Summer is in full swing here in the Boone/Blowing Rock area. Spring seems to be but a fleeting thought that appeared disappeared when you weren't looking. Temperatures have been in the 90's all week and everything is in full bloom especially our native gem the Rhododendron.
Area schools finally let out this past week. Doesn't it seem later and later each year? I know the kids feel that way. All of these signs point to the fact that the summer tourist season is in full swing.
If you're in the area, the Blowing Rock Stage Company is presenting The Immigrant "It is a bea
utiful play that truly captures the American experience of assimilation, tolerance and understanding. I think our audiences will see much of their own history in this play.” Says director Kenneth Kay of the play which is second in the company's summer season. Performances start June 13 and run through the 22nd. Call the b
ox office at the Miriam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center for specific times and rates (828) 295-9627.
"Art in the Park" kicks off June 14th in Blowing Rock. The festival features local artists and vendors and it's right near the playground and shops. It's a wonderful way to spend a Saturday with the kids mulling around downtown. Everything starts around 10. I'd come early to avoid the mid-day heat and traffic.
This is the peak time of year if you're an outdoor enthusiast or just enjoy being outside. Try your hand at trout fishing in one of our many stocked streams. There are plenty of opportunities to go canoeing, kayaking or tubing. For guided tours check out Wahoo's for a range of activities and rates. Of course there are plenty of hiking trails all over the area for every skill level but that deserves a blog all to itself. More to come on that at a later date. There's also horseback riding, canopy tours or if you want to sit back soak it all in, grab an ice cream cone at Kilwin's downtown Blowing Rock and just watch the world go by.
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