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It's one month until the 🤩 4th Annual Earl Scruggs Music Festival 🤩 happens right here in Mill Spring, NC - 3 days of the best of bluegrass, Americana, and roots music over Labor Day weekend - August 29-31, 2025. The legendary lineup features Alison Krauss & Union Station ft. Jerry Douglas, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush and 40 more! Tickets are on sale here www.earlscruggsmusicfest.com/ and local lodging is available all around the venue. We can help you find the perfect place - just call 828-894-2324 or message us with what you're looking for. firstpeaknc.com/business-category/lodging/. Can't wait for the music to start!🎻🪕
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This Week at the First Peak - Events this week include guided stargazing at Overmountain Vineyards📸, a guided tour around significant African American sites with Pea Ridge Partnership and a Summer Tracks Concert in Tryon📸. Get all the details of these events and wine tastings, live music, arts and nature events too. firstpeaknc.com/first-peak-events/ Make the most of these hot summer days with a cool tubing trip on the lower Green River📸. Choose a tube or an inflatable kayak and enjoy the adventure and peace of the stunning Green River Gorge near Saluda, NC. Green River Adventures #firstpeaknc
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See what WNC magazine has to say about our fabulous area, including the First Peak, then come for a summer vacation or a staycation! The Orchard Inn, Looking Glass Creamery, LLC and Tryon Theatre are ready for your visit - add to your trip using firstpeaknc.com/. We'll see you soon. 😊
"This predominantly rural region has remained largely undisturbed by urban development, resulting in natural beauty, small towns, and the opportunity to explore it all."
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(Left) Orchard Inn; (right) Canopy Ridge Outdoor Adventure Park. Rolling farmland lies on the eastern edge of the Foothills counties of McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford. Moving west, elevations rise, an...1 CommentsComment on Facebook
Wish you were here! 😎 Tubing on the Green River near Saluda, NC is happening right now! Come and cool off as you float for 2 or 3 adventurously peaceful hours through the stunning Green River Gorge on a tube or an inflatable kayak. Book ahead - starting at 9:30am! - and follow directions for river access with these operators: Green River Adventures and Wilderness Cove Campground. You'll thank us! 😁🚣🛟🤩
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