More Local Area InformationThe Blue Ridge Parkway runs through the mountains of North Carolina, and in the northwestern corner of the state it weaves between Ashe, Wilkes ... Read moreThe mountain regions of Virginia are filled with endless beauty.
Grayson County covers 446 square miles with a population of 16,000, and adjoinin... Read moreDid you ever travel to a vacation destination and wish you could live there? Many visitors to this area of the NC Mountains have had that feeling ... Read moreCome home to the Elk Creek Valley, an area several square miles of beautiful grassy knolls, rolling pastures, mountain streams and family farms. Ric... Read moreGlendale Springs is a village along the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the eastern edge of Ashe County, North Carolina and home to an historic Episcopalia... Read moreAs the county seat, Jefferson is the political heart of Ashe County, NC, home to a wonderful new courthouse, as well as the historic courthouse bein... Read moreLansing, North Carolina is a busy hamlet of 155 residents within Ashe County. Its small downtown has a bank, hardware store, post office, smal... Read moreWest Jefferson is at the heart of Ashe County, NC, both geographically and as the focal point for activities in the area. With just over 100... Read moreFleetwood is the southern most “town” in Ashe County, NC. Like many rural areas, Fleetwood is designated by a post office and not much else – it i... Read moreCreston covers a group of townships in the central, western and northern parts of Ashe County, and is a gloriously beautiful rural and mountai... Read moreTodd is a world unto itself, and has developed a reputation over the years because of three institutions – the Todd Mercantile and the Todd Genera... Read moreListed by travel journalist as one of four ultimate outdoor adventure destinations in North America, the town of Boone offers residents an array o... Read moreDamascus is a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia and the entry to the Mount Rogers Recreation Area. Lots of well-know... Read moreWelcome to Blowing Rock, North Carolina, the “Crown of the Blue Ridge.” The cool mountain temperatures have been a draw for vacationers since th... Read moreSituated at 3,739 feet above sea level, the village of Banner Elk is in the heart of the best of High Country Skiing. Banner Elk has a full tim... Read moreForsyth County was originally settled in 1753 by Moravian Bishop August Gottlieb Spangenberg, who acquired a 100,000-acre tract of land from Lor... Read more | 
