Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - SHA9
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NORTH
CAROLINA
ANDY GIRATORO
Navigating into North Carolina's
High Country, the attractions of the
Southern Highlands pop out like a
parade of places boasting beauty, harboring history and containing some
mighty big rocks. Going just beyond
Boone along U.S. 321, you'll hear the
whistle blow at Tweetsie Railroad
(800-526-5740/tweetsie.com). This
family-friendly theme park offers a
three-mile-long train ride from April
to October.
Often, the Tweetsie train is pulled
by "No. 12," a legendary locomotive
that was termed "Tweetsie" for the
sound of its whistle when used on
the old East Tennessee and Western
North Carolina Railroad in the early
1900s. Today, that meticulously maintained steam engine survives as a huffing, puffing part of the park.
Tweetsie also includes rides like
the dizzying Tilt-a-Whirl, dancing
"Can-Can" girls, gun-toting cowboys
and gobbling goats in a petting zoo.
Open since 1957, Tweetsie Railroad
sits about halfway between Boone and
Blowing Rock.
Witnessing the wind at the Blowing
rock once prompted the ripley's
"Believe-it-or-not" cartoon to note
that this was "the only place in the
world where snow falls upside
down." But the locals and long-time
visitors also love the landmark's legend of love. tradition says a native
american girl once fell in love with a
young man from a neighboring tribe,
but these lovers were not allowed
to be together. so the young brave
jumped from the Blowing rock cliff
in despair. the young girl cried and
figured she would only again see her
lover in the after-life. But imagine her
surprise when he suddenly rose up with the wind above the Johns river
gorge - and magically blew back into
the arms of the girl that he loved!
BLOWING ROCK
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http://www.tweetsie.com
http://www.southernhighlands.org
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016
Contents
Happiest Towns in the Blue Ridge Region
Summer Photoessay
Great Unusual Sleep Spots in the Mountains
North Georgia Dining
Special Section: The Southern Highlands Attractions 2016 Grand Tour
Letters/Worth a Click
From the Editor
Contributor Bios
Mill Creek Stories
Great Buys
The Hike
Festivals & Events
Creature Feature
Country Roads
Mountain Report
Singing in the Garden
Guest Column: John Manchester
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Intro
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Cover1
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 3
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 4
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Contents
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Letters/Worth a Click
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 8
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 9
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 10
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - From the Editor
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Contributor Bios
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Mill Creek Stories
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 15
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Great Buys
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - The Hike
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - 19
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Festivals & Events
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Country Roads
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Happiest Towns in the Blue Ridge Region
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Summer Photoessay
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Great Unusual Sleep Spots in the Mountains
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Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Singing in the Garden
Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2016 - Guest Column: John Manchester
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