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Water Wonders of the Blue Ridge

Water defines, shapes and highlights the land of the region where we live. It also provides the key ingredient for a great quantity of our favorite outdoor fun. Let’s go splashin’ in the mountains!

Rivers & Waterfalls: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers know some very inviting spots.

Lake Toxaway, North Carolina: Birth, Dearth, Rebirth

This water-birthed mountain town hosted some of the country’s wealthiest socialites before being washed away in a record-breaking but murkily documented flood, more than 100 years ago.

Winter / Holiday 2024 Festivals & Events Guide

Our biggest compendium of festivals and events ever brings you hundreds of perfect gatherings for fun across 7 mountain states!

Fall 2024 Festivals & Events Guide

Our biggest compendium of festivals and events ever brings you hundreds of perfect gatherings for fun across 7 mountain states!

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Lake Keowee in Seneca, South Carolina, has 18,500 acres of water fun.

Water Wonders of the Blue Ridge

Water defines, shapes and highlights the land of the region where we live. It also provides the key ingredient for a great quantity of our favorite outdoor fun. Let’s go splashin’ in the mountains!
The Blue Hole waterfall is nestled in the Cherokee National Forest, in the Holston Mountain area near Elizabethton, Tennessee. From the photographer: “It is a short but very steep hike down from the parking area. On this summer day I lucked out to find the rosebay rhododendron in bloom but starting to lose blossoms into the water, making for a picturesque scene. There are several falls in a short distance down Mill Creek, but the one plunging into the Blue Hole is the main attraction. It’s a wonderful place to take a chilly plunge or just dip your toes during the summer.”

Rivers & Waterfalls: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers know some very inviting spots.
Present-day Lake Toxaway is beautiful in the fall.

Lake Toxaway, North Carolina: Birth, Dearth, Rebirth

This water-birthed mountain town hosted some of the country’s wealthiest socialites before being washed away in a record-breaking but murkily documented flood, more than 100 years ago.
Winterfest, November 7-February 16, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Winter / Holiday 2024 Festivals & Events Guide

Our biggest compendium of festivals and events ever brings you hundreds of perfect gatherings for fun across 7 mountain states!
Bank of America Fall for Greenville, October 11-13, Greenville, South Carolina.

Fall 2024 Festivals & Events Guide

Our biggest compendium of festivals and events ever brings you hundreds of perfect gatherings for fun across 7 mountain states!
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Knoxville Asian Festival, August 29-30,  Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Asian Culture Center of TN
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Fall 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026
4th of July Parade & Festival, July 4, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Summer 2026 Festivals & Events Guide

From the Virginias and the Carolinas to Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, our annual compendium is the perfect travel companion. Inside,

April 20, 2026

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