NC Travel Guide, Information and Events
Unusual Blue Buttons Washing On Shore Unusual creatures not normally seen along the Outer Banks beaches are being found in the surf and washing ashore. Blue buttons (scientific name porpita porpita) are being seen by people at the Outer Banks…
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National Parks Birthday Tuesday The National Parks birthday is Tuesday. The national park service is celebrating their 99th birthday Tuesday August 25, 2015. That day is called Founders Day. Many national parks do charge an admittance fee that will be…
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NC Mountains Person Or NC Beaches Are you a North Carolina mountains person or a North Carolina beaches person? We are lucky here in NC to have both with mountains in the west and beaches to the east. Both areas…
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Carowinds Demolishes Thunder Road Roller Coaster The 39-year-old wooden roller coaster at Carowinds- Thunder Road has been demolished. the park is making way for bigger and better rides for the future. Thunder Road opened in the spring of 1976. Carowinds announced…
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Perseid Meteor Shower This Week Each year the Perseid Meteor Shower takes place in the summer months of July and August with the best week being this week for this year. Peak viewing is August 9-14, 2015. During peak nights…
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Dancing Festival At Lake Lure This Weekend This weekend August 14-15, 2015 at Lake Lure and Chimney Rock the annual Dirty Dancing Festival is being held. The festival is in honor of the popular 1987 movie Dirty Dancing starring Patrick…
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The Land of Oz Does Autumn at Oz in October The Land of Oz is located near Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It opens every year the first weekend of October for a very special one weekend only festival. The Land…
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NC Peach Festival In Candor In July It’s summer and summer time fruit is abundant in the state. A fresh juicy peach is a favorite for many in North Carolina. So the NC Peach Festival in Candor, North Carolina would…
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The Invasion of Kudzu In North Carolina The kudzu invasion in North Carolina. Have you ever been riding along a North Carolina highway in the summer months and seen a large overgrown area of a big leafy green vine. What…
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301 Endless Yard Sale 2015 The third annual “301 Endless Yard Sale” will take place again this summer in eastern North Carolina. The dates for this year are the weekend of June 19-20, 2015. Several towns and communities in many…
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