The Club Villas are our newest offering.  There will be only six of these luxurious town homes.  Two town homes per building for added privacy. 

Our condominium villas will be within a very short walk to the clubhouse at the same elevation and view as the clubhouse.

 - Approximately 3,300 heated s.f.

 - Four bedrooms and three full baths

 - Single car attached garage

 - Huge two story Great Room with stone fire place

 - Large open kitchen taking in the view

 - Two covered decks with finished tongue & groove ceilings

 - Wood floors on main level

 - Huge Master Suite with walk in closet and very large bathing area
with separate shower and tub

 - Den on lower level with adjoining deck

 - Walk in Laundry

 - Luxurious interior finishes

 - Optional elevator

NOTE:  These are to be built and subject to slight field modification.  Plans available in our office.

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Rivaling many upscale, urban locales, Banner Elk and nearby Blowing Rock offer numerous upscale boutiques, as well as shops featuring more local fare. Outfitter stores provide a wide selection to meet all your active wear needs.

The most famous, founded in the late 1800’s is the Mast General Store, offering high end outerwear & supplies, not to mention the Candy Barrel, which perhaps has the largest assortment of candy in western North Carolina.

 Another popular shopping destination, the Shops on the Parkway, operated by Tanger Outlets, features 38 manufacturer-owned outlet shops including Liz Claiborne, Nautica, Nike, Ralph Lauren, and many more.

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The First Annual Banner Elk Downtown Get Down is scheduled for this Sunday, October 25th from 1:00pm until dark!

Already being affectionately referred to as “the festivus for the rest of us”, citizens of Banner Elk are banding together to help a community member in need and bring some great music and fun to the High Country.  What started as discussions about the best way to assist a friend who must undergo a kidney transplant has grown into what they hope will be an annual music festival for the locals.  On Sunday, October 25th everyone in the High Country is invited to the Banner Elk Town Park for the “Downtown Get Down”.  

Donating food for the event are Artisinal Restaurant, The Bayou Smokehouse, Stonewall’s, Sorrento’s, Bellas, Pappy’s and The Hearthstone Tavern & Grille.  The silent auction will include items from Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, Ski Country Sports, Pepper’s, Crippen’s Country Inn and Restaurant, Makoto’s, The Best Cellar at the Inn at Ragged Garden, Peabody’s Wine and Beer Merchants, Finders Keepers, Savory Thymes, Erick’s Cheese and Wine, The Louisiana Purchase, The Best Western Mountain Lodge, The 1906 Pine Crest Inn, Dereka’s Sugar Mountain Accommodations,  and Elk River Country Club.

The festivities will begin at 1:00 pm and continue on until dark, or maybe a little later (the event is planned to run until 6pm but if the weather is nice and we’re all having a blast, we may stay until 10pm).  There will be face painting and other activities for the kiddies as well as a great playground already available.  The organizers ask that you not bring coolers as the music is free and the money being raised will come solely from the sale of food, drink, t-shirts and the silent auction. 

Visit The Town of Banner Elk!

Be sure to come by for a visit when you’re in town Downtown Get Down in Banner Elk!

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Part 2 - Cultural Events

In Banner Elk, the Lees McRae College Performing Arts Center offers concerts and drama throughout the school year, while continuing education classes, numerous trips and expeditions for indiviudals are offered through the college.

Mariam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock features a state of the art concert and live performance center with seating for over 350. The center attracts nationally known artists and Broadway performances including music, opera and ballet.

With over 14,ooo students, Applachian State University serves as a catalyst for nearby Boone. Appalachian State is known for having one of the most highly regarded Senior Education programs in the country that caters specifically to active retirees who wish to broaden their knowledge base through cultural studies. The Division I Appalachian State Mountaineers athletic program provides top-notch competition for sports fans, while the 1,734 seat Farthing Auditorium and the larger, 12,000 seat George Holmes Center regularly feature internationally known artists & performances.

The Highland Games bring together the largest gathering of Scottish-heritage participants in the United States for a week of ancient contests, music and food.

The Wooly Worm Festival in downtown Banner Elk draws over 20,000 visitors each October eager to celebrate this furry little critter that has long been considered a forecaster of winter weather. This lively festival features all sorts of food, fun and crafts displays.

Likewise, the Apple Orchard Festival in nearby Valle Crucis draws thousands each October to participate in mountain activities and culture.

Horn In the West Outdoor Drama in Boone is one of the oldest, longest running outdoor dramas in the country. It depicts the story of Daniel Boone and his adventurous treks through Western North Carolina.

