Wonderful Weekdays
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Every Wednesday and Thursday. Features guided tours at 11am by naturalist Granny Sam Gahagan, $10/person; Storyteller Bill Carson hosts hayrides at 1 & 3pm, $5/person; at 1-2pm, be a part of the Monarch Butterfly Preservation Project with Judy Carson & Kit Trubey. Guests help find eggs, gather food for the larvae & release adult butterflies, free with guided tour, otherwise $3/person. Then from 1:45-3:15, enjoy informal live music by local musicians. Free.
Exit 85 or 86 off I-40 to US 221/NC 226 North. Follow 221/226 north to intersection where 226 branches off to the left. Take NC 226 north to the top of the mountain, turn right. Get on parkway, heading north to milepost 328.3.
Wonderful Weekdays
1025 Orchard Road
Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Spruce Pine NC
Phone : (828)765-9531 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : billcarson@altapassorchard.com
Web: www.altapassorchard.org
Outdoor Recreation
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Spruce Pine Gem & Gold Mine
Mine for native gemstones with one of the oldest mining families in North Carolina. Documented by National Geographic Magizine. Mining this area since 1810. Featured on PBS and in Readers Digest. Open year-round with covered flumes. Heated indoor flume in winter with warm water. Gemcutting &
Spruce Pine, NC Pioneer HistoryThe Blue Ridge Soap Shed
Visitors can see soap made dailyApril - October, and enjoy all our handmade soaps (70+ varieties)
Spruce Pine, NC ToursGrassy Creek Golf & Country Club
Challenging par-72 golf course offering small, fast bentgrass greens and a 90 cart path rule, weather permitting. Championship (6277 yards, 70.2 rating, 132 slope); Middle (5744 yards, 68.0 rating, 125 slope); Forward (4797 yards, 68.9 rating, 125 slope). 18 holes, par 72. clubhouse, rstrnt./
Spruce Pine, NC Golf CoursesMuseum of N.C. Minerals
Exhibits feature minerals and gems found in North Carolina. Fun, interactive displays explain the importance of mining in the region.
Spruce Pine, NC Museums