Life can be a lazy driving tour of the countryside or a rollicking canoe trip down the river. It's your call. Main Street is home to the state's only cheese company, the Ashe County Cheese Co. which has been in business for more than 50 years. Shops showcase crafts made by mountain folks, and their unique music and dance are presented with support from the local Arts Council, which brings in a variety of visiting performing artists. Residents make up the Ashe County Choral Society and pull together the annual bicycle race down Mount Jefferson.
Home can be on a quiet side street, in a dedicated log cabin community or on a golf course.
Take your pick. Still largely rural with gorgeous pastoral settings, Davie County is becoming known for its golf. Bermuda Run Country Club, nearby in Advance, is home to the annual Crosby National Celebrity Golf Tournament, and Oak Valley is a championship course designed by Arnold Palmer. Just across the Yadkin River in Forsyth County is Tanglewood Golf Course, one of the best public golf courses in the U.S. and home of the Vantage Golf Tournament. Mocksville hosts a variety of arts activities, including its Arts Alive festival and the Davie Craft Corner.