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Part 1 - Recreational Activities

The High Country of North Carolina offers endless opportunities for things to do in your spare time.  Every season has something different to offer and everyone in your family will be sure to find plenty of activities to enjoy.

 - The Blue Ridge Parkway winds its way through the area providing the most scenic views in the Appalachian Mountains with no billboards or stoplights.

•  - Golfing opportunities abound on well over a dozen mountain courses, half of which are public or semi-private.
• Hiking is plentiful on hundreds of miles of trails, from easy to challenging, including the Appalachian Trail.
• Fly Fishing along the Elk and Watauga Rivers is among the best in the eastern United States.
• Grandfather Mountain, one of the most identifiable peaks in the region is a World Biosphere site featuring unique rock formations, a mile high swinging bridge and abundant wildlife.
• Tweetsie Railroad is a family fun park geared to young children featuring the historic East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Rail Road, better known as “Tweetsie.”
• Gem Mining is a popular pastime for youngsters, and serious rock hounds alike.
• Whitewater rafting, kayaking and tubing are available on numerous rivers with several professional outfitters providing guided trips.
• Rock Climbing and caving can be enjoyed year round on your own or through one of the local outfitters.
• Horseback trail riding and boarding for horses can be found throughout the area.
• Sailing and power boating on Watauga Lake with 104 miles of shoreline, covering 34,200 acres is 35 minutes from The Headwaters.
• Snow Skiing and Snow Boarding are available at the area’s three ski resorts and cross country skiing is a favorite on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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• - 915 acres adjoining the Pisgah National Forest and Cherokee National Forest.
• - Home sites from one to four acres.
• - Majority of mountainside building sites face south and southwest.
• - 70% of all building sites have long-range mountain views. The view eastward reaches 5 miles to Grandfather Mountain and beyond, south 5 miles to Roan Mountain, and 40 mile views across Tennessee.
• - Established protective covenants encourage mountain style construction, including: timber frame, post & beam, craftsman style, log and cottage styles.
• Easily accessible via state maintained paved roads.
• Underground utilities.
• Elevations ranging from 3100 to nearly 3900 feet above sea level.
• Numerous streams and waterfalls feeding the Elk River located throughout the property.
• Two cold water fishing lakes.

If you would like more details on our site plan, please view our Interactive Site Plan application. Note: you will need Adobe’s Flash Player to view our Interactive Site Plan application.

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Named One Of The Top Ten Fall Festivals in North America by the Society of American Travel Writers!

The Wooly Worm Festival is October 17th, 2009!

Back in the late 1970s, the editor of the now-defunct Mountain Living Magazine, Jim Morton, was preparing to include a Woolly Worm Forecast in the winter issue of the magazine. He photographed the first Woolly Worm he saw to use in formulating the prediction and illustrating his story, but the next day he saw a second worm that looked completely different from the first.

“That’s when it struck me that we needed some formal procedure to use to decide which was going to be the official worm for making the winter forecast,” said Morton.

So since 1978, the residents of the village nestled between the Carolina’s two largest ski resorts have celebrated the coming of the snow season with a Woolly Worm Festival. They set aside the third weekend in October  to determine which one worm will have the honor of predicting the severity of the coming winter; and they make that worm earn the honor by winning heat after heat of hard-fought races - up a three-foot length of string.

For more information on the festival CLICK HERE! 

Be sure to come by for a visit when you’re in town for The Woolly Worm Festival!

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By: John Haynes

Here at The Headwaters, we’ve ignored the recession and continued with our tremendous momentum.  We just finished the strongest September ever in the history of Headwaters.  Our sales team wrote nine arms length contracts in the month.  In fact, that is the second best month ever in the history of the community.  I say, “arms length” contracts because it is easy to be fooled by some in this business who create inter-company transfers in an effort to boost the appearance of sales activity. 

Furthermore, this was accomplished without drastic price reductions like those of some of our competitors.  Why?  Because The Headwaters already offers the best value of any real estate development in The High Country, so we haven’t had to cut prices.  This sales activity included one resale lot, five new lots, one condominium and two cottage home contracts.  We expect the trend to continue with a great October, based on the fact that we have many appointments lined up, as well as October traditionally being the best month of the year.
 
So make your plans now and see all that we have going on.  If you visited us a year or more ago, you’ll be astonished at the amount of new homes and activity taking place up here.  Call us today at 866.200.3290 to schedule a private tour!

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