Kate Wheeler's (countryhomesnc) Blog

  Nothing says togetherness like being drenched with bone-chilling 46 degree water from a mountain stream while paddling frantically to escape being rammed by a raft full of guys showing off for each other!  Last weekend, we had a family reunion/graduation party in Murphy, North Carolina for our ...

It tugs on a mother's heart strings to see your first born son graduate high school and realize he's not a child any more.  But when he follows that walk down the aisle in cap and gown two weeks later with a bus ride to boot camp, then you know he's now a man. My fellow ActiveRain member, busines...

                 Whether it's bait or biscuits you need when you're at Bear Paw Lakefront Resort in Murphy, North Carolina, the little convenience store and gas station just a mile from the resort entrance is open again for those last minute shopping trips.  Located on Hiwassee Dam Access Road, i...

               I remember how you came to me in my dreams when I was pregnant, wearing that tiny yellow knitted cap, to reassure me that everything would be all right and you'd see me soon.  I remember the first time I held you in my arms.  You looked up at me intently and I saw a wise little sou...

   With our mild four-season climate, outdoor living in the mountains of Murphy, North Carolina is a year-round activity.  At our house, we greet the sunrise with a cup of cowboy coffee on our porch overlooking the mountains nearly every morning.  But there was no convenient place to spread out a...

Stunning mountain vistas filling a 56 foot long wall of windows will take your breath away when you step into this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath ranch home for sale at 20 Ashley Lane, Murphy, North Carolina.       With 2,900 feet of living area on two levels, there's room for everyone to spend the summer i...

           With incredible long range mountain views like the one above, a dazzling list of amenities and affordable prices, Grand Vista subdivision in Murphy, North Carolina had almost every lot in Phase 1 under contract within just a few months after opening back in 2006.  But today the develop...

Sellers in Murphy North Carolina and Cherokee County saw a huge increase in activity in May.  Pending home sales rose 68% over April's figures as buyers entered the market after the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced plans to buy 800 acres of land and build a new Class II gaming facility...

    Now that Grand Vista Subdivision has been abandoned by the developers, lot owners in the Murphy, North Carolina mountain community are asking themselves "How much is that lot I bought worth today?" The answer is "Not much, if you HAVE to sell it now." There are 85 lots in Phase 1 of Grand Vis...

     Grand Vista Subdivision in Murphy, North Carolina brought a new concept to mountain land development in Cherokee County.  Four years ago, Grand Vista was touted as "One of the hot new  mountain communities" by Pinnacle magazine.  With its wide, paved roads lined with street lights and a list...