Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 030 September 2013 | Page 6

Destinations
67 th Annual North Carolina Apple Festival! Aug 30 – Sept. 1, 2013
Main Street from 6 th Ave - Caswell St. Hendersonville, NC 28792
Hendersonville is the official home of the North Carolina Apple Festival.
The festival features a street fair on Historic Main Street including:
entertainment, arts & crafts, apple products, children & youth activities,
special exhibits, food and the King Apple Parade on Labor Day.
www.ncapplefestival.org
Leatherwood’s Labor Day Blues Sat, August 31, 12pm – 3pm Leatherwood
Mountains Ferguson, NC 28624 We’ve got the 3 B’s… blues, bluegrass
and bbq. 6 pm ‘til…. Make it an all-day affair and participate in the
3rd Annual LW Poker Run, an organized event where participants, on
horseback, must visit five checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each
one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. The
event has a time limit, however the participants are not timed—winning
is purely a matter of chance. Entry fee, prizes given, raffle. The Run
will begin at noon and will end at 3 pm. Awards ceremony to follow.
www.leatherwoodmountains.com
Whitewater River Jam Series Sat, August 31, 7pm – 10pm U.S. National
Whitewater Center Charlotte, NC 28214 Come and join us for live music,
festivals and our Thursday and Saturday night concert series. Join us for a
paddle, bike, run or ride before the show and stay to enjoy our craft beers,
good food and music. We look forward to your visit. www.usnwc.org
RockFest Saturday, Aug 31, 2013 Emerald Village Little Switzerland, NC
28749 Featuring a treasure hunt, hikes, live music and mine tours. Kids
tour the mines free of charge. Free kid’s treasure hunt featuring minerals
and crystals as prizes. Black Light Mine Tour in the Bon Ami Mine, 8:30pm.
Admission for that tour: $15/adults; $10/seniors and children. For more
information, call 828-765-6463 or visit www.emeraldvillage.com
11th Annual Beech Mountain Mile High Kite Festival Sunday, Sept. 1,
2013 Beech Mountain, NC 28604 Ever wondered how much string it takes
to fly a kite a mile high? Only a couple hundred feet if you attend the
Mile High Kite Festival on Beech Mountain. This is a wonderful tradition
on Beech Mountain, as the community welcomes back the Richmond Air
Force and Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society Kiting Clubs.
The first 300 kids will get a free kite for the competition, or they can be
purchased. Kite clubs will demonstrate flying techniques, and also display
their kites.