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:
Sheets Grocery - Hwy 16/88 (bridge)
(Delicious hot dogs/BBQ sandwiches during the
week!); 336-846-3837
Southern Scoops (FB)
Winners Circle (FB)
Zyzy's Market/Mexican Kitchen (FB)
West Jefferson:
Boondocks Brewing Restaurant/Brew Haus
(*formerly Rosebud Bakery; same owner)
Craft Bistro (FB)
Havana Cafe (FB)
Hillbilly (or Hill Billy!) Grill
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro - The Farmhouse (FB)
Kristin's Hook'd on Smoke (food truck*)
(*often located beside The Honey Hole - WJ)
(The) Log House (formerly Smithey's)
New River Brewing Taproom and Eatery (FB)
Louise's Sweet T Cafe (FB) - inside Peoples Drug
Sweet & Savory Bakery & Deli (FB)
(The) Tavern (formerly Hotel Tavern; new location)
Trent's Tavern (FB)
Village Inn Pizza Mountain Mobile (FB)
WJ Hometown Diner (FB)
West Jefferson Specialty Foods (FB)
Glendale Springs:
Mountain Aire Seafood & Steaks
Rodie's Parkway Restaurant (FB)
Lansing:
Laurel Springs:
Piney Creek:
Sparta
Grocery Stores
Jefferson:
West Jefferson:
Outside Ashe:
Aldi (Wilkesboro)
Harris Teeter (Boone)
Publix (Boone)
And More!
A Berry Patch Farm - West Jefferson
Ashe County Farmers Market - West Jefferson
Bob's Girl Produce (FB) - West Jefferson
Coyote Kitchen - 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!)
Welch's Produce (FB) - Jefferson
NEW!
What's That?
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)
Zaloo's Kayak and Fly Shop* (new!)
(*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)!
Gallery Crawl (2nd Friday - June thru Oct)
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro - The Farmhouse (FB)
McB's Mercantile (FB)
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
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)
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:
(*tours currently unavailable)
Lansing:
Lansing (FB)
Historic Lansing Creeper Trail Park
Old Orchard Creek General Store (opening spring '21)
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):
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)
Merlefest (Wilkesboro; last weekend in April)