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LInville is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina. Centered just south of US 221 and NC 105. The community is known as a summer mountain resort and host of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, the largest modern Highland games in North Carolina.
Below: Karen Duquette often takes pictures out the window of the moving car. |
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The trees below were so beautiful that Karen Duquette had to get out of the car to photograph these trees near a house. These were the best colors of the day. |
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Banner Elk is a quaint mountain village between the Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain ski areas (a top North Carolina Ski Town). It is home to Lees-McRae College, a beautiful historic campus at the highest elevation of any college east of the Mississippi (3,700 ft.). Nearby is Grandfather Mountain and the popular Mile High Swinging Bridge. |
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Below: The 15-foot tall clock tower at the intersection of Main Street and Shawneehaw Avenue South in Banner Elk is a centerpiece of downtown Banner Elk. |
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