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NC Mountains Fall Foliage 2016 Show Starts Soon

NC Mountains Fall Foliage 2016 Approaching Soon

Autumn officially starts September 22, 2016. The popular NC mountains fall foliage season will begin in late September in the Great Smoky Mountains and the North Carolina mountains in the highest elevations right after the first frost. The fall colors spreads east across the state into the lower elevations all the way through November. If traveling in North Carolina in autumn there will always be an opportunity to view the changing fall colors somewhere in the state. North Carolina is fortunate to have about 4-6 weeks in the autumn to undergo this show of nature as the warm days of summer transition into the cold days of winter.

This year experts are predicting a long than average season for the fall foliage show due to the warm weather the state continues to enjoy. Each year the North Carolina mountains puts on a beautiful show of fall colors. With all the different elevations in the different mountain regions of Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains there are a lot of areas to travel to North Carolina during October to see the beautiful fall foliage show that nature provides.

Travel NC has an excellent web cam page that offer live views of many different locations in the mountain regions and across the state. During autumn the web cams have some beautiful images of just how the fall foliage show is progressing. The Fall Colors page has a lot of information about the fall foliage season including when and where to go to enjoy peak color times. We will also be having weekly fall foliage updates and reports about the North Carolina fall foliage 2016 season. Stop by often to get the updates so you will know when and where to go to view the beautiful autumn season North Carolina and the North Carolina mountains have to offer!

NC Fall Foliage Reports and Updates — NC Fall Foliage 2016 Reports and Updates

Drownings At Outer Banks

There have been two drownings at Outer Banks this week. A man died at the Outer Banks Thursday July 21 while swimming in the surf at Ocracoke Island. The 67-year-old man was apparently swimming and got caught in a rip tide. A 911 call was made about 3:00 PM Thursday afternoon with the report of a man being missing near Ramp 70. Emergency responders rushed to the scene. The body of the missing swimmer was found close to the area where he disappeared. An autopsy will be performed at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville, NC . The man’s identity has not been made public at this time. Officials report the man was not from Ocracoke Island but a visitor to the island.

Rip Tide Warning — Drownings at Outer Banks Due to Rip Tides

A second drowning occurred at the Outer Banks the very next day. This happened on Hatteras Island in the Frisco area. A 71-year-old man was swimming in the surf near Sailfish Drive in Frisco. An emergency call went out about 3:30 PM. The man apparently was swimming off shore and was caught in a rip tide. Multiple agencies responded and attempted to resuscitate the man but were unable to revive him. The man has not been identified at this time.

What is a rip tide (also rip current)?

A rip tide is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water caused by the tidal flow of ocean water. A rip tide is strongest near the surface. The current moves away from the shore out into the ocean. Rip tides can be hazardous to swimmers. A swimmer caught in a rip tide can be quickly carried out away from shore. Do not try to fight the current and try to swim back into shore. Do not panic. Instead swim parallel to the shore in either direction to get out of the narrow band of the rip tide.When a swimmer gets out of the rip tide they can swim back to shore to safety.

Pinetops Tractor Pull 2016

The Pinetops Tractor Pull is this weekend May 20-21, 2016 in Pinetops, NC. People come from all over Eastern United States to attend this annual show. North Carolina is a big agricultural state and we love a good truck and tractor pull! But even if you are a city person a tractor pull is a fun place to see some real action. The Pinetops 300 Tractor Pull is sure to be fun, entertaining and LOUD! Kids love this kind of stuff (even the big kids!). For more info see Pinetops 300 Tractor Pull.

The fun starts Friday night:

Friday Night Events May 20th starting at 7:00 PM

LGT-FWD UPOC, HSS R4
MINI R4, MOD R4, SW R4,
TWD R4, FWD R4
Region 4 Event
Saturday Night Events on May 21st, 2016 starting at 7:00 PM

Kiddie Pull 6-7
HSS R4, MINI R4, MOD R4,
SF R4, TWD R4, FWD R4
Region 4 Event

Pinetops Tractor Pull Admission Prices:

Adults $20
Children age 6-12: $5
Children under age 6 admitted FREE

The Pinetops 300 Truck and Tractor Pull is sponsored by the South Edgecombe Rural Fire Department.

Location of the Pinetops 300 Tractor Pull is 309 School Street, Pinetops, NC. See map below.

