I have been watching Skybus Airlines and flights out of their new hub in Greensboro North Carolina as well as their everyday low fares and recent discounts. Yes, they had some problems over the holidays. So did the other airlines. At least you know up front you are saving a lot of money and not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I am visiting family and friends in Washington and Oregon State. Hello to all my friends and family back in North Carolina, Charlotte, Greensboro and other parts of the state. We are heading to Mount Hood in the morning. It is one of my favorite places. I have been there 4 or 5 times and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )I was just watching the Christmas episode from, I believe, the first season of the Andy Griffith show. The one where the husband gets locked up and crotchety Ben Weaver tries to make everyone miserable. Andy ends up arresting the mother and children and they all celebrate Christmas at the jail. Ben finally comes around and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I was inspired to write this article by several things. An article today in the Charlotte Observer, the annual reminder of ghostly visitors to Ebenezer Scrooge, my lifetime curiousity, the tv show “Ghost Hunters” and a man in my neighborhood who claimed to have a very credible sighting. Years ago I overheard an author, Daniel [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The first Christmas Celebration in North Carolina of colonists was by the English Colony referred to as the Lost Colony. The colony settled on Roanoke Island, where the present town of Manteo stands. The colonists arrived in July of 1787. Food was scarce, conditions harsh and relief from England late. Governor John White sailed to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, located in Belmont North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, has a major light celebration with more than 400,000 lights in the gardens and road area. Music, tram rides, children’s activities and carriage rides are also available. The celebration runs from November 23 to December 30. For more information visit:
http://www.dsbg.org/
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I was browsing the December issue of Our State Magazine recently.
I love Our State Magazine. It is published in Greensboro NC and is also
a tv show on NC Public TV. It covers extremely well, the state of North Carolina, and covers the well known aspects as well as out of the way places and people. [...]
NC has a rich history of celebrating Christmas and using lots of lighting is a common thread. Some of the prominent ones that come to mind are:
From November 30 to December 26, McAdenville a small town near Charlotte and Gastonia NC is completely lit up with Christmas lights. McAdenville is located between Charlotte and Gastonia [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )News and information about North Carolina visit: NCrealestateforum.com
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