Put on your lederhosen and head to Sugar Mountain Resort for the 19th annual Oktoberfest celebration Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11, 2009. The weekend is packed with activities from 10:00am until 5:00pm. Admission and parking are free!

Over 40 artisan’s and craftspeople open their stands at 10:00am each day. A sampling of this year’s vendors include: chair canning, wooden toys, oil paintings, stain glass, handmade furniture, dolls, copper art, ceramics, honey, beeswax candles, bird houses, and much more.

Enjoy the beautiful fall foliage and a panoramic view of the surrounding area from the mile and a half long chairlift ride to Sugar’s 5,300 ft peak. Everyone, even mountain bikers are welcome to ride the lift.

The children’s activity center, located in the Ski School Play Yard will keep the young ones entertained each day from noon until 4:00pm. A $7 fee per child/per day includes hay rides, a chance to meet Sugar Bear and Sweetie Bear and several Airwalk stations. Cotton candy, popcorn, caramel apples, homemade cookies and drinks are also available in the children’s activity center. All ages are welcome to participate.

An Oktoberfest isn’t complete without the sounds of an Oom Pah Band. From noon until 4:00pm both Saturday & Sunday the Harbour Towne Fest Band, guarantees to bring the sounds, dances and enthusiasm of Bavaria to Sugar Mountain. The 15 piece band will enthusiastically play the sounds of Germany’s Bavaria!

Bavarian cuisine, including Bratwurst, Knackwurst, German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut and pretzels will be available starting at 11:00am both Saturday & Sunday. To help wash it down, an ample supply of authentic Bavarian beverages will be flowing all weekend long. If Bavarian cuisine’s not your preference; hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, cotton candy, kettle corn, caramel apples, and other festive foods will be on hand.

For more information, please visit: http://www.skisugar.com/oktoberfest

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Banner Elk and surrounding areas offer a quality of life that is sought by many folks today . . .  a beautiful mountain retreat away from the busy crowds where one can still have access to the finer conveniences found in larger metropolitan areas. We invite you to come and Discover the Spirit of Mountain Living in The Headwaters of Banner Elk, situated right in the heart of the North Carolina High Country, just ten minutes from downtown.

Drive time from Charlotte, NC is just over 2 hours. We’re also only 2 hours from Winston-Salem and Greensboro, NC and just under 4 hours from Raleigh, NC.

Banner Elk itself, is a quaint mountain town located 30 minutes from Boone, home to Appalachian State University. This beautiful Avery County setting is surrounded by some of the highest mountains east of the Rockies including Grandfather Mountain and Beech Mountain. The Blue Ridge Parkway traverses the county just six miles from town.

Banner Elk is home to Lees McRae College and features a lively arts and crafts cultural scene, complete with an intimate pedestrian shopping district of upscale boutiques and outstanding restaurants, several of which are regularly featured in national travel and food magazines.

With four distinct seasons, Banner Elk offers a wonderful year-round climate. Spring blossoms beautifully with rhododendron and mountain laurel. Summer features sunny days for outdoor activities and cool evenings for relaxation. Fall bursts forth in a palette of brilliant colors while Winter provides skiing and cozy nights by the fireside.

The higher elevations of this region make for cooler summer temperatures. In fact, Avery County’s seat, the town of Newland, and neighboring Beech Mountain are the highest county seat and incorporated town, respectively, in the eastern United States. Don’t be fooled by other mountain towns that claim cool summers but have lower elevations. If you are looking for cooler summer temperatures, you can’t do any better than the High Country, home to The Headwaters. That’s why its called “The High Country.”

For more about The Headwaters at Banner Elk, visit www.headwatersnc.com.    
 
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Now that you’ve visited us online, the next step is to visit us in person. Nothing beats hearing the rush of a waterfall, feeling the cool breeze across one’s face or watching deer and wild turkey roam the woods.

To help you experience The Headwaters to the fullest, you can enjoy our two night Discovery Package for just $199 per night plus tax for stays Sunday through Wednesday OR $229 per night plus tax for stays Thursday through Saturday. You will stay in one of our luxurious three bedroom, three bath villas. With two outside decks, three fireplaces and luxurious master bath, you’ll quickly see the value and attention to detail that is The Headwaters. While on the property, you can hike our trails, canoe on our lakes, fish for Rainbow Trout, take in a movie at the club, work out at the fitness center, enjoy a game of pool or explore our six community parks.

