Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 010 January 2012 | Page 16

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History
Preservation
Never Tasted So
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l t ap a s s O r c h a r d i s o n
the north side of Little
Switzerland along the Blue
Ridge Parkway. If you’ve ever
been on the Parkway I’m sure
you’ve seen that big red orchard building down the side
of the mountain, I know I have
and just kept on driving. Now
that I’ve taken the time to stop
in and see what Altapass Orchard is about, and what goes
on inside it will be hard to ever
just drive by again.
It’s not just a working orchard, The Historic Orchard
at Altapass is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
preservation of Appalachian
Heritage. Located on a hundred year old apple orchard
on the Blue Ridge Parkway
and the Over the Mountain
Trail, Altapass Orchard features mountain music, historical plays, storytelling hayrides,
craft demonstrations, butter-

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fly and herb & wetlands gardens, monarch raising, amazing views and old apple trees
May-Oct.
If you are on a bike I hope
you have some big saddlebags,
you’ll find so many mountain
treats your bags will be rattling all the way home. The
same applies to your trunk or
back seat.
1025 Orchard Road
Milepost 328.3
On the Blue Ridge Parkway
828•765-9531
www.altapassorchard.com

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