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Independence Day Picnic

Orchard at Altapass 1025 Orchard Rd, Spruce Pine, NC, United States

The Orchard at Altapass throws open the doors of the red barn, light up the grill, sweeten the iced tea, unfold the tables on the pavilion, and “dust” the dance floor in order to celebrate Independence Day–Orchard style–with their annual picnic. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, fairs, picnics, concerts, family reunions, […]

The Lost Cove of Yancey County

Orchard at Altapass 1025 Orchard Rd, Spruce Pine, NC, United States

Elaine McAlister Dellinger, research, archaeologist, and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, will talk about Lost Cove, now a ghost town deep in the Pisgah National forest along the bank of the Nolichucky River in Yancey County. Once a town of around 100 people, Lost Cove is now a graveyard of abandoned homes, […]

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