Bryson City, NC
Bryson City is located in Swain County North Carolina. Bryson City is home to much of the Smoky Mountain National Park, including its highest peak, Clingmans Dome. The Nantahala River, one of the nation's most well known whitewater rafting venues, and beautiful Lake Fontana with the highest dam east of the Rockies stake their claim there. Bryson City was named in the "101 Best Outdoor Towns" as the nation's third best whitewater paddling towns.
Things to Do:
Nantahala Whitewater Rafting
Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) guides 9 of the easts best rivers including the Chattooga River, Cheoah River, French Broad River, Nantahala River, Nolichucky River, Ocoee River, Gauley River, New River, and Pigeon River. NOC was rated "#1 Vacation with a Splash" by Good Morning America and "One of the best Outfitters on Earth" by National Geographic Adventures.
www.noc.com
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad: 800-872-4681 www.gsmr.com
One of the centerpiece attractions of Jackson County is the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Since 1988, it has provided visitors with scenic excursions our of its depot in historic downtown Dillsboro. The railroad has a variety of options, including half-day and full-day trips, raft and rail excursions, gourmet dinner excursions and mystery theater trains. For complete information on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, click here.
Harrahs Casino
777 Casino Drive
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-7777
www.harrahscherokee.com
Calendar of Events:
3/12/2010 - Randy Travis
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC
When: Friday March 12th @ 7:30
Description: Like the Beatles in rock, Randy Travis marks a generational shift in country music. When his Storms of Life came out in 1986, country music was still wallowing in the post-urban cowboy recession, chasing elusive crossover dreams. Travis brought the music back to its basics, sounding like nothing so much as a perfect blend of George Jones and Merle Haggard.
Contact: For moe information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
3/27/2010 - Ramp IT UP! Festival
Location: Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds, Cherokee,NC
When: Saturday March 27th
Description: This festival highlights two of our mountain delicacies: trout and pungent, wild onion/garlic-like ramps. Held in conjunction with trout season opening on the Qualla Boundary, the festival includes music, our fourth-annual horseshoe competition, a barbecue cookoff, and a trout and ramp feast for all.
Contact: For more information call 800-438-1601.
4/2/2010 - 4/3/2010 - Peanuts Easter Beagle
Location: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bryson City,NC
Description: A unique Easter experience! Enjoy a scenic ride from Bryson City to the Nantahala Outdoor Center where you will find an Easter wonderland, complete with egg hunts and bunnies. Photo opportunities will also be available with Snoopy, "The Easter Beagle". Ticket prices include admission to the Smoky Mountains Model Trains Museum.
Contact: For moe information call 800-872-4681 or 828-488-7000.
4/10/2010 - Spring Bass Classic Tournament
Location: Fontana Village Resort Marina,Fontana,NC 28733
Description: Get ready to launch the boat. The bass are hungry. Join other anglers and spectators for this Bass Classic on 30 mile long Fontana Lake along the southern shores of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Contact: For more information call 800-849-2258.
4/13/2010 - Taste of Home Cooking Show
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Tuesday April 13th @ 7:00 PM
Description: Get ready. It's coming soon. It's new and fresh. It will tantalize your senses with a smorgasbord of mouthwatering sights and fresh picked flavors. What you ask? The Taste of Home Cooking School, the #1 culinary demonstration in the country, presented live at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
4/16/2010 - James Gregory
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Friday April 16th @ 7:30 PM
Description: For over two decades, the unforgettable caricature of veteran comedian James Gregory has stood grinning: his shirt un-tucked, his arms outstretched, a carefree welcome to a down-home, hilarious comedy experience. It?s storytelling at its best. The trademark caricature is the essence of James Gregory?s comedy: rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch.
Contact: 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
4/17/2010 - 4/18/2010 - NOC/Dagger Freestyle Shootout & Demo Days
Location: Nantahala Outdoor Center
Description: In 2010 the Shootout is one of the first events in the National Freestyle Points Series, promising even more big-air tricks on the Nantahala wave. Add our beginning-of-season sale, Demo Days, for one great weekend.
Contact: For more information call 800-232-7238.
4/30/2010 - Ray Stevens
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Friday April 30th @ 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Description: Multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and two-time Grammy winner Ray Stevens is celebrating 50 years in the music business this year. From his comedy hit, "The Streak" to the socially aware "Mr. Businessman" to his Grammy award winning pop standard "Everything is Beautiful," Stevens continues to showcase his observant and witty songwriting.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
5/18/2010 - Mel Tillis
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Tuesday May 18th @ 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Description: Country music legend, Mel Tillis, started performing in the early '50's with a group called The Westerners while serving as a baker in the United States Air Force, stationed in Okinawa. In 1956, Webb Pierce recorded a song written by Mel entitled "I?m Tired", and it launched Mel's musical career.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
5/28/2010 - 5/29/2010 - Heritage Festival
Location: Riverfront Park, Bryson City,NC
When: Friday May 28th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM and Saturday May 29th from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Desciption: This two day festival has it all! Friday night entertainment is loaded with local talent featuring an emphasis on old – time gospel. Saturday entertainment is as varied as the region - a highlands pipe and drum corps, classic country and bluegrass, or high energy newgrass. In addition to music, the festival offers local arts and crafts, food, games for the kids, and fun for the whole family.
Contact: For moer information call 828-488-0454.
Where to Stay:
This space available...contact info@blueridgemountainchamber.com for more information.
Real Estate Information:
This space available...contact info@blueridgemountainchamber.com for more information.