Pinetops, NC 27864

301 Endless Yard Sale 2016

In June the fourth annual 301 Endless Yard Sale 2016 will be held again in eastern North Carolina. It takes place the weekend of June 17-18, 2016. This huge multiple country yard sale starts on Friday 6/17/16 and runs through Saturday 6/18/16 with the hours being 7:00am-5:00pm for both days. Several communities in multiple counties along US 301 participate. Shops, churches, schools, groups, individuals, families and more will be selling items, antiques, collectibles, toys and more. Participants set up all along Highway 301 between Roanoke Rapids to Dunn. The 301 Endless Yard Sale will be over 100 miles beginning in the Johnston County towns of Smithfield, Selma, Kenly, and Benson, and continuing thru Wilson County, Nash County, Halifax County and Harnett Counties.

301 Endless Yard Sale 2017 Dates and More Info Here!

Participating counties include Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, and Harnett with over 500 vendors set up along US Highway 301. Many more vendors are participating this year. Many flea markets along the route still have space available! For more information see 301 Endless Yardsale. The weather for the next two days will be great with cooler temperatures and little chance of rain! This is great fun to do some shopping or to just see all the people at this multi-county huge event! More than 100 miles of deals!

This huge event is getting bigger and bigger each year. It also is getting more attention from the news media. Each year more and more churches, groups, families, farms, and businesses join in on this popular and fun event. Last year was a huge success bringing in lots of yard sale shoppers from all over the United States.

Some sellers will be located along the highway in established visitor sites like Riverside Mill in Weldon, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly, and TWM Antiques in Selma. Also, families, churches and schools along the route will have vendor setups. If you like yard sales, antiques and travel you will love this unique US 301 Endless Yard Sale!

Here is a map of the route and the vendors for this year’s 301 Endless Yard Sale.

Shopping along the route is really a lot of fun. Last year there were tents along Highway 301 for miles in the Johnston County and Wilson County areas. Cars were parked all along the highway with people browsing and shopping in each area there were tents set up. It was so much fun to shop the 301 Endless Yard Sale. There is no telling what you might find at this unique yard sale!

Strawberry Season In NC!

Strawberry Season is here North Carolina!

Strawberry season is here! Thanks to a warm March the strawberry crop this year is early by about 2 weeks. Many we pick/pick your own strawberry fields are open now or are opening up this week. I stopped by one of my local pick your own fields today and picked a bucket full. I brought them home and cut them up and had the desert with whip cream! So so good. They were delicious, juicy and sweet. Can’t wait to go back and pick more with plans for a strawberry cake and strawberry shortcakes on the menu in the days to come.

Fresh just picked strawberries are so delicious. And they are good for you too. Strawberries are an excellent source of Vitamin C, fiber, folate, potassium, and Vitamin B6 to name just a few. The kids will love going to a strawberry field to pick their own. Many strawberry farms also have other fun things to do while there. A strawberry farm is a great way to teach kids about how food is grown on a farm before it shows up in a grocery store.

Strawberries can be used for so many different types of food such as jellies, jams, ice cream, smoothies, pies, cakes, shortcakes, candies and so many more. Fresh strawberries are great added to other foods like breakfast cereal. And nothing beats a chocolate covered strawberry if you are a chocolate lover!

Strawberry season in North Carolina only last for about 5-8 weeks depending on the weather so plan a trip today and get your fresh juicy locally grown strawberries now! Enjoy!

To find a local strawberry farm near you are some links to help:

www.ncstrawberry.com

www.ncfarmfresh.com

www.pickyourown.org/NC.htm

You can also head to a local Farmers Market to get locally grown strawberries now in season. To find a Farmers Market near you go to North Carolina Farm Fresh and put in your location to find a farmers market close to you.

Southern Womens Show Raleigh 2016

The Southern Womens Show in Raleigh is April 22-24, 2016 at the NC State Fairgrounds at the Jim Graham and Expo Center. Food, fashion, cooking, beauty and health, lifestyles, prizes and more will be at the show. Special guests for this year are Stephen “tWitch” Boss from the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Whitney Way Thore from My Big Fat Fabulous Life. Also there will be At Home Canning with Kendra Lynne, lifestyle blogger Molly Stillman from Still Being Molly, author Dwayna Litz discussing her book Happiness No Man Required, singer and songwriter Cynthia Jones, and from Days of our Lives meet the stars Billy Flynn, Lauren Koslow and Suzanne Rogers, plus more.

Others attractions include Belk department stores with several beauty experts, expert bra fitters to help us how to bra shop, fashion experts on hand, how to shop smart and WRAL TV personalities will be there through out the three day event.

Get your Mom, sister, daughters, girlfriends, and coworkers and make plans to go to the Southern Women’s Show on the last weekend of this month. This event has it all from home, fashion, jewelry, beauty, cooking, shopping, crafts, makeup plus so much more. It’s a great event for just the girls. Schedule some girl time and make plans to attend the three day event in Raleigh at this year’s Southern Women’s Show 2016.

For more information about the show and for discount tickets go to Southern Women’s Show.