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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!🎻🪕 ... See MoreSee Less

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 ... See MoreSee Less

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. https://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  #firstpeakncImage attachmentImage attachment

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! 😁🚣🛟🤩 ... See MoreSee Less

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