Tag Archives: Summer
2010 North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival
The North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival will be held in Marion, NC, this year, at the Tom Johnson Camping Center’s Rally Park (30 minutes east of the Inn on Mill Creek). From Thursday, August 19, through Saturday, August 21, bluegrass music will fill the air in McDowell County.
2010 Sourwood Festival in Black Mountain
The 33rd Annual Sourwood Festival will be held August 14-15, 2010, in Black Mountain, NC, a charming artsy town that’s just 12 minutes from the Inn on Mill Creek.
July Blooms at the Inn
Biltmore Flower Carpet Evenings 2010
Biltmore Estate will offer a late summer treat for visitors again this year with its flower carpet. The 2010 Biltmore Flower Carpet installation will include more than 155,000 plants, covering the majority of the South Terrace. The design this year is based on a La Farge stained glass window that Mr. Vanderbilt inherited from his father.
2010 Park Rhythms Concert Series in Black Mountain
Mid-June Blooms
First Annual WNC Highlands Celtic Festival
We recently learned of a new event taking place in our neck of the woods this year. Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain will be hosting the First Annual WNC Highlands Celtic Festival, a brand new event, presented by Celtic Heritage Productions and endorsed as one of many local events that are part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th anniversary celebration.
Blue Ridge Parkway Hike to Green Knob Fire Tower
Inside at the North Carolina Arboretum
Since our Bed & Breakfast is located in a “green as far as the eye can see”, nature-laden, outdoorsy area, most people want to be outside while they’re here. But we’ve had some rainy days lately, prompting some guests to ask, “What can we see indoors?”