Snowshoe Mountain opened for its 41st season in November with a Thanksgiving-to-Easter calendar, marking the longest announced season schedule in a decade. Ranked by Ski Magazine readers as a 2015 Top Ten Resort in the East for lodging and après-ski activities, the ski resort is building on the momentum of back-to-back big snow seasons, powerful enhancements to the resort’s snowmaking [...]
A recent article in the Journal of Archaeological Science reports the discovery of the world’s earliest known wine-making operation by a joint Armenian-American-Irish expedition in Armenia. The well-preserved remains were found in an Armenian cave about 60 miles from Mount Ararat, the traditional site of the Biblical Ark. A dry, consistent temperature and a layer of sheep dung in the [...]
From John Cleese The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have, therefore, raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.” Soon security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.” (The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran [...]
By Jan McDiarmid, Cruise Planners Cruise & Land Specialist There really isn’t anywhere more beautiful than Holland and Belgium in the spring, when the tulips are in full glorious bloom. What better way to see them than on a fabulous river cruise? I was excited to hear that Uniworld was introducing a new Holland and Belgium at Tulip Time itinerary for [...]
The Shallow Ford Wine Trail consists of five wineries in the heart of Yadkin Valley, a short drive from Winston-Salem and only minutes apart. The Wine Trail has Wine and Dine events throughout the year, offering participants a taste of wine with a souvenir wine glass and a dish specially prepared to serve with the wine at each vineyard. Brian [...]
8th Annual Yadkin Winter Reds January 28-29 & February 25-26 The Eighth Annual Yadkin Winter Reds wine event offers two weekends of wonderful wine and food in Yadkin County. Sponsored by the Town of Yadkinville and Yadkin County Tourism Development Authorities, this event is a great opportunity to visit Yadkin County wineries and taste the excellent wines that are being produced. [...]
Jekyll Island…in 1904, the winter haven of the ultra rich. They arrived by private Pullman cars and gleaming yachts, to be transported by horsedrawn carriages to their luxurious cottages or the palatial Victorian clubhouse. The titans, who owned a sixth of the money that flowed through American banks at the turn of the century, gathered here…John Pierpoint Morgan, William Rockefeller, [...]
By Jessie Ammons When it came time for Herb Fussman to retire, the lifetime New Yorker knew he wanted a change. He and his wife, Rita, wanted to stay on the East coast – still an accessible flight away from their remaining family in New York. And they were looking for a place to slow down and take it easy, [...]
Six reasons for the huge influx of seniors and others who are moving to Raleigh’s bustling state capital are listed by Managing Editor Rebecaa Troyer in a recent issue of the Triangle Business Journal. Urban Living, Southern Flair: The apartments, condos and many other housing options surrounding downtown Raleigh make it easy for residents to bike to the farmers market, [...]
The life of Father Thomas Berry, cultural historian, passionate priest, and renowned scholar, will be celebrated during a Thomas Berry Centennial in Greensboro in October and November. A public performance citing his words will be presented Friday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Greensboro Historical Museum. Andrew Levitt will deliver the recitation, titled “The Meadow across the Creek,” with [...]
