The inaugural Boone Heritage Festival, held Oct. 8, took visitors on a trip back through time, with demonstrators, exhibitors, musicians and storytellers sharing a glimpse of 18th century life — and fun aplenty.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
10/8/2011
Album ID: 1339319
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
October Downtown Boone Art Crawl
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Downtown Boone rolled out the artful red carpet last Friday for its monthly Art Crawl.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
10/7/2011
Album ID: 1339302
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
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The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum held its grand opening Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, with three galleries on display and activities for children and adults. For more information about the museum, visit BlowingRockMuseum.org or Facebook.com/BRMuseum.
10/1/2011
Album ID: 1333486
Photos by Kellen Moore
Watauga Humane Society
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The Watauga Humane Society moved animals Tuesday into its new $2.4 million shelter, located on Paws Way outside Boone. The nearly 17,000-square-foot structure is slated to open to the public Friday, Sept. 30, with a grand opening event later.
9/27/2011
Album ID: 1330659
Photos by Kellen Moore
Cove Creek Farm Heritage Day 2011
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Hundreds of visitors took a trip back in time for 2011's Cove Creek Farm Heritage Day, held in Sugar Grove Sept. 17.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
9/17/2011
Album ID: 1324411
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
High Country Beer Fest 2011
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The High Country Beer Fest returned for its fourth year last Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center in Boone. Featuring 53 breweries spanning the state, region, nation and overseas, the festival let patrons sample from hundreds of tasty wares, while also offering educational seminars on brewing and food pairing.
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
9/3/2011
Album ID: 1316431
Photos by Frank Ruggiero
ASU Move-In 2011
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Nearly 3,000 freshman joined the Appalachian State University family during move-in on Friday. Returning on-campus students added to the ranks Saturday.
8/19/2011
Album ID: 1305667
Photos by Kellen Moore
K9s In Flight
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John Misita’s “K9s in Flight” visited Tweetsie Railroad July 23-31 and dazzled the crowd with high jumps, Frisbee catches and flips. “K9s in Flight” have been seen on The Discovery Channel, ESPN, The Disney Channel, Animal Planet and others. All of the dogs have been rescued or adopted from shelters and help promote adoption of pets. More images can be found in our gallery section online. Photos by Rob Moore
8/4/2011
Album ID: 1297607
Photos by Rob Moore
Broad-winged hawk release
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The fine people of Powder Horn rescued a wounded hawk and turned it over to the Lees-McRae College Blue Ridge Wildlife Institute's wildlife rehabilitation program. The program nursed the hawk back to health and returned to Powder Horn to release it back to the wild. Photos by Rob Moore
8/1/2011
Album ID: 1295417
Photos by Rob Moore
The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games 2011
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A gathering of the clans every year at Grandfather Mountain in Linville, N.C.
