveling the world and getting wild at the many exhibits at the North Carolina Zoo, one of the largest walk-through zoos on the planet

Author : Richard D. Starnes
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780817356040

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Creating the Land of the Sky by Richard D. Starnes Pdf

A sophisticated inquiry into tourism's social and economic power across the South. In the early 19th century, planter families from South Carolina, Georgia, and eastern North Carolina left their low-country estates during the summer to relocate their households to vacation homes in the mountains of western North Carolina. Those unable to afford the expense of a second home relaxed at the hotels that emerged to meet their needs. This early tourist activity set the stage for tourism to become the region's New South industry. After 1865, the development of railroads and the bugeoning consumer culture led to the expansion of tourism across the whole region. Richard Starnes argues that western North Carolina benefited from the romanticized image of Appalachia in the post-Civil War American consciousness. This image transformed the southern highlands into an exotic travel destination, a place where both climate and culture offered visitors a myriad of diversions. This depiction was futher bolstered by partnerships between state and federal agencies, local boosters, and outside developers to create the atrtactions necessary to lure tourists to the region. As tourism grew, so did the tension between leaders in the industry and local residents. The commodification of regional culture, low-wage tourism jobs, inflated land prices, and negative personal experiences bred no small degree of animosity among mountain residents toward visitors. Starnes's study provides a better understanding of the significant role that tourism played in shaping communities across the South.

Author : Marla Hardee Milling
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781591938866

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North Carolina Day Trips by Theme by Marla Hardee Milling Pdf

Your All-in-One Guide to North Carolina’s Best Outings! If you’ve ever asked, “What should we do today?” then you’ve never seen North Carolina Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Tar Heel State is jam-packed with 170 of North Carolina’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that catch your interest. Destinations in the book are organized by themes, such as Lighthouses, Festivals, Outdoor Adventures, and Natural Wonders, so you can decide what to do and then figure out where to do it. Useful for singles, couples, and families—visitors and residents alike—this guide by North Carolina author Marla Hardee Milling encompasses a wide range of interests. Discover the state’s unique attractions—state parks, museums, beaches, foodie delights, and more. The book’s handy size makes it perfect for bringing along on your road trips. Plus, with tips for other things to do in the area, you’re sure to maximize the fun on every outing. With North Carolina Day Trips by Theme at your fingertips, you’ll always have something to do!

Author : North Carolina Birding Trail
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780807889732

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The North Carolina Birding Trail by North Carolina Birding Trail Pdf

North Carolina harbors an incredible diversity of habitats that provide food and shelter for more than 440 bird species throughout the year, making the state a destination for birders and nature lovers. The North Carolina Birding Trail is a driving trail linking birders and tourists with great birding sites across the state and the local communities in which they are found. The third of three regional guides, the Mountain Trail Guide presents 105 premier birding destinations in the North Carolina mountains, from the Tennessee border in the west to Interstate 77 in the east. The spiral-bound volume features maps, detailed site descriptions, and color photographs throughout. Each site description includes directions as well as information on access, focal species and habitats, and on-site visitor amenities. Special "while you're in the area" listings accompany each of eighteen site groupings, so visitors can travel to a cluster of birding destinations and enjoy other local highlights and attractions along the way.

Author : Jennifer A. Bauer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625841438

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Roan Mountain by Jennifer A. Bauer Pdf

Roan Mountain’s remarkable ecosystem has enchanted people for centuries, beginning with the first native inhabitants. Then came pioneering settlers, celebrated naturalists like John Muir, hardworking miners and loggers eager to make a living from the land and ambitious businessmen such as John T. Wilder, whose Cloudland Hotel helped make Roan a tourist destination in the late 1870s. Today, conservationists, researchers and nature lovers of all kinds flock here to experience flora and fauna unique to this region of the Appalachians. Preserving Roan’s ecological heritage has proven both a challenge and a triumph for the mountain’s dedicated supporters. In this newly revised and expanded edition, featuring previously unpublished color photography, former Roan Mountain park interpretive specialist Jennifer A. Bauer recounts the fascinating natural and social history of this marvelous highland landscape.

Author : Randy Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493046010

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Hiking North Carolina by Randy Johnson Pdf

In March 2021, Hiking North Carolina, 4th edition received a bronze award in the "best travel book or guide" category from the North American Travel Journalists Association competition. With full color photographs and maps, this thoroughly updated and revised fourth edition is a guide to more than 500 hiking trails in all regions of the state, from the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Piedmont and the Outer Banks.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Appalachian Region
ISBN : UOM:39015073357983

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Appalachia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
ISBN : PSU:000071999791

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Festival USA. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fred C. Fussell,Steve Kruger
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781469641478

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Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina by Fred C. Fussell,Steve Kruger Pdf

The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are the heart of a region where traditional music and dance are performed and celebrated as nowhere else in America. This guide puts readers on the trail to discover many sites where the unique musical legacy thrives, covering bluegrass and stringband music, clogging, and other traditional forms of music and dance. The book includes stories of the legendary music of the Blue Ridge Mountains, maps, and contact information for the featured sites, as well as color illustrations and profiles of prominent musicians and music traditions. Chapters are organized county by county, and sidebars include interviews with and profiles of performers, information about various performance styles, and a brief history of Blue Ridge music. The updated second edition adds three new music venues, along with updated information on the almost sixty music sites in Western North Carolina profiled in the previous edition. Also included are new full-color photos, two new artist profiles, and a CD of twenty-six classic songs from the mountains and the foothills.

Author : Omar Moufakkir,Tomas Pernecky
Publisher : CABI
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780643526

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Ideological, Social and Cultural Aspects of Events by Omar Moufakkir,Tomas Pernecky Pdf

There is an ever growing importance of events in modern society and until now existing literature on events has been dominated by the economic perspective. Social and Cultural Aspects of Events addresses the social and cultural side of events and explores the role they have in fostering change and community development. It examines the transformatory function of events in the context of development studies - as phenomena that can promote and facilitate human development, including social, societal and individual change. This book provides vital and timely exploration and encourages the study of more diverse themes within event management.

Author : Kate Savory
Publisher : FLOWERtripping
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Botanical gardens
ISBN : 9780977921607

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Flowertripping by Kate Savory Pdf

A guide for travelers to discover what is blooming around the world at different times of the year, organized by location, bloom time and flowers.

Author : Michele Gillespie,Sally G. McMillen
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820339993

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North Carolina Women by Michele Gillespie,Sally G. McMillen Pdf

"This first of two volumes on North Carolina women chronicles the influence and accomplishments of individual women from the pre-Revolutionary period through the early 20th century. They represent a range of social and economic backgrounds, political stances, areas of influence, and geographical regions within the state. Even though North Carolina remained mostly rural until well into the twentieth century and the lives of most women centered on farm, family, and church, Gillespie and McMillen note that the state's people "exhibited a progressive streak that positively influenced women." Public funds were set aside to advance statewide education, private efforts after the Civil War led to the founding of numerous black schools and colleges, and in 1891 the General Assembly chartered the State Normal and Industrial School (later UNC-G) as one of the first publicly funded colleges for white women. By the late 19th century, as several essays in this volume reveal, education played a pivotal role in the lives of many white and black women. It inspired their activism and involvement in a world beyond their traditional domestic sphere"--

Author : Richard Beck
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781257997824

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Fifty States Road to the White House by Richard Beck Pdf