Favorite Area Restaurant:
River's End Restaurant
Things to Do:
Nantahala Whitewater Rafting
Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) guides 9 of the easts best rivers including the Chattooga River, Cheoah River, French Broad River, Nantahala River, Nolichucky River, Ocoee River, Gauley River, New River, and Pigeon River. NOC was rated "#1 Vacation with a Splash" by Good Morning America and "One of the best Outfitters on Earth" by National Geographic Adventures.
www.noc.com
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad: 800-872-4681 www.gsmr.com
One of the centerpiece attractions of Jackson County is the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Since 1988, it has provided visitors with scenic excursions our of its depot in historic downtown Dillsboro. The railroad has a variety of options, including half-day and full-day trips, raft and rail excursions, gourmet dinner excursions and mystery theater trains. For complete information on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, click here.
Harrahs Casino
777 Casino Drive
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-7777
www.harrahscherokee.com
Calendar of Events:
3/12/2010 - Randy Travis
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin, NC
When: Friday March 12th @ 7:30
Description: Like the Beatles in rock, Randy Travis marks a generational shift in country music. When his Storms of Life came out in 1986, country music was still wallowing in the post-urban cowboy recession, chasing elusive crossover dreams. Travis brought the music back to its basics, sounding like nothing so much as a perfect blend of George Jones and Merle Haggard.
Contact: For moe information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
3/27/2010 - Ramp IT UP! Festival
Location: Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds, Cherokee,NC
When: Saturday March 27th
Description: This festival highlights two of our mountain delicacies: trout and pungent, wild onion/garlic-like ramps. Held in conjunction with trout season opening on the Qualla Boundary, the festival includes music, our fourth-annual horseshoe competition, a barbecue cookoff, and a trout and ramp feast for all.
Contact: For more information call 800-438-1601.
4/2/2010 - 4/3/2010 - Peanuts Easter Beagle
Location: Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bryson City,NC
Description: A unique Easter experience! Enjoy a scenic ride from Bryson City to the Nantahala Outdoor Center where you will find an Easter wonderland, complete with egg hunts and bunnies. Photo opportunities will also be available with Snoopy, "The Easter Beagle". Ticket prices include admission to the Smoky Mountains Model Trains Museum.
Contact: For moe information call 800-872-4681 or 828-488-7000.
4/10/2010 - Spring Bass Classic Tournament
Location: Fontana Village Resort Marina,Fontana,NC 28733
Description: Get ready to launch the boat. The bass are hungry. Join other anglers and spectators for this Bass Classic on 30 mile long Fontana Lake along the southern shores of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Contact: For more information call 800-849-2258.
4/13/2010 - Taste of Home Cooking Show
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Tuesday April 13th @ 7:00 PM
Description: Get ready. It's coming soon. It's new and fresh. It will tantalize your senses with a smorgasbord of mouthwatering sights and fresh picked flavors. What you ask? The Taste of Home Cooking School, the #1 culinary demonstration in the country, presented live at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
4/16/2010 - James Gregory
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Friday April 16th @ 7:30 PM
Description: For over two decades, the unforgettable caricature of veteran comedian James Gregory has stood grinning: his shirt un-tucked, his arms outstretched, a carefree welcome to a down-home, hilarious comedy experience. It?s storytelling at its best. The trademark caricature is the essence of James Gregory?s comedy: rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch.
Contact: 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
4/17/2010 - 4/18/2010 - NOC/Dagger Freestyle Shootout & Demo Days
Location: Nantahala Outdoor Center
Description: In 2010 the Shootout is one of the first events in the National Freestyle Points Series, promising even more big-air tricks on the Nantahala wave. Add our beginning-of-season sale, Demo Days, for one great weekend.
Contact: For more information call 800-232-7238.
4/30/2010 - Ray Stevens
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Friday April 30th @ 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Description: Multi-platinum recording artist, songwriter and two-time Grammy winner Ray Stevens is celebrating 50 years in the music business this year. From his comedy hit, "The Streak" to the socially aware "Mr. Businessman" to his Grammy award winning pop standard "Everything is Beautiful," Stevens continues to showcase his observant and witty songwriting.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
5/18/2010 - Mel Tillis
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin,NC
When: Tuesday May 18th @ 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Description: Country music legend, Mel Tillis, started performing in the early '50's with a group called The Westerners while serving as a baker in the United States Air Force, stationed in Okinawa. In 1956, Webb Pierce recorded a song written by Mel entitled "I?m Tired", and it launched Mel's musical career.
Contact: For more information call 828-524-1598 or toll free 866-273-4615.
5/28/2010 - 5/29/2010 - Heritage Festival
Location: Riverfront Park, Bryson City,NC
When: Friday May 28th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM and Saturday May 29th from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Desciption: This two day festival has it all! Friday night entertainment is loaded with local talent featuring an emphasis on old – time gospel. Saturday entertainment is as varied as the region - a highlands pipe and drum corps, classic country and bluegrass, or high energy newgrass. In addition to music, the festival offers local arts and crafts, food, games for the kids, and fun for the whole family.
Contact: For moer information call 828-488-0454.
Where to Stay:
This space available...contact info@blueridgemountainchamber.com for more information.
Real Estate Information:
This space available...contact info@blueridgemountainchamber.com for more information.
Favorite Area Restaurant:
River's End Restaurant
NOC's original restaurant right on the banks of the
Reviews: Pizza and Calzones are tops, great view, fun place for a beer and sandwich