Asheville Cabin Rental Blog

A new research corporation has opened an Asheville North Carolina office, hoping to bring contracts to the city and work in connection with the NCDC. The new firm could be worth millions of dollars to the city economy.

The firm is called the Scientific Research Corporation. They give information and communications to the Federal Government as well as to private companies.

The company held a press conference at the North Carolina Arboretum announcing their decision.

Tremendous winds blew through Asheville, North Carolina- leaving at least 21,000 people with out power Monday after a large low pressure system came through the state. The National Weather service reported many trees down, especially in the more mountainous areas.

Winds reached speeds of 60 mph and a roof was lifted from a house near Lake Lure, North Carolina. Power was also out in Black Mountain as well. Several tornadoes touched down across the state and hail battered many regions. Mobile homes in Maysville were ripped apart by tornadoes and many areas had hail the size of softballs.

The Thomas Wolfe Memorial is a must see when you visit Asheville. It is a North Carolina Landmark. His childhood home is now a much visited Literary Landmark. He wrote about it in his novel “Look Homeward Angel” one of the great works of American Writers, and influenced Jack Kerouac to write his own auto-biographical novel “The Town and the City“.

The house itself is a large Victorian Style former boarding house that was built by Erwin Sluder in 1883. Additions more than doubled the size of the house by the 1890’s. In his famous novel Wolfe states that they moved there in 1906. Wolfe’s mother put in plumbing, electricity and added additional rooms.since its 1929 publication, keeping interest in Wolfe alive and attracting visitors to the setting for this great novel. When Wolfe died he was laid to rest in Asheville’s own Riverside Cemetery next to the author O. Henry.

A visit to this North Carolina historical treasure is highly recommended on any visit to Asheville. Tickets are 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for students. The memorial is open from 9-to-5 on Tuesday through Saturday and from 1-to-5 on Sundays, the house is closed on Mondays.

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From I-26, I-40 and US 19-23 (I-26) take I-240 loop to downtown Asheville. Take the Merrimon Ave. exit and follow signs to the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. The House is at 52 N. Market St.

The section of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway close to Craggy Gardens will be closed because of a wall collapse, it will not open until after the summer tourist season. This means that you must drive to a Parkway access point north of the collapse if you wish to reach Mount Mitchell from Asheville. No hikers or mountain bikers will be granted access either.

Motorists will be able to reach the Picnic area of Craggy Gardens on May the ninth and some the Parkway’s hiking trails near that point will also be opened.

The Gardens are a popular stop off point for drivers and popular among Asheville natives as well. Most people visit the gardens in June because of it’s beautiful blooming flowers.

Bill Clinton visited two churches near Asheville, North Carolina begging churchgoers to pray for Former First Lady Hillary Clinton. The Ex-President claimed he didn’t want people to vote for her but just to vote and pray for her. It sort of makes you wonder what kind of distress Hillary was in other than needing votes in Indiana and North Carolina, both of which hold their primaries tomorrow.

When you visit our North Carolina Cabin Rentals you have to visit Asheville’s beautiful downtown, as it is unlike any other. There is a constant buzz of activity and the whole area is full of local artisans and musicians. Cafe’s with fine fair are on almost every corner and Asheville gets more great concerts than any town of it’s size in the nation.

Bele Chere is an event not to be missed this summer, the city closes down downtown Asheville and the biggest music festival in the south gets cranked up. People from all around the country flock to this event every summer. In fact this year is the festival’s 30th anniversary. This years performers include: Cowboy Mouth, Doyle Lawson, Edwin McCain, The Grascals, The Lee Boys, Steve Azar, Travis Tritt, The Wailers and many more. And remember no trip to NC is complete with out a visit to Asheville and the serenity of our Asheville Cabins. Be sure to post your vacation pictures on our New Photo Gallery