Beginning in April 2008, and continuing until December 2009, part of the Blue Ridge Parkway will be closed while renovations occur on The Goshen Creek Bridge. The bridge is located between Aho road and Bamboo road.
Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open on a staggered basis beginning in April. It should be noted that Spring is a transitional time weather-wise in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Warm days can be followed quickly by a cold front that brings the return of winter conditions. It’s important to check weather forecasts prior to your drive.
Some Parkway facilities are open year round. These include the Museum of North Carolina Minerals (MP 331), Folk Art Center (MP 382) and Parkway Headquarters in Asheville.
Visitor facilities along the Blue Ridge Parkway will open for the season beginning in April. A grand opening for the new Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center will be April 14.
The concession at Mount Pisgah will open on Thursday, weather permitting. The Parkway Craft Center at the Moses Cone Memorial Park near Blowing Rock began operations on March 15.
In an announcement today, Superintendent Phil Francis, said that the concerns are growing for the structural integrity of the road just south of the Craggy Garden Visitors Center (Milepost 364.5)
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Local fir tree sales Watauga Democrat, NC - Linda Gragg, director of the Boone-based North Carolina Christmas Tree Association, predicted no fall-off despite a sluggish economy. ... |
College News Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Morrison is the editor of the Avery Journal Times and publisher of All About Women of the High Country. Hank Williams, of Avery County, was presented with ... |
Ashe County Fraser fir graces White House once again Jefferson Post, NC - North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler made the journey to the Creston knoll to celebrate Ashe County and River Ridge’s role in this ... |
Mountaineer Football Notebook: Presley Doubles Up on SoCon Awards ASU Appalachian Mountaineers, NC - BOONE, NC — Appalachian State University quarterback DeAndre Presley became the only the seventh player in Southern Conference history and the first in 17 ... |
Ski report for 11.25.08: Cross-country, anyone? News & Observer, NC - I called last night to see if there was enough natural snowfall anywhere in the North Carolina high country to warrant a trip. "Not yet," I was told, ... |
Holiday Calendar Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - 28 and 29, Western Carolina University, Ramsey Center, Cullowhee. Over 100 artists and master crafters. $3, children 12 and under are free. ... |
A bit of snow, now very cold CharlotteObserver.com, NC - Schools are closed today in Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. Caldwell Community College's branch in Watauga County also is closed, ... |
Shirlette Ammons presents a poetry reading Dec. 4 at Appalachian Appalachian State University, NC - BOONE—Poet Shirlette Ammons will read from her work Dec. 4 at Appalachian State University. Her presentation is sponsored by the Hughlene Bostian Frank ... |
 | Local teachers turned on the light of Bright Ideas Thursday ... Watauga Democrat, NC - “We’re very fortunate in Watauga County to have some of the partnerships we have,” Younce said, mentioning the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce and the ... |
First Warn Forecast | Snow in mountains WCNC (subscription), NC - CHARLOTTE, NC -- Snow showers will continue in the North Carolina Mountains through the early afternoon. Snow accumulations in Avery, Watauga and Ashe ... |
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