OUT & ABOUT
We can't keep up all that goes on in Ashe County, much less surrounding counties (and much less with seasonal and COVID-related adjustments in schedules), but we're giving it a shot. (Note: 'FB' = Facebook page only)
Be sure to check Ray's Weather for the forecast....
Hungry?
*Ashe County Food and Drink
Happenings (Facebook)
Jefferson:
Cruisers American Grill* (FB)
(*affiliated with Copper Mine Grill)
(*located at end of Third Day Market 'complex')
Southern Scoops (FB)
Winners Circle (FB)
West Jefferson:
Boondocks Brewing Restaurant/Brew Haus
Craft Bistro (FB)
Havana Cafe (FB) (Same owner as Pasta Fresh)
Hillbilly (or Hill Billy!) Grill
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro - The Farmhouse (FB)
(The) Log House (formerly Smithey's)
Louise's Sweet T Cafe (FB) - inside Peoples Drug
(*located in yellow trailer down from Walmart
in Steve Johnson Auto parking lot)
New River Brewing Taproom and Eatery (FB)
O's Thai Express (FB)
Sweet & Savory Bakery & Deli (FB)
(The) Tavern (formerly Hotel Tavern; new location)
Trent's Tavern (FB)
WJ Hometown Diner (FB)
West Jefferson Specialty Foods (FB)
Crumpler:
Shatley Springs (FB) - delayed opening '22
Glendale Springs:
Mountain Aire Seafood & Steaks
Rodie's Parkway Restaurant (FB)
Lansing:
Laurel Springs:
(The) Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park
Piney Creek:
Sparta:
Todd:
Riverside Restaurant & Provisions
Grocery Stores
Jefferson:
West Jefferson:
Outside Ashe:
Aldi (Wilkesboro)
Harris Teeter (Boone)
Publix (Boone)
And More!
A Berry Patch Farm - West Jefferson
Ashe County Cheese Food Truck - West Jefferson
Ashe County Farmers Market - West Jefferson
Bob's Girl Produce (FB) - West Jefferson
Coyote Kitchen (FB) - Boone
Heritage Homestead Goat Dairy - Crumpler
High Country Seafood - West Jefferson
Highland Meadows Cattle Co. - Lansing
Kalman's Bon Appetit - all over* (FB)
(*food truck!)
Kristin's Hook'd on Smoke (food truck*)
(*usually located across from the ABC Store in WJ)
Village Inn Pizza Mountain Mobile (FB)
Welch's Produce (FB) - Jefferson
NEW!
What's That?
Antman's Hill - bug & spider ID (FB)
Wild Snakes: Education & Discussion (FB)
Apps (free)!
Leafsnap (iPhone/iPad)
SmartPlant (iPhone/iPad)
NOTE: If you know of a particularly useful app (free or not) and/or web site, please let us know!
On the Go...
Jefferson:
(*Wagoner Rd Access/< 5 min from cabin)
(*same location as Zaloo's Canoes)
West Jefferson:
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Ashe County Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival
Ashe County Fiddlers Convention
Backstreet Park Summer Concerts
Carolina Country Wines & Craft Beer
Downtown (shops and galleries)!
Everything Vintage* (FB)
(*includes The Vintage Locket - FB)
Gallery Crawl (2nd Friday - June thru Oct)
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro - The Farmhouse (FB)
McB's Mercantile (FB)
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
Naked Creek Farmacy (FB)
St. Mary's Church of the Frescoes
(The) Vintage Farmhouse General Store (FB)
West Jefferson Specialty Foods (FB)
Shops, galleries, and more shops!
Creston:
Crumpler:
Deep Gap:
Hidden Happiness Bee Farm (Store)
Fleetwood:
Hidden Pastures Trails and Horseback Riding
Glendale Springs:
Blue Ridge Theater & Event Center (FB)
(*camp for children with special needs)
Greenhouse Crafts (FB)
Holy Trinity Church of the Frescoes
Grassy Creek:
Lansing:
Lansing (FB)
Historic Lansing Creeper Trail Park
Old Orchard Creek General Store
Phipps General Store (Friday Night Jams)
Laurel Springs:
Sparta
Todd:
Todd General Store (destroyed by fire 2-25-21)
Warrensville:
Mamaw B's Mountain Crafts (FB)
(3357 Hwy 88W; 336-977-1294)
MISC (in and out of Ashe):
AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps
An Appalachian Summer Festival (Boone)
Appalachian Ski Mountain (Blowing Rock)
Ashe Chamber of Commerce calendar
Ashe County Christmas Tree Assn.
Blue Ridge Brutal Bike Ride (August)
Cascade Falls and The Lump (MP 272)
Julian Price Memorial Park (MP 297)
Grandfather Trout Farm & Gem Mining
(Mouth of Wilson, VA)
Grayson Highlands State Park/wild horses
Merlefest (Wilkesboro; last weekend in April)
(The) murals and mountain music of Ashe County