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:

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:

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.

Pioneer Day and the Mountain Thunder Car Show in Old Fort are April 26, 2014

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Exciting day coming up in Old Fort, North Carolina at the end of April:

2014 Painters Greenhouse Herb Festival is April 12-13

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Last year’s Festival [photo credit: Painters Greenhouse Facebook Page]

Since the Inn on Mill Creek Bed & Breakfast is getting a little herb garden makeover this year (more on that later this month), we are super excited about the 10th Annual Painters Greenhouse Herb Festival, the weekend of April 12-13, 2014. Painters Greenhouse is one of our favorite locally-owned nurseries, located near the Inn on Mill Creek, in Old Fort, NC.

Swannanoa Valley Museum 2014 Season Opening

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Photo Credit: Swannanoa Valley Museum

If you’re a history geek like your Inn on Mill Creek innkeepers, we have news for you: The Swannanoa Valley Museum in the town of Black Mountain opens for the season on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Buncombe County and Western North Carolina have a diverse and interesting history, with early settlement by Native Americans followed by American colonists around the time of the Revolutionary War, the growth of farming and agriculture that influences our foodtopian society today, the significant impact of the railroad’s construction through the mountains, the area’s beauty inspiring the arrival of many religious and spiritual retreats, manufacturing and development, important historical figures being born, having lived in, and having relocated to the area shaping history, and so on. And the Swannanoa Valley Museum is a terrific place to learn all about it.

Hop’n Blueberry Farm Tours in April of 2014

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

Hops drying [photo credit: Hop’n Blueberry Farm]

Here’s an activity for those of you who dig agritourism and local farm tours and who want to get a behind-the-scenes look at hops production: Hop’n Blueberry Farm in Black Mountain, one of the first hop farms in the state of North Carolina, is offering one-hour specialty tours at 2pm every Saturday in April. The farm is about 20 minutes from the Inn on Mill Creek B&B.

Ten Reasons To Visit the North Carolina Mountains in Springtime

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

With Spring just a week away, we’re daydreaming of warm breezes, verdant mountain vistas, wildflowers galore, spring songbirds and…well, we thought we’d go ahead and make a list of ten reasons to visit the mountains of Western North Carolina in springtime. What is there to see and do in Spring in the NC mountains?

2014 Dine To Be Kind Event

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Inn on Mill Creek

The 11th annual Dine To Be Kind event, where participating local restaurants donate a portion of their sales (including take-out and bar tab) to the Asheville Humane Society and its Animal Compassion Network Department, will take place Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Just another reason to support our local restaurants, coffee shops and taverns – they are awesome supporters of lifesaving programs for pets-in-need. Have we mentioned how much we love living in an area that loves animals?

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

Creative Mountain Food Tours begin in June in Black Mountain

2014 Asheville Area Art Events in June

2014 Asheville Beer Week is May 23-31

Pioneer Day and the Mountain Thunder Car Show in Old Fort are April 26, 2014

2014 Painters Greenhouse Herb Festival is April 12-13

Swannanoa Valley Museum 2014 Season Opening

Hop’n Blueberry Farm Tours in April of 2014

Ten Reasons To Visit the North Carolina Mountains in Springtime

2014 Dine To Be Kind Event