July 4, 2014 Events around Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Montreat Parade [photo credit: veganlibrarian on Flickr]

Exciting news: All of the towns around the Inn on Mill Creek Bed & Breakfast — Asheville, Black Mountain, and Old Fort, North Carolina — will have fireworks displays this year! Of course, there are other events going on, and if you want to avoid the crowds, we can help with that as well. Here’s what’s happening in our neck of the woods during the 4th of July weekend:

2014 Asheville Area Art Events in June

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Asheville is consistently named one the nation’s top art-friendly small cities, and for good reason: Check out all the art-related events going on in June in the Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort area:

2014 Asheville Beer Week is May 23-31

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville [photo credit: boabeerblog]

We’re told that Asheville, NC, has more breweries per capita than any other city in the United States. And we believe it. Currently, there are 16 craft breweries (and counting), and Asheville has something like 80,000 residents, so there is plenty of brew for Ashevillians and visitors alike. Favorites of ours include the Black Mocha Stout from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, Green Man IPA from Green Man Brewery in Asheville, and the GFY Scotch Ale from Lookout Brewing Company in Black Mountain. And we love so many others as well.

Early May Morning in the Biltmore Azalea Garden

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Biltmore Azaleas, early May 2014

We headed over to Biltmore Estate on May 6, to walk through the Azalea Garden and were treated to a beautiful sight, and of course, we had to share it with you. The Azalea Garden at Biltmore is in a park-like setting and sits below the formal Walled Garden. If you visit Biltmore in springtime, we recommend walking through the Walled Garden to the Conservatory:

Ten Reasons To Visit the North Carolina Mountains in Springtime

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

With Spring just a week away, we’re daydreaming of warm breezes, verdant mountain vistas, wildflowers galore, spring songbirds and…well, we thought we’d go ahead and make a list of ten reasons to visit the mountains of Western North Carolina in springtime. What is there to see and do in Spring in the NC mountains?

2014 Biltmore Blooms is March 20 – May 23

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Azaleas usher in spring

Springtime in the mountains of Western North Carolina… there’s nothing
quite like it. While we always suggest late April through the month of May as
the prime time in spring for maximizing your enjoyment of the area’s colorful flora and
fauna, the season really does magically kick off each year right around March
20, with daffodil and forsythia blooms, among some other early spring flowers.
And Biltmore helps out, too, with its Biltmore Blooms celebration.

2014 Dine To Be Kind Event

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

The 11th annual Dine To Be Kind event, where participating local restaurants donate a portion of their sales (including take-out and bar tab) to the Asheville Humane Society and its Animal Compassion Network Department, will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Just another reason to support our local restaurants, coffee shops and taverns – they are awesome supporters of lifesaving programs for pets-in-need. Have we mentioned how much we love living in an area that loves animals?

2013 National Gingerbread House Competition Display in Asheville

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Inn on Mill Creek

The winners of the 21st Annual National Gingerbread House Competition were crowned earlier this month at an awards ceremony at OMNI Grove Park Inn. There were more than 150 entries this year, made of entirely edible materials!

Restaurants Open for Thanksgiving in Asheville and Black Mountain

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Inn on Mill Creek

Carmel’s, one of several local restaurants open for Thanksgiving 2013
[Photo Credit: Carmel’s of Asheville]

Coming to the Asheville/Black Mountain area for Thanksgiving this year? If you want a great meal without having to cook, leave the hard part to fantastic chefs and support a local business in the process: Check out this list of restaurants that are confirmed open on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2013, and let us know if we can help with making a reservation. We’ll update if we receive word that more Thanksgiving dining options are available and will add to the list.

NC Mountains Fall Color Report November 5, 2013

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Inn on Mill Creek

Welcome to our seventh and final weekly Fall Color Report for the North Carolina Mountains around Asheville, Black Mountain, and Old Fort. It makes us a little bit sad to know that this is our last report on fall foliage for the year, but we still have some color on the trees and before we know it, spring will be here. Guess we do have to get through winter first. But until then…

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July 4, 2014 Events around Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort

2014 Asheville Area Art Events in June

2014 Asheville Beer Week is May 23-31

Early May Morning in the Biltmore Azalea Garden

Ten Reasons To Visit the North Carolina Mountains in Springtime

2014 Biltmore Blooms is March 20 – May 23

2014 Dine To Be Kind Event

2013 National Gingerbread House Competition Display in Asheville

Restaurants Open for Thanksgiving in Asheville and Black Mountain

NC Mountains Fall Color Report November 5, 2013