The FEI World Equestrian Games™ (FEI WEG), is the major international championship event for the eight core equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage and para-equestrian dressage, eventing, driving, endurance, vaulting and reining. The 2018 FEI WEG will be held at Tryon International…
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Special happenings planned at Chimney Rock and other NC state parks in 2016 CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (March 23, 2016): Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park will join NC State Parks in celebrating their centennial this year. North Carolina launched its state parks adventure in 1916, responding to…
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Holiday Events, One Million Lights and Santa's Largest Chimney await you in Lake Lure and the Blue Ridge Foothills LAKE LURE, NC (November 17, 2015): Watch Santa rappel down the world’s largest natural chimney, take a carriage ride through more than a million lights, stroll through quaint downtowns…
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In one weekend, celebrate “Dirty Dancing,” competitive sports, and cool cars in the North Carolina mountains. RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC (July 9, 2015): August is festival season in Lake Lure & the Blue…
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Easter Service features spectacular scenery, inspiring message and bagpipes CHIMNEY ROCK, NC (March 23, 2015) – Few sights in the Blue Ridge Mountains are as spectacular as watching the sunrise over Lake Lure from Chimney Rock. Some visitors call it a spiritual experience. This year Chimney Rock at…
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This round-up ready batch of Spring and Summer events, including The Dirty Dancing Festival, will inspire blogs and top-ten lists. Enjoy these events set against the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge…
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Holiday Events Welcome Visitors in Lake Lure, Chimney Rock and “Small Town Friendly” Main Streets in Rutherford County, NC. We’re North Carolina’s secret mountain gem, located between Asheville and Charlotte. Download holiday images at bit.ly/LakeLureNMore-holiday Lake Lure, NC (Oct. 17, 2014) Did…
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2014 FALL EVENTS IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY NC Home of Lake Lure / Chimney Rock State Park / South Mountains and Blue Ridge Foothills (Images Available) Rutherfordton, NC (Sept. 30, 2014) Looking for a new place to explore? Step into our fall wonderland. Our hiking and biking trails, zip lines and…
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N.C. DISTILLERY HAS DEEP NYC CONNECTION From Hurricane Sandy to NYC Fashion Week, Defiant Whisky has come full circle in New York BOSTIC, N.C. (January 28, 2014): As New Yorkers fled from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the Defiant Whisky team from Bostic, N.C. rushed into the…
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LAKE LURE UNVEILS NEW WELCOME CENTER Lake Lure Welcome Center trades standard brochure racks for more interactive visitor experience LAKE LURE, N.C. (July 25, 2013): Rutherford County Tourism Development Authority(TDA) is unveiling its new Lake Lure Welcome Center at the Center's grand opening on…
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