This offer is limited to those persons seriously interested in a real estate purchase. Before the offer is extended, you will be asked to complete a short questionnaire detailing your property interest. Of course there is no obligation to purchase anything, but should you decide to do so, we will reimburse you upon closing on a future purchase. It’s that simple.

If you are flying to the area, you can fly into either Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina (2+ hours drive time) or the Tri-Cities Airport in Johnson City, Tennessee just 55 minutes from Headwaters. Rental cars are readily available at both airports. Private general aviation aircrafts can also fly into the Elizabethton, Tennessee Municipal Airport located just 30 minutes away. Whether driving or flying, The Headwaters is within easy reach.

For more about The Headwaters at Banner Elk, visit www.headwatersnc.com.    
 
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With six community parks, two lakes, miles of professionally built trails and a mountaintop clubhouse unequaled elsewhere, it is understandable why The Headwaters continues to set the standard by which other communities in Banner Elk, North Carolina are compared. All the amenities and infrastructure are in place along with more than two dozen custom homes, condominium villas and cottages. These North Carolina mountain properties are reasonably priced as well, which probably explains why The Headwaters is the top selling planned community in Banner Elk.

At The Headwaters, you will find a broad range of property offerings. You are certain to find something in your style and price point. Of course with any property purchase, owners have full access to all of the wonderful amenities at Headwaters as well.

Types of NC mountain properties:

· If you wish to build your dream home, we have many unique home sites ranging from just over one acre to four acres and average around two acres. They are priced from $159,000 to the low $300’s with an average price in the low $200’s. Most of the homesites have a south/southwest orientation.

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Walk the Yellow Brick Road and meet your favorite Oz characters. Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow, Witches, the Wizard, Munchkins…They’re all there. Visit Auntie Em’s farm and hide from the tornado in the basement. Lots of fun. Food, music, hay rides, and memorabilia.  Admission to Oz and parking is $15.00 (children 2 and under are free) at the gate on October 3 & 4. They may be purchased by contacting the Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce after July 4th, no credit cards - cash or check only. Send a self addressed envelope with time and date to the Chamber office and we will mail you tickets prior to September 24.

And here’s two reasons to make it a magical weekend on Beech Mountain:

• Discount Lodging
• Discount coupons to Grandfather Mountain included with your Oz tickets

The weather at Oz can be rather blustery after a tornado so bring a jacket, umbrella, sweatshirt just in case. 

Scenic lift rides at Ski Beech Resort from Land of Oz to Ski Resort and back to Oz for $10.00.

Tour times are Saturday from 10 to 12, 12 to 2, and 2 to 4.  Sunday from 10:30 to 3.  (Saturday is broken down into 3 sessions to manage the crowd.  It does not mean that you can only spend 2 hours in Oz but rather you can get a bus or hay wagon to Oz only during the specified hours.  Both days events are exactly the same.)  We are open and planning the event, rain or shine.

Tickets can be purchased the day of the event or you may stop by the Chamber prior to Saturday to get your tickets. 403-A Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC 28604

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On Saturday, September 12, Grandfather Mountain will gear up for another exciting Kidfest. This event is designed to provide kids with their very own day at Grandfather and get them excited about the nature and culture of the North Carolina mountains.

The day will kick off with a guided hike at the Woods Walk trail with Naturalist Jesse Pope. At 9:00 a.m. Pope will share some exciting secrets about the inhabitants of the forest at Grandfather Mountain.

At 10:00 a.m. a guest from the Watauga County Library is scheduled to share interesting stories about nature, animals and mountain culture. Craft time follows with a nature craft relating to the books that were read.

The Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute introduces Birds of the Blue Ridge at 11:00 a.m. The demonstration is in the Nature Museum and is led by Nina Fischesser. Fischesser teaches children about the personalities and habits of hawks, owls and other feathered creatures of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

For more information, visit the page on Grandfather.com!

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