Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 035 February 2014 | Page 20

The Trailhead of
Western North
Carolina

www.discoverburkecounty.com

North Carolina’s Most Pristine
Lake - Lake James
One of North Carolina’s most scenic
lakes, Lake James offers incredible views
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lake James
State Park has a 600-ft long protected
swimming beach with solar-powered hot
showers, water-front picnic sites, and lake
side camping. Lake James Cellars Winery
is nearby.

Mystery in the Forest The Brown Mountain Lights
These mysterious and unexplained lights
have been seen for hundreds of years.
Science cannot explain their origins!
Visitors are intrigued by them. A mystery
found no where else in North Carolina or
the southeast U.S.

The Grand Canyon of the East The Linville Gorge
360-degree views from atop easily accessible Table Rock offer unmatched
scenic beauty of the highest Blue Ridge
peaks including Grandfather Mountain. See where the final scene from the
motion picture “Last of The Mohicans”
was filmed.

Award Winning Whites
and Reds ! - Catawba
Valley Wine Trail
Our vineyards and wineries are growing! 6 wineries makeup the Catawba
Valley Wine Trail along interstate 40 in
the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Tasting rooms are open 6 days
a week at most locations and feature
both Bordeaux style dry red wines and
regional adaptations of sweeter whites.

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