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VACATIONS
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mortal - "Dixieland" of Wolfe's
"Look Homeward, Angels now
owned by the City of AsheviIle
and was refurbished for spring re-
opening.
Tourist accommodations are
more numerous in every section
of the State, and more motor
lodges and inns remain open year
around or for longer summer or
winter seasons than in the past.
Camping facilities in the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
and the National Forests have
been improved with the addition of
more space for tents and trailers,
and new central bath houses.
Along the seacoast and on in
land rivers and lakes, public fish
ing access areas and boat launch
ing facilities have been increased.
Year-Around Vacationland
With Easter Americas highest
mountains stretching across the
western part of the State the fab
ulous Sandhills resorts and numer-
Gus historical attractions in the
central section, and many miles of
ocean beach, North Carolina is an
all year vacationland.
Dominating the Southern Appa-
lachians of Western North Caro-
lima are % peaks of 5000 feet ele-
walton or more, topped by 1884
foot Mount Mitchell. Here, in the
Blue Ridge, Great Smokes, Nam
tahalas and other ranges, are re-
sorts "air conditioned" by nature
for summer fun and relaxation.
Fine highways link mountain play
grounds with the Great Smokes
Park and the Blue Ridge Park
way. Even the lofty summit OF
Mount Mitchell is accessible by
paved State highway connecting
with the Blue Ridge Parkway near
Asheville.
Golf, hiking, riding, fishing and
boating are prime from spring
through autumn in the North
Carolina mountains, and festivals,
sports events and fairs enliven the
vacation scene.
Among the larger mountain
events are the Mountain Youth
Jamboree at Asheville in April;
the "Singing On The Mountain"
in June and Scottish Clans Gather
ing and Highland Games at Grand
father Mountain, Linville, in July;
the Brevard Music Festival at Bre-
ward in August; the Mountain
Dance and Folk Festival at Ashe-
vile in August, and the North
Carolina Apple Festival at Hen
Jacksonville during late August and
early September. Square dances
are evening attractions at score
of mountain resorts, with cham
pionship teams on hand to set the
pace.
Scenic attractions include spec
tacular rock formations, water
falls, and forests.
Two of North Cardinals three
big outdoor dramas and two sum-
mer stock theatres are in the
mountains. The outdoor dramas,
playing nightly except Mondays
from late June through Labor Day,
are "Unto These Hills" at Cher
okee and "Horn In The West" at
Boone. At Flat Rock, 1859 is the
21st season for the Vagabond
Players. A new summer theatre
is the Silo Circle Playhouse at
Black Mountain.
Mountain craft centers offer Wis
itors a chance to see and purchase
authentic handicrafts and watch
artisans at work. huntsville in the
Blue Ridge Mountains stages an
Arts and Crafts Festival in Au-
gust, and several craft centers
provide crafts instruction to WIS.,
itors.
One of the most beautiful spec
tacles in the mountains is the
blossoming of wildfiowers between
early April and late June. A fea-
ture of June in the mountains is
the Roam Mountain Rhododendron
Festival atop 6,285-foot Roam
Mountain near Spruce Pine and
Bakersville. Midway through June
sees the blooming of the big
three" of the mountain flower pa
rade - rhododendron, mountain
laurel and flame azalea.
Autumn flowers begin blooming
in the mountains in late August,
and October sees the peak of the
autumn foliage season across the
entire Western part of variety
Vacationland." The heavily forest
ed slopes and peaks are trans
formed into a kaleidoscope OF