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12932
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Grandfather Mountain's Mile High Swinging Bridge opened on September 2, 1952. It is the nation's highest suspension footbridge. Henion recounts its history.
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13102
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Our State magazine features Blowing Rock, a town that sits astride the Watauga and Caldwell county line in the western part of the state, in its Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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13269
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Our State magazine features Belmont, located in Gaston County, in its Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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13400
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Our State magazine features Boone, located in Watauga County, in its Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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13718
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Biltmore, the home of George Vanderbilt near Asheville, is North Carolina's grandest home. Henion describes the behind the scenes and inner workings of the mansion through four tours: The Butler's Tour; The Vanderbilt Family and Friends Tour; The Legacy of the Land Tour; and The Architect's Tour.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 10, Mar 2011,
p80-86, 88, 90, 92, 94-96, il
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14865
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The Gardens of the Blue Ridge in Newland is the oldest licensed nursery in the state. At least one member of the Fletcher family has operated it since 1892, and two members of the family's fifth generation currently work there. The nursery specializes in wildflowers and shade plants that thrive in the temperate rain forests of the Southern Appalachians.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 3, Aug 2011,
p168-172, 174, 176, il, por
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As a boy growing up in Sugar Grove in Watauga County, Robert Dotson learned flatfoot dancing. Now at 88, he is considered one of the North Carolina's finest flatfoot dancers, an art form that is smooth and light requiring the dancer's feet to stay close to the ground.
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15866
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Established in 1981, Beech Mountain is, at 5,500 feet, the highest town east of the Rocky Mountains. Our State Magazine features it in the Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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17035
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Elkin, located in Surry County, is featured in OUR STATE's Tar Heel Town of the Month section.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 3, Aug 2012,
p34-36, 38, 40, 42-43, il
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17774
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At Biltmore Estate in Asheville, most of the organic features are purely for presentation. But some of the plots of sunflowers, soybeans, corn, and clover are there to entice animals to grace the grounds.
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The Banner Elk Winery, which opened in 2006, has, at 4,800 feet, the highest vineyard in the Eastern United States. The winery is co-owned by Richard Wolfe, Angelo Accetturo and Pete and Michelle Gerukos. Wolfe, who directs the Applied Science and Research Program at Appalachian State University, received a grant to start a vineyard at 4,800 feet. At first people laughed, but there are now thirty-two vineyards growing cold-hardy grapes in Avery and Watauga counties which the winery uses. The winery has been awarded a number of medals in competitions, such as the 2013 International Eastern Wine Competition in Sonoma County, California.
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Boone attracts a number of visitors each year, but more often than not, the reasons these tourists come to Boone is to enjoy nature. Author and Boone resident, Leigh Ann Henion believes that Boone’s personality lies in its precipitation, for precipitation constantly shapes and changes the landscape.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 8, January 2016,
p56, 58, 60,62-63, il, por, map
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25103
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Botanist and part-time goatherd, Jamey Donaldson, started herding on Roan Mountain in 2008 in an effort to preserve the naturally occurring balds. Balds are treeless areas found on mountains, but due to the absences of goats and other grazing animals, the existence of such balds are threatened by tree growth. Donaldson discusses the importance of preserving balds and his efforts to bring goats back to these areas on Roan Mountain.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 11, April 2016,
p174-178, 180, 182, il, por, map
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31318
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The author recounts her own encounter with a coyote before continuing on with this piece about coexisting with one of North Carolina’s growing populations of natural predators. It is now confirmed that coyote populations are present in all 100 counties in North Carolina
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15.Mr. Smith's Tree Goes to Washington by Henion, Leigh Ann Our State Vol. 86 Issue 7, December 2018
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Larry Smith, Grand Champion of the 2017 National Christmas Tree Contest, will be choosing the tree that is set up in the White House for 2018. His farm is located in Avery County, and he has been growing Christmas trees since the 1970’s, turning it into a lucrative family business.
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