July 4, 2014 Events around Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Montreat Parade [photo credit: veganlibrarian on Flickr]

Exciting news: All of the towns around the Inn on Mill Creek Bed & Breakfast — Asheville, Black Mountain, and Old Fort, North Carolina — will have fireworks displays this year! Of course, there are other events going on, and if you want to avoid the crowds, we can help with that as well. Here’s what’s happening in our neck of the woods during the 4th of July weekend:

Guest Favorites Garden June Update

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Hydrangea in the Inn on Mill Creek Guest Favorites Garden

As we head into summer, our Guest Favorites Garden is slowly beginning to take shape. We added a beautiful hydrangea near the stone-faced column and planted three dark pink/red azaleas in the shady portion of the garden. In addition, we added a barberry bush and shasta daisies to the sunny portion. Keep in mind we get plants from nurseries and let them fill in over time, so our plants are “babies” this year.

Creative Mountain Food Tours begin in June in Black Mountain

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Louise’s Kitchen, a stop on the Ultimate Foodie Tour and Pub and Grub Crawl

It’s a common scenario: You find a terrific little vacation spot with several great restaurants and they all look awesome, and you know that they add so much to the area in terms of history and culture, which you’d love to experience. Black Mountain, North Carolina, is one such place. Problem is, you don’t have time to try them all before you head home. Well, let’s solve that problem, shall we?

2014 Asheville Area Art Events in June

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Asheville is consistently named one the nation’s top art-friendly small cities, and for good reason: Check out all the art-related events going on in June in the Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort area:

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Whip-Poor-Will

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Eastern Whip-poor-will [photo credit: National Audubon Society]

Many evenings during the week in May and June, at precisely 9pm (OK, maybe not precisely…sometimes at 9:04pm), guests of the Inn on Mill Creek B&B and North Carolina Birding Trail site are treated to short symphony by the Eastern Whip-poor-wills. Since it is a May mainstay in our neck of the woods, we’re bestowing the Whip-poor-will with the honor of being our May 2014 bird in our 12 Months of Birding at the Inn series on the blog.

2014 Asheville Beer Week is May 23-31

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville [photo credit: boabeerblog]

We’re told that Asheville, NC, has more breweries per capita than any other city in the United States. And we believe it. Currently, there are 16 craft breweries (and counting), and Asheville has something like 80,000 residents, so there is plenty of brew for Ashevillians and visitors alike. Favorites of ours include the Black Mocha Stout from Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, Green Man IPA from Green Man Brewery in Asheville, and the GFY Scotch Ale from Lookout Brewing Company in Black Mountain. And we love so many others as well.

Guest Favorites Garden April and Early May Update

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

We are improving garden spaces at the Inn on Mill Creek B&B this year, and have created a new garden called our Guest Favorites Garden. The GFG, located along the driveway heading to the north side of the property, is going to be a collection of shrubs and flowers that our guests have told us are their faves.

Early May Morning in the Biltmore Azalea Garden

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Biltmore Azaleas, early May 2014

We headed over to Biltmore Estate on May 6, to walk through the Azalea Garden and were treated to a beautiful sight, and of course, we had to share it with you. The Azalea Garden at Biltmore is in a park-like setting and sits below the formal Walled Garden. If you visit Biltmore in springtime, we recommend walking through the Walled Garden to the Conservatory:

2014 Black Mountain Tailgate Market Season Opening is May 3

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

[photo credit: BM Tailgate Market Facebook Page]

Many people who visit the mountains of North Carolina have “go to a farmers’ market” on their list of things to do. And for good reason: an abundance of small, family-owned farms are in the mountains, many of them organic, and many of them make their items available for sale at local tailgate markets. Seriously, what’s better than farm fresh strawberries, tomatoes and other fruits and veggies, beautiful cut flowers, and delicious local honey?

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Swainson’s Warbler

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

[Swainson’s Warbler, image from the National Audubon Society]

Spring marks the migration of warblers to the Appalachians, where they spend the summer hanging out and raising families. We thus dedicate the month of April in our 12 Months of Birding at the Inn blog series to one warbler who likes to make Pisgah National Forest its spring and summer destination: the Swainson’s Warbler.

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July 4, 2014 Events around Asheville, Black Mountain and Old Fort

Guest Favorites Garden June Update

Creative Mountain Food Tours begin in June in Black Mountain

2014 Asheville Area Art Events in June

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Whip-Poor-Will

2014 Asheville Beer Week is May 23-31

Guest Favorites Garden April and Early May Update

Early May Morning in the Biltmore Azalea Garden

2014 Black Mountain Tailgate Market Season Opening is May 3

North Carolina Mountain Birds: Swainson’s Warbler