Local Information

Sites and other resources about local communities, history, nature

Blowing Rock

• Blowing Rock - Town site with info for visitors.
• Wikipedia:Blowing_Rock,_North_Carolina

Boone

• Explore Boone - visitor info for Boone.
• Wikipedia:Boone,_North_Carolina

The High Country

• High Country Host - Regional visitor's guide
• The Mountain Times - Free weekly newspaper with listings of current events. Available on-line and also in print at many restaurants, grocery stores, drug stores, etc.

The New River

• Wikipedia:New_River_(Kanawha_River_tributary)

In the News

• In North Carolina’s High Country, soaring scenery and simple pleasures - Washington Post, July 16, 2021
• 36 Hours in Boone, N.C. (and Environs) - The New York Times, October 3, 2019

Local History, Natural History & Geology

• Watauga County, North Carolina - History and other local information
• A History of Watauga County, NC
• How Grandfather (Mountain) Was Formed
• Elk Knob State Park Geology - An Interactive Guide
• Living Cliffside - Our State Magazine, October 2019 Issue - "A retired biology professor at Appalachian State University studies the new species, the rare species, and the really old species that grow on Linville Gorge cliffs."
• Natural History & Geology of the Appalachian Mountains:
  • 11 Facts About the Appalachian Mountains
  • Appalachian Mountains (Britannica)
  • Birth of the Mountains: The Geologic Story of the Southern Appalachian Mountains - Indepth article about how the Southern Appalachians were formed with info about "Grandfather Window".