Coastal Plain Near Lake Mattamuskeet, the most prevalent colors are yellow and red. All trees are showing signs of fall color. Leaf peepers from the Dismal Swamp report leaves changing up and down the Virginia border from Roanoke Rapids to Gates County. The Dismal Swamp Canal is also lined with spectacular color. Fall color viewing is not always restricted to the major highways of North Carolina.
Back roads are also very senic.
Festivals and Events Nov. 10-11, NC Thumb and Finger Style Guitar Players, Statesville. Oil Paintings, Mitchell Community College. Gallery Hours are Mon.-Thurs. Nov. 7 - Jan. 2, Candlelight Christmas at Biltmore, Asheville. Elaborate Victorian Christmas in America's largest privately owned home.