2008 Asheville Visitor Guide - Any Way You Like It - (Page 22) WNC Agricultural Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd., Fletcher, 828/687-1414, wncagcenter.org. This year-round indoor horse and livestock arena seats 3,000 for scheduled shows and events. Home of the annual North Carolina Mountain State Fair. $ (varies) WNC Farmers Market 570 Brevard Rd., 828/253-1691, wncfarmersmarket.org. The Market offers retail and wholesale buildings, deli, restaurant, garden center, and features fresh fruits and vegetables, jams, cheese, bakery items, honey, homemade fudge, handmade crafts, flowers, plants, and Christmas trees. Visit our Web site for seasonal hours. French Broad Rafting Expeditions We are only 30 minutes from Asheville so come and go rafting with us! We offer a five-mile or nine-mile whitewater rafting trip, highadventure rafting or calm-water rafting trip. We are the only outfitter with a covered pavilion on the French Broad River for lunch or snack and we provide a guide in every raft – GUARANTEED! We offer special discounts and private trips. For more information, call our 24-hour reservation line. See you on the river! WNC Nature Center 75 Gashes Creek Rd., 828/298-5600, wildwnc.org. The WNC Nature Center is 40 acres of animals in their native habitats. It provides an opportunity to learn, to touch and to know our rich natural heritage through educational and interactive exhibits. Open daily except winter holidays. $ 9800 US Hwy. 25/70 • Marshall, NC 28753 800/570-RAFT • www.frenchbroadrafting.com outfitters Fly Fishing – Curtis Wright Outfitters 828/274-3471, 877/450-3474, curtiswrightoutfitters.com. Wade for native Appalachian brook trout or float for wily smallmouth bass. Visit one of our three area stores in Asheville’s Biltmore Village, Weaverville and Saluda. Full and half-day trips. Open Mon.-Sat. $ Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Climb aboard for rail adventure! That’s an invitation to a delightful journey by train along the colorful countryside of the Western North Carolina mountains. You’ll travel along cool rushing rivers, cross over a man-made lake on a high trestle and through lush green valleys and rolling farmland. Operating year-round. Depots in Dillsboro and Bryson City, NC. Choose from a variety of half-day rail excursions or combine your trip with a rafting adventure for a full day of activities. Friday and Saturday evening gourmet dinner trains. Call for advance reservations. Within an hour’s drive from Asheville. Go Blue Ridge Card This multi-attraction pass grants access to over 25 attractions, including Biltmore, Chimney Rock Park, Grandfather Mountain, Linville Caverns, whitewater rafting and includes a free pocketsized guidebook. Presented in partnership with the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. Purchase at Asheville Visitor Center, online or at retail locations throughout Western North Carolina. French Broad Rafting Expeditions 9800 U.S. Hwy. 25/70, Bypass, Marshall, 828/649-0486, 800/570-7238, frenchbroadrafting. com. Experience the thrill of whitewater rafting on Asheville’s own French Broad River. Just 30 miles from Asheville. We guarantee a guide in every raft! Five- and nine-mile whitewater trips or calm-water rentals available. $ See our ad on this page. PO Box 1490 • Bryson City, NC 28713 828/586-8811 • 800/872-4681 www.gsmr.com 800/887-9103 www.GoBlueRidgeCard.com Huck Finn Rafting Adventures 158 Bridge St., Hot Springs, 828/622-9645, 877/520-4658, = handicapped-accessible, $ = admission charged 22 http://www.frenchbroadrafting.com http://www.gsmr.com http://www.GoBlueRidgeCard.com http://www.frenchbroadrafting.com http://www.frenchbroadrafting.com
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