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Groundpug Day Results Are In

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Yes, that’s right. We said Groundpug Day. Since we haven’t seen any groundhogs lately in our neck of the woods near Asheville, North Carolina, we at the Inn on Mill Creek decided to check in with our own hibernation expert and one-half of our innpug duo, Csaba (pronounced “Chubba”), to see if he would act as our weather predictor this morning. It could be that the Inn on Mill Creek is a very relaxing place to be, or it could be that Csaba is lazy, (we like to think it’s a combination of the two), but he is very much an expert at napping.

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Celestial Events for 2010

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For our amateur astronomer guests (and space-loving Innkeeper Brigette), the Inn on Mill Creek is a great location to do some stargazing. Our bed & breakfast is located two miles within Pisgah National Forest, with virtually no light pollution. Much to our delight, the evening lights coming from our neighboring small towns of Black Mountain and Old Fort, North Carolina, are conveniently blocked by two ridges to the east and west of us, making for great opportunities to see planets, stars, meteor showers, the beautiful bands of the Milky Way galaxy (and even the International Space Station sometimes).

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Chimney Rock Park Elevator Is Open

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Great news from our friends at Chimney Rock Park: the scheduled improvements on the elevator to the Chimney are complete and the elevator has reopened to the public. The Chimney is a 315-foot monolith and the focal point of the park. From the parking lot, you can take the elevator up 26 stories, and then it’s a short walk and 44 stairs to the top of the rock, where you can see up to 75 miles. Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge are really beautiful from the Chimney. Here’s a great photo from Chimney Rock Park’s website of the views:

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