Category Archives: History
Southern Folk Pottery near our Asheville Bed and Breakfast
March 13, 2013
It seems like most towns in America have an old road which was once the primary route to the next town but has since been bypassed by a much faster highway. No longer a major commercial artery, these roads are … Continue reading
Coming Soon to our Asheville NC Bed and Breakfast Neighborhood!
March 2, 2013
It was cold out today and tiny little snowflakes flurried around as I sat next to the fire and thought about Spring in Asheville NC. So it was fun to read in our local newsletter about some of the changes … Continue reading
Tha Appalachian Trail at Hot Springs, North Carolina
January 24, 2013
You will notice that there are no pictures with this blog entry. Therein lies a tale, or rather the end of a tale. James and I are training for our hike around the circuit in Torres Del Paine, Chile in … Continue reading
Picnic at Max Patch
October 7, 2012
As I write this my computer monitor is framed by a dreary, cold, rainy view out the window behind it in our office at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, our Asheville, NC Bed & Breakfast. So it is a pleasant … Continue reading
A Town Meeting in Asheville
September 18, 2012
I was going to entitle this something like “Small Town Politics and Asheville, North Carolina” but the phrase “small town” seemed to belittle the our town and that could not be farther from the truth. One of the wonderful things … Continue reading
Edwin Wiley Grove: The Other Vanderbilt
September 9, 2012
Visitors to our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville, NC will almost certainly spend a day at the Biltmore, George Vanderbilt’s grand homage to the French Chateau. While the Biltmore is justly famous and is in many ways responsible for the … Continue reading
What to do with a Two-Day Pass to the Biltmore
July 22, 2012
When you travel to Western North Carolina you like many, if not most, of the guests who stay at our Bed and Breakfast in Asheville will probably spend at least one day at the Biltmore Estate viewing the majestic house … Continue reading
Pebble Dash at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast
March 24, 2012
Arriving at our Asheville Bed and Breakfast, guests often ask us about the stucco finish of our bed and breakfast. The more commonly seen smooth surface of stucco is, in this case, studded with small pebbles, giving it an unusual … Continue reading
Brown Mountain: Ghost Towns and Unexplained Lights!
February 27, 2012
Yesterday James and drove out to Brown Mountain, having read about the area in Carolyn Sakowski’s book, Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads . This book was suggested to us by some guests two years ago. It was originally written … Continue reading
Asheville History 101: Riverside Cemetery–Fun Facts
July 19, 2011
> Mailbox inside the Cemetery: Who Lives Here? Example of the Park-like features of the Cemetery It seems as if, whenever I get a good idea for a blog, what starts out as a simple project turns into something bigger! … Continue reading
Asheville History–the Montford District
July 12, 2011
> 191 Cumberland Avenue: Home of George Murray (c. 1906). When people call and ask for information about the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, James and I often mention that it is in the Montford Historic District, an area consisting of … Continue reading
Almost Asheville!
February 21, 2011
Look at these houses. They could be one of many houses in the Historic Montford District of Asheville, North Carolina, couldn’t they?. Well, they could be but they aren’t! These are homes built by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, … Continue reading
David Webb Jewelry and Asheville, North Carolina
August 6, 2010
>This weekend the Asheville Antiques Fair takes place at the Civic Center at 87 Haywood Street. The event in and of itself is worth going to but for those of you who have visited the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, or … Continue reading
