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There has long been a plentiful demand for native Western North Carolina gems and minerals. Alan Schabilion’s family business, Emerald Village in Little Switzerland, is a thriving tribute to the Spruce Pine Mining District, an area that has claimed more than seven-hundred mines that have yielded more than one-hundred different gems, minerals, and rocks. These minerals have been a crucial part of the region’s natural history, culture, and economy.
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This article highlights five exceptional dogs in Western North Carolina. These dogs are skilled in sniffing out drugs for the police department, racing through agility courses, modeling dog fashion, and guarding farms. Also highlighted are local dog parks, dog-friendly hotels, animal rescue and adoption centers.
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The 2018 World Equestrian Games will be held on September 11 through 23 in Tryon, North Carolina, and coincide with the first World Equine Expo. The games are the pinnacle of international English-style horseback riding competition and feature eight core disciplines of equestrian sports. The three-week-long event is anticipated to triple Polk County’s population and economy.
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Buncombe County native, Henry Vance Pickens, a Confederate veteran, joined with partners to incorporate the French Broad Steamboat Company in 1880. He secured Congressional assistance to have the French Broad dredged and in 1881, the first steamboat on the river the Mountain Lily made its maiden voyage.
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Brennan Johnson runs the Walnut Schoolhouse in Marshall where he teaches workshops in the rustic art of bread making.
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42996
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Formed in 2019, the Utopian Seed Project is a non-profit organization deducted to trailing crops in the Southeast to to advocate genetic diversity in farming and food. It also raises awareness for wild and native crops that often go unidentified.
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In 2019, Kevin Adams, assisted by fellow enthusiasts, worked to form Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina. the group's goal is to preserve North Carolina's waterfalls and ensure their enjoyment for the future. In March 2020, they launched the Adopt-a-Waterfall program that calls on volunteers to keep an eye out for threats and degradation.
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for nearly ten years, Shabazz has lead Asheville Southside Kitchen and the GO Kitchen Ready program where disadvantaged individuals aspiring to work and run commercial kitchens learn necessary skills to be successful. Shabazz was recently awarded the Ruth Fertel Keeper of the Flame Award.
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During the nation's golden era of amusement parks (1950s-70s, North Carolina became a mini mecca of distinctly themed parks. discussed are; Tweetsie Railroad, Land of Oz, Santa's Land, Gold City, Ghost Town in the Sky, Cherokee Wonderland and Frontier Land.
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Camp Catawba, a boys' summer camp in rural Watauga County was founded by Vera Lachmann, a native of Berlin. The camp closed after the summer of 1970.
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A new group of collaborators is interested in seeing the Southern Appalachian start making changes to regional roads so that humans and animals can coexist in harmony.
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"For a few decades, at least, the kingdom thrived as one of the only independent enclaves of its type in the American South. But then, almost as suddenly as it appeared, the Happy Land became a veritable lost colony." In exchange for needed farm labor, Serepta Davis sold the group of former slaves 180 acres of her planation that became the nucleus for "The Happy Land".
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Hunter, former vice-president of sales with Brevard based Sylvan Sport launched Black Folks Camp Too in 2019 as a for profit enterprise engaged in assisting outdoor gear companies and government tourism agencies in promoting outdoor recreation to more Black folks.
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Jere Brittain recalls a period from 197, when a TVA megaproject threatened placing 14 dams on tributaries of the upper French Broad River in four North Carolina counties. Documents denote the Mills River’s dam would result in a lake that would cover 660 acres, bordered by 14 miles of shoreline and likewise displace an estimated 60 Mills River families, including Brittain’s.
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Eda Rhyne Distillery specializes in unique blends of native medicinal plants into spirits and liquors.
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