If shopping is what you like to do on vacation, you’re in for a treat! Hendersonville has antique stores, galleries, local artists and crafters and many unique boutiques. We have some real factory outlets and a factory outlet mall. Don’t miss some of my favorite places while you are here. Walking Distance Honeysuckle Hollow 1536…
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We decided to take a different route up to the Pisgah Inn. We drove up to the North Mills River Recreation Area. The road continues. The creek on the left of the road is Wash Creek. It is a gravel road, but was in excellent condition. The road climbs pretty steeply. The only name I…
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These are Bluets. The real name is Houstonia. These were on a rock on the trail in front of the Pisgah Inn. They are very small, an inch or less tall. They come in blue, white, pink and shades of purple. People mix them up with Forget-me-nots. They do look very similar, but Forget-me-nots have…
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Needful things has all kinds of things. There are lots of antiques, old furniture, locally hand-made furniture, fabric, collectibles… really everything. You can treat it like a museum, except you can touch things. And there are things I’ve never seen in a museum. Some things are consigned, but most is booths. People rent booth space…
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The May/June issue of GO Magazine from AAA has an article; Waterfall Walks – When the Weather Gets Hot, Cool Off at These Natural Wonders by Kimberly Button. The article focuses on waterfalls that are not difficult to get to. Of the nine waterfalls listed, six of them are in nearby Transylvania County. Looking Glass…
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If you see holes in a tree in a straight line, it’s woodpeckers. And believe it or not, it doesn’t usually hurt the tree. Around here it is probably a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. They are small woodpeckers that make rows of small holes in straight lines. This is one of the trees in the field where…
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Here’s an idea! See a baseball game while you are here! The Asheville Tourists are in the Class A South Atlantic League. They are a farm team of the Colorado Rockies. The Tourists are an exciting team to watch. They have won three league championships, first in 1984 and most recently in 2014. Professional baseball…
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These trilliums grow in early April along Upper Ridgewood Blvd. They are also called Wake-robins. But most people call them Toad Trilliums. They don’t smell good, so don’t sniff them. They look like they are closed, but this is what they always look like. They don’t really open.
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Hendersonville welcomes Spring with thousands of tulips. They fill the planters down Main Street. A beautiful backdrop as you walk around Historic Downtown Hendersonville.
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Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum is in the restored Historic Hendersonville Train Depot. The museum has a display of historic railroad artefacts. There is a 22’ x 100’ scale model of the train tracks at the peak of train activity in this area. The trains run along the track…
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