By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 25, 2026
At a Glance
Winchester Creek Farm is a working alpaca farm in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County, that has added a new on-site bakery to its visitor experience. The …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 25, 2026
At a Glance
Winchester Creek Farm is a working alpaca farm in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County, that has added a new on-site bakery to its visitor experience. The …

By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 21, 2026
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Blowing Rock, North Carolina, is nicknamed the Crown of the Blue Ridge for its perch near 3,500 feet in the High Country. The town centers on a compact, walkable Main Street, the cliff attraction that …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 20, 2026
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The Crooked House in Canterbury, England, a Grade II listed 17th-century building famous for its slanted doorway, is listed at $867,750 for 3,134 square feet across …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 20, 2026
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North Carolina's best lakes split into three types. The mountains hold deep, cold reservoirs like Fontana, Santeetlah, Glenville, and Nantahala, most ringed by national forest. …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 19, 2026
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Darnell Farms runs its corn maze and hayride Wednesdays through Sundays, September 12 through November 1, at 2300 Governors Island Road in Bryson City. A one-mile …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 17, 2026
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The Blue Ridge Mountain Collaborative Project appears on the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area's events calendar for August 19, 2026, listed as regional rather than tied …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 17, 2026
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Studio Alive at The Bascom opens the working studios on the arts center's six-acre Highlands campus so visitors can watch artists throw pottery, print, weave, and …

By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 14, 2026
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Four themed road trips cover Western North Carolina without repeating the usual overlook stops. Sasquatch lore runs from Haywood County's Boojum legend to the Sasquatch museum near Murphy. Film sites cluster at DuPont State Recreational …

By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 13, 2026
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Ontos is a new Greek-inspired wine bar opening in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Greek wine is one of the least explored categories in American wine bars, built on indigenous grapes like assyrtiko, xinomavro, …

By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 13, 2026
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Asheville has opened a vinyl listening bar, a venue built around high-fidelity sound where full albums play on a serious stereo system and conversation stays low. The format started in postwar Tokyo and has spread …