Escape to the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains....

June 13th & June 14

Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Roots and Music Festival at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds.

Celebrating the heritage and traditional music of our mountains as well as contemporary acoustic acts in the bluegrass, folk, and Americana genres.

Over 60 arts and crafts booths will be on display Saturday and Sunday featuring everything from hand crafted pottery, jewelry, photography and clothing.

Click to Register

for a Week

in the Mountains

4th in a Series on Primitive Survival

On the list of what to do in an emergency wilderness survival situation, building a fire is often assigned a low priority by survival experts. Here in the Southern Appalachians, two factors have convinced me to change my mind about that. One, the humidity. And two, the lowly chigger....read on...

Check out 4th of July Events

The Ocoee is running 5 days a week
Thursday through Monday

Spend the day with us.
All day adventure includes Breakfast Lunch and Dinner, White Water Rafting and Horseback Riding
$82.00 per person ($92.00 Saturday).
Camp with us for $6.50 per person per night.

Check out Highlander's Scenic Drives
in the Blue Ridge Smoky Mountains

Coming Next...1st in 3 part Series
Kings of the Mountains....

Blue Ridge Highlander Travel & Relocation Guide
to the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains

God Bless All....the Highlander

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