Grandfather Mountain

Kenneth ReeceJune 25, 2015
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Singing On The Mountain’ Dedicated To The Late George Hamilton IV

The 91st annual Singing on the Mountain at Grandfather Mountain will pay tribute to the late George Hamilton IV, a…
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Kenneth ReeceJune 22, 2015
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Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Return July 9-12, 2015

Blaring bagpipes, astounding athletes and tons of tartans converge in western North Carolina on July 9-12 for the 60th annual…
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Kenneth ReeceApril 22, 2015
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Charlottean Wins Grandfather Mountain Winter Weather Contest

Rudolf Grau of Charlotte has won the 2014-15 Winter Weather Contest at Grandfather Mountain, a true feat in a season…
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Kenneth ReeceApril 13, 2015
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Grandfather Mountain & YMCA Clean Up Highway

Volunteers from Grandfather Mountain and the Williams YMCA of Avery County partnered Saturday to clean trash from four miles of…
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Kenneth ReeceMarch 27, 2015
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Grandfather Mountain Gets The Google Trekker Treatment, Now On Google Street View

Grandfather Mountain’s iconic Mile High Swinging Bridge and Grandfather Trail are now among the newest sites available for 360-degree virtual…
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Kenneth ReeceMarch 4, 2015
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Grandfather Mountain Sets Five Temperature Records In February

Winter finally arrived at Grandfather Mountain in February, bringing with it five new daily temperature records, the first substantial snow…
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Kenneth ReeceJanuary 7, 2015
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Grandfather Mountain 2014 Weather Recap

After an immensely rainy year in 2013, Grandfather Mountain rainfall rebounded to below-normal precipitation levels in 2014, according to weather data collected…
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Kenneth ReeceOctober 27, 2014
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Grandfather Mountain Offers Ninth Annual Winter Weather Contest

You've heard what the woolly worms and weather forecasters have to say about the winter weather prognosis — now it's…
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Kenneth ReeceSeptember 18, 2014
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Grandfather Mountain Jaunts Showcase Fall Foliage

As fall approaches the Blue Ridge Mountains, Grandfather Mountain remains one of the best leaf-looking destinations in the South. One…
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Kenneth ReeceSeptember 8, 2014
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August Ends Much Drier Than Previous Year on Grandfather Mountain

By this time last year, Grandfather Mountain had received twice as much rainfall as it has during the same eight-month…
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