OUT & ABOUT
We can't keep up all that goes on in Ashe County, but we try!
(Note: 'FB' = Facebook page only)
Be sure to check Ray's Weather for the forecast....
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Hungry?
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*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)
Tacqueria La Hacienda (FB) (new & DELICIOUS!)
Winners Circle (FB)
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West Jefferson:
Boondocks Brewing Restaurant/Brew Haus
Craft Bistro (FB)
(The) Dough Shed*(FB)
(*formerly Village Inn Pizza)
Havana Cafe (FB)
Hillbilly (or Hill Billy!) Grill
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro (FB)
Kristin's Hook'd on Smoke (food truck*)
(Seasonal. Named Carolina Country's
2022 Carolina's Finest Food Truck!)
Louise's Sweet T Cafe (FB) - inside Peoples Drug
Morchella Provisions (FB)
(*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)
Osaka (in strip mall across from WM/LifeStore)
Sweet & Savory Bakery & Deli (FB)
The Tavern (formerly Hotel Tavern*)
(*different location)
Thong Summit Thai & Sushi (FB) - new!
West Jefferson Specialty Foods (FB)
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Crumpler:
Shatley Springs (FB) - temporarily closed
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Glendale Springs:
Glendale Springs Inn & Restaurant (FB)
Mountain Aire Seafood & Steaks
Rodie's Parkway Restaurant (FB)
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Lansing:
(The) Liar's Bench (FB)
(The) Loghouse at Lansing (FB)
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Laurel Springs:
(The) Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park
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Piney Creek:
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Sparta:
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Todd:
Riverside Restaurant & Provisions*​
(*as of 4-'23, catering only until further notice)
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Grocery Stores
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Jefferson:
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Lansing
CJ's Market (FB)
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West Jefferson:
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Outside Ashe:
Aldi (Wilkesboro)
Harris Teeter (Boone)
Publix (Boone)
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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 - Boone
(The) Dough Shed Food Trucks (FB)
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
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What's That?
Antman's Hill - bug & spider ID (FB)
Wild Snakes: Education & Discussion (FB)
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Apps (free)!
Leafsnap (iPhone/iPad)
SmartPlant (iPhone/iPad)
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NOTE: If you know of a particularly useful app (free or not) and/or web site, please let us know!
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On the Go...
Jefferson:
(*Wagoner Rd Access/< 5 min from cabin)
(*same location as Zaloo's Canoes)
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West Jefferson:
Ashe County Chamber of Commerce
Ashe County Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival
Ashe County Farmers Market (mid April thru October)
Ashe County Fiddlers Convention
Backstreet Park Summer Concerts
Carolina Country Wines & Craft Beer (FB)
Downtown (shops and galleries)!
Gallery Crawl (2nd Friday - June thru Oct)
Jimmy and Jean's Family Entertainment and Arcade
Kitchen Table Games & Bistro (FB)
McB's Mercantile (FB)
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
Naked Creek Farmacy (FB)
St. Mary's Church of the Frescoes
(*formerly Everything Vintage)
The Tartan Woolly (FB)
(The) Vintage Farmhouse General Store (FB)
West Jefferson Specialty Foods (FB)
White Elephant Clothing Exchange (FB)
Shops, galleries, and more shops!
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Creston:
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Crumpler:
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Deep Gap:
Hidden Happiness Bee Farm (Store)
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Fleetwood:
Hidden Pastures Trails and Horseback Riding
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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:
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Lansing:
Historic Lansing Creeper Trail Park
Lansing (FB)
Lansing Park Farmers Market (April to November)
Old Orchard Creek General Store
Phipps General Store (Friday Night Jams)
The Squirrel and Nut (FB)
Wagging Tails Outfitters LLC (FB)
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Laurel Springs:
River Rose Flowers & Cuttery* (FB)
(*make an appointment to pick your own flowers!)
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Sparta
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Todd:
Todd General Store (destroyed by fire 2-25-21)
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Warrensville:
Mamaw B's Mountain Crafts (FB)
(3357 Hwy 88W; 336-977-1294)
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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
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