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5 Cool Mountain Towns to Explore this Summer

When you’re longing to escape the humidity, head to these charming High Country towns off the Blue Ridge Parkway for unforgettable adventures.

by Jodi Helmer
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Frosty Fun in the Ski Capital of the South

Whether you prefer skiing, snowboarding, or snow tubing, we know four places to hit the slopes during your next winter trip to Boone — plus, where to go for après-ski dinner and drinks.

by Finn Cohen
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A Perfect Winter Weekend in Beech Mountain

The highest town east of the Rockies draws some 10,000 people during the winter months — to ski, snowboard, snowshoe, sled, tube, and cap it all off with a beer in a bar in the sky.

by Leigh Ann Henion
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NC Primer: High & Low

One town is the state’s highest and the other is among its lowest, but more than elevation sets these communities apart.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Oracle at Beech Mountain
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Ramblin’ Man: Oracle at Beech Mountain

A writer returns to the cabin where the patriarch of storytelling changed his life.

by T. Edward Nickens
April 2011

No Place Like Home: Land of Oz in Beech Mountain

For years, Cynthia Keller couldn’t finish watching The Wizard of Oz, for fear of the Wicked Witch. Now, as caretaker of Beech Mountain’s Land of Oz, she wakes up every day in a house at the center of the wonderful land.

by Leigh Ann Henion

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