The third annual Blue Ridge Bluegrass Retreat with Darin & Brooke Aldridge is October 19th at 2pm at Buck Stove in Spruce Pine.

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As the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to burst with fall color, Grandfather Mountain invites leaf-lookers to see the brilliant change from one of the best leaf-looking destinations in the South.

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On Sunday, October 6, the Orchard at Altapass will host its last book signing of the season—Thomas Goldsmith’s newly published “Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American Classic”—the story of a song that crossed the bluegrass/country barrier and into American mainstream music.

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National Public Lands Day is this Saturday, and you can spend it learning about how hiking trails are constructed and maintained.

Read more: Trail Work Day at the Grandfather Mountain State Park