Guided Walk in Historic Oakdale Cemetery

by: Cari Ross • 06/14/2021

Join a guided tour of Historic Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville’s municipal cemetery which whispers stories of the town’s early days. The famous Italian marble monument which inspired the title of Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel is in Oakdale, along with both marked and unmarked graves of historic figures. The heritage of the local African-American community […]

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LitCafe Experiences: DuPont Forest History Hike

by: Cari Ross • 02/27/2021

History hike through DuPont Forest What is an airstrip doing in the middle of DuPont State Recreational Forest? Why the formal entrance into a state forest? And how did the lakes come to be? Come on a moderate all-day hike through historic DuPont Forest where we will walk, talk, take photos and even speculate. DuPont […]

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Mountain True Holiday Recycling Event

by: Cari Ross • 01/11/2021

MountainTrue hosts its annual Holiday Recycling Event at Jackson Park on Saturday, January 16 from 9am – 2pm. Area residents are invited to bring their Christmas trees, wreaths, broken string lights and used greeting cards to be mulched and recycled. Trees, wreaths, lights and greeting cards should be brought on the day of January 11. […]

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Guided Walk in Historic Oakdale Cemetery

by: Cari Ross • 11/14/2020

Join a guided tour of Historic Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville’s municipal cemetery which whispers stories of the town’s early days. The famous Italian marble monument which inspired the title of Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel is in Oakdale, along with both marked and unmarked graves of historic figures. The heritage of the local African-American community […]

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Guided Walk in Historic Oakdale Cemetery

by: Cari Ross • 09/27/2020

Join a guided tour of Historic Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville’s municipal cemetery which whispers stories of the town’s early days. The famous Italian marble monument which inspired the title of Thomas Wolfe’s novel Look Homeward, Angel is in Oakdale, along with both marked and unmarked graves of historic figures. The heritage of the local African-American community […]

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Eliada Corn Maze

by: Cari Ross • 09/27/2020

Enjoy the giant corn maze, jumping pillow, tractor ride, corn cannons, tubes slide, spider web climber, rody horse and more! Attendees must register and pre-purchase tickets for a 2-hour block of time. At the Eliada Annual Corn Maze, all proceeds benefit the children at Eliada. For more information. October 2 – November 1, Every Friday, […]

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Calendar Of Events – Visitors Information Center

by: Cari Ross • 09/27/2020

The Cheers! Trail Passport guides people to each tasting room to experience the award-winning beverages Henderson County has to offer. The Passport can be purchased for $10 at the Visitor Center. Visit at least 12 venues and get your Passport stamped to redeem a gift valued at $10. Bring the stamped Passport to the Visitor […]

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12th Annual Flock to the Rock

by: Cari Ross • 08/28/2020

Flock to the Rock was originally created to help folks understand why Hickory Nut Gorge is such a premier birding location, this event has grown in size and popularity every year. You don’t have to be an avid birder to find something of interest at this event, but it may just be the reason you […]

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Freedom Days at the Farm

by: Cari Ross • 06/30/2020

Mountain Fresh Orchards will be celebrating Freedom Days at the Farm July 3, 4 & 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.  Fresh picked peaches, blueberries, blackberries, half runner beans, okra and other fruits and vegetables will be available for purchase in the farm market. Mountain Fresh Orchards has the largest farm bakery in […]

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Nature Connects: Art with LEGO Bricks by Sean Kenney

by: Cari Ross • 06/12/2020

The LEGO Sculpture Traveling Exhibit, “Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks by Sean Kenney” comes back to the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville with 14 larger than life sculptures that are created with 500,000+ LEGO Bricks, combining the living world, art, play, science, education and entertainment, placed throughout the gardens. Included in the cost of […]

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