Leave home and only minutes away you will find gourmet dining, world-class golf, skiing, antique shops and art galleries, cultural and sporting events and numerous venues for the performing arts. TOWN OF BANNER ELK http://www.townofbannerelk.org/ LOCAL WEATHER http://averyweather.com/bannerelk/index.php BALCONY OF THE BLUE RIDGE Avery County Chamber of Commerce http://www.balconyoftheblueridge.com/ AN APPALACHIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL http://www.appsummer.org/ PERFORMING ARTS Lees-McRae College http://www2.lmc.edu/lmcTheatreArts/ The Blowing Rock Stage Company http://www.blowingrockstage.com/ Horn In The West http://www.horninthewest.com/ SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING http://www.townofbannerelk.org/skiing.htm RESTAURANTS http://www.highcountrydining.com/ GOLF http://www.golfnorthcarolina.com OUTDOOR ADVENTURES http://www.townofbannerelk.org/outdoor.htm CAMPGROUNDS http://www.townofbannerelk.org/camping.htm GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN http://www.grandfather.com LINVILLE CAVERNS http://www.linvillecaverns.com COLLEGES Appalachian State University http://www.appstate.edu Lees-McRae College http://www2.lmc.edu/lmc |