Hot Air Balloon Rides!

 Looking for a different way to take in the lush WNC views? Try one of the area’s hot air balloon companies!

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Watch the sunrise over the mountains in a one hour early morning balloon ride with Asheville Hot Air Balloons (ashevillehotairballoons.com). Float over downtown, the Biltmore Estate, the plaid fields of farms, undulating hills and hollows and enjoy a champagne toast afterwards with R.O. Franks Hot Air Balloon Company (ashevillehotairballoonrides.com). Take in beautiful and serene views of the Pisgah National Forest with Adrenaline 365 (adrenaline365.com) or become a Certified Hot Air Balloon Pilot with Asheville Hot Air Balloons (hotairballoonsoverasheville.com)!

SUMMERTIME GUIDE 2013 - Your Guide to FUN Summer Activities in the Carolinas! 

Moonlight Movies

The Greer, SC Moonlight Movies series continues on June 6 with Happy Feet 2 and will show new movies every Thursday night through August in the City Park Amphitheater, with selected films at the Cannon Centre Cinema, for guests ages 17 and over.

All films begin at dusk and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Concessions are available for purchase from on-site vendors. For more information, visit cityofgreer.org. The complete schedule is as follows:

June 6: Happy Feet 2
June 13: Dolphin Tale
June 20: The Lorax
June 27: The Smurfs
July 11: Madagascar 3
July 18: Rise of the Guardians
July 25: Brave
August 15: Leatherheads (Cannon Centre)
August 22: Casablanca (Cannon Centre)


SUMMERTIME GUIDE 2013 - Your Guide to FUN Summer Activities in the Carolinas!

Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve

If you’re looking for one of the most beautiful and peaceful places in the Upstate, look no further than the Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve in Spartanburg, a community supported urban garden. The garden has grown to become a beautiful woodland preserve that provides a home for wildlife and a display for nature’s beauty. The Garden is open every day of the year during daylight hours and there is no charge for admission. Displays include the Butterfly Garden, Thomas W. Bartram Trail, Conifer Collection (with 200 species), and the Garden of Hope and Healing.

The Garden has incredible history dating back to 1969, when Josephine and Harold Hatcher decided to retire to Spartanburg. From their small backyard they saw the wooded area behind their house was covered with tall pines, mature hardwoods, even a stream. The land itself was badly eroded, and had become a dumping ground for local trash, but even so, the Hatchers saw its potential. The Hatchers started filling in the eroded gullies, amending the soil, building paths and ponds, and planting over 10,000 trees, shrubs, and flowers.

The community continues to keep the Garden booming, and the location has become a tourist attraction. Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve is located at 820 John B. White Sr. Blvd. For more info, visit hatchergarden.org.

SUMMERTIME GUIDE 2013 - Your Guide to FUN Summer Activities in the Carolinas!

Asheville Art Museum

Combining art, learning and hands-on fun for our youngest visitors with Summer Art Camp & Tot Time!

The Asheville Art Museum offers Summer Art Camp to rising K–12th grade students. Enrollment is limited & advance registration is required. Registration is now open; parents may register their child by visiting www.ashevilleart.org and downloading a registration form in the Education/Children’s section, or by calling 828.253.3227, ext. 122. Registration includes admission to the Museum and all materials necessary for each class. Summer Art Camp for 2013 is sponsored by the Walnut Cove Members Charitable Association. Weekly sessions begin June 10 and conclude August 2 (no camp sessions during the week of July 1 – 5).

We also have a new program especially for our youngest visitors: Tot Time, taking place at 10:30 a.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Tot Time offers preschool age children and parents fun interactive art activities and is free with membership or admission (children under 5 always free). For more information contact Sharon McRorie, Education Programs Manager, at 828.253.3227, ext. 122 or email smcrorie@ashevilleart.org.




SUMMERTIME GUIDE 2013 - Your Guide to FUN Summer Activities in the Carolinas!

Headwaters Outfitters - Into the Wild

Headwaters Outfitters is your source for river style outdoor family fun. We offer canoeing and kayaking river trips, fly fishing, tubing, destination paddling adventures, and new for 2013, we have partnered with Z-Z-Zip!, and now offer combination Paddling and Zip Line Trips. Enjoy a peaceful trip down the French Broad River, with a mid-point stop at Z-Z-Zip’s ACCT certified Zip Line and Low ROPES course.

Our paddling trips can last from three hours up to a multi-day river/camping trip, or you can cool off with a lazy float down the beautiful French Broad River on our popular tubing trip. Most of our trips are self-guided, but we do offer seasonal special guided trips.

Our premier fly fishing trips are with licensed fly fishing guides on the rivers of western North Carolina. Our guides will lead you to these rivers for trout, teach you to cast, and help you choose flies that will increase your success on the water.

Headwaters Outfitters stocks the best selection of canoes, kayaks and fly fishing gear to outfit you for your next big adventure. We provide personalized service and superior product knowledge.

We are conveniently located just outside Brevard, NC, between Asheville and Highlands. Regardless of where you are coming from, Headwaters Outfitters has a lot to offer for those looking for mountain adventures. Call us at 828-877-3106 for more information, or help booking your adventure!

SUMMERTIME GUIDE 2013 - Your Guide to FUN Summer Activities in the Carolinas!