Outdoors and Comfort in Boone, N.C.
This wilderness resort began as a girls’ camp in the 1920s. Developer John Rice initially redesigned it as a tennis center in 1996. The area soon became an equestrian, conference and family getaway.
Bordered on three sides by the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 300-acre property is protected from further development. The creation of an inn, studio cottages and private homes was done with minimum environmental disturbance.