Top 25 Preseason College Basketball 2013-Duke and UNC

Two NC college basketball teams are in the top 25 Preseason college Basketball 2013 List. Duke ranked #4 and UNC ranked #13 in the 2013 Preseason Ranking. College basketball starts November 8th, 2013.

1. Kentucky (27)

2. Michigan State (22)

3. Louisville (14)

4. Duke (2)

5. Kansas

6. Arizona

7. Michigan

8. Oklahome State (tie)

8. Syracuse (tie)

10. Florida

11. Ohio State

12. Memphis


13. North Carolina

14. VCU

15. Gonzaga

16. Wichita State

17. Marquette

18. Connecticut

19. Oregon

20. Wisconsin

21. Notre Dame

22. UCLA

23. New Mexico

24. Virginia

25. Baylor.

 

Fall Foliage 2013 Report Update for the Weekend

The NC Fall Foliage 2013 Update for this weekend and next week:

  • The NC fall foliage 2013 color show is well past peak for the elevations over 4,000 feet (such as Mt. Mitchell).
  • Still good color for this weekend will be at the 3,500 foot range  (Grandfather Mountain and Chimney Rock State Park)
  • The Asheville and Biltmore area should still be pretty this weekend.
  • Southern mountains near Highlands, Cashiers, and Franklin should be peaking in the next few days.

Go to the NC Fall Foliage 2013 page for more details.

 

Christmas at Biltmore Estate

On Nov. 1 Biltmore Estate is having their tree-raising ceremony at 9:30 am with live music and at 10:00am the huge tree for the Banquet Hall arrives on a horse drawn wagon along with Santa Claus. Fun for all ages. On Saturday Nov. 2 Biltmore begins the annual Christmas at Biltmore. The estate is decorated with  dozens of Christmas trees, thousands of lights, ornaments,poinsettia, garland and wreaths and oh so much more. It’s Americas’s largest home decorated for Christmas and a must to tour for the holiday season. The candlelight night tours with all the candles and fireplaces lit is especially popular.

Birds of Paradise Exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences

At the NC Museum of Natural Sciences now through March 23, 2014 is the exhibit Birds of Paradise-Amazing Avian Evolution. An exhibit on the study
of birds-of-paradise found only in New Guinea and parts of Australia. Includes the research, stories, videos and photography by Cornell
University scientist Edwin Scholes and National Geographic photographer Tim Laman. Based on 8 years of study and 16 expeditions. A facinating interactive NC Museum of Natural Science exhibit going on now. Go to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ website for more detailed information http://naturalsciences.org/exhibits/special-exhibits

Great White Shark Mary Lee Travels Back to NC Coast!

Last January the 16-foot Great White Shark Mary Lee visited the coast of North Carolina and now she has returned for another visit. Mary Lee was tagged by OCEARCH and has been tracked up and down the east coast. A ping from her tag now shows Mary Lee is back off the North Carolina coast.To follow Mary Lee and other tagged sharks go to http://sharks-ocearch.verite.com/