Here is a Boone ad that you will see.  We are looking for some great press on America’s Favorite Drive this summer.  If you have not driven on the Blue Ridge Parkway, you need to come on up and give it whirl..

During the AppSummer festivities the Jackson Dining room will open from 5pm to 9pm on the following dates:

Friday, July 9-
Saturday, July 10
Sunday, July 11
Friday, July 16
Saturday, July 17
Sunday, July 18
Friday, July 23
Saturday, July 24

The 5:00pm opening is to accommodate the folks wanting to enjoy a nice meal with a great view, and still have time to catch the show.  Again this year, a shuttle will be provided to and from Farthing Auditorium for those dining in the JDR and then heading down to the performance.  Shuttles will run from approximately 7:00pm until 7:30pm ish..   Come join us in the JDR for dinner!

Shuttle is complementary for our diners.

Visit our web site for more information on the JDR…   http://broyhillinn.com/dining/JDR/

We are conducting a logo competition for our educational in-house brewery at the Broyhill Inn.  The Ivory Tower Brewery, get it!  Ivory Tower….

ivory tower
–noun
1. a place or situation remote from
worldly or practical affairs: the university
as an ivory tower.

The details of the competition can be found here: http://ow.ly/1drp8

All are welcome to give it a try!

Here’s a look at the new poster that we have placed in ASU’s Central Dining Hall to entice students to change things up for dinner!

Come join us this spring and catch some late season snow skiing or enjoy the beauty of the NC High Country.  We have just posted our revised “Sale Dates” and have added the month of May.  Do you have flexible travel dates?  take a look at the dates and see if you can come on up for a visit.

May special dates are the 2nd through the 6th, the 10th through the 18th and the 22nd through the 26th.  Follow the link and make your reservation on-line.

http://broyhillinn.com/reservations/specials/

I have found the first series of these sessions to be extremely informative and would suggest them to any business that is looking for sound advice and training on the uses of Social Media as a marketing tool.  Great folks teaching the class and you will have some fun at the same time.

Blog Post :

http://highcountryhost.com/blog/

Saw a very interesting post on http://booneweather.com/Forecast/Boone about the snowfall records for Boone since 1920.  Giving complete credit for this to Dr. Ray Russell, here is what the fine folks at Ray’s Weather Center have reported:

“This winter has been the snowiest on record through February 14. The table below shows the 10 snowiest winters through February 14 in Boone NC. Notably missing is the winter of 1959-60 when the winter total in Boone was 104″–most of the snow that year fell between mid February and mid March. Weather data for Boone goes back to the 1920s.

Year Total Snow/Ice

2010   61.9″

1996   55.5″

1983   49.0″

1977   44.0″

1964   42.5″

1955   42.1″

1969   40.0″

1970   39.8″

1987   39.0″

1931   38.2″

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Wow! no wonder it has been weeks since I have seen some green grass…. so as a parent to a student in Elementary School in Watauga County…  this winter has been equally as harsh..  Missed school or shorted days since January 4th (my own unofficial calculations):

Jan. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (snow days); Jan 12 (snow day); Jan 16 (Saturday School to recover one day); Jan 21 (early release), 22 (snow day); Jan 25 (1 hr delay), 26 (2 hr delay) and 27 (snow day); Jan 29 (early release)

Feb 1, 2, 3 (snow days); Feb 5 (snow day); Feb 8 (2 hr delay); Feb 10, 11, 12 (snow days); Feb 15 & 16 (snow day)

So I think that the ole time stories of “I walked up hill to school in the snow – both ways” beats trying to navigate Watauga County with a school bus.  I sure hope that this weather pattern breaks and we do not break any more records, giving Dr. Russell more reasons to do weather research, so we can begin to live our lives outside of the snow globe.

On the flip side.. the skiing is great with a lot of natural snow!  Come see us.

We are proud to be the host of the High Country Beer Fest each year and this year looks to be a terrific event.  Last year was a sell out so please be proactive and get your tickets in advance.  We will limit the event to 1000 participants so that all can have an enjoyable afternoon without having to wait too long in lines.  This years event is on Saturday, September 4th, 2010 at the Broyhill Inn.

The official web site for the High Country Beer Fest is www.hcbeerfest.com.

Our new Facebook Fan page and Twitter pages are:  http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Boone-NC/High-Country-Beer-Fest/340444690128?ref=ts & @HCBeerFest

Give us a follow and mark the date for Labor Day weekend in beautiful High Country of North Carolina.

Cheers!

Do you have a flexible schedule and want to get away?  Come on up to the Broyhill Inn in the High Country and take advantage of some great reduced rates on accommodations.  We have just updated the April dates and added the following:

April 1st, April 7 & 8, April 10th through the 15th, April 18th through the 21st and April 25th through the 29th.

http://www.broyhillinn.com/reservations/specials/

Come on up and see us!

You may think that this title is driven by our harsh Winter in the High Country, but nope!  I’m speaking of college athletic seasons.  National Signing day is behind us and both universities and fans are taking a look at the new recruits, or some cases, the vacancies that had not really been filled.  College Basketball is in full swing and the typical powers, are less then expected…  but…   We are just a couple of weeks from the first pitch.. Yes, College Baseball.  To me, College Baseball remains one of the purest revenue generating sports left in the NCAA.

Appalachian Baseball has its home opener one month from TODAY!  Friday, March 5th.  Check out the schedule and come see the new ball park which is located adjacent to the Broyhill Inn.  http://www.goasu.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&KEY=&SPID=12821&SPSID=104512

Appalachian State

Go Mountaineers!