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The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area offers two distinctly different eNewsletters.
Blue Ridge Explorer (News for Visitors)
Featured:
- Labor Day Fun in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
- How much string would it take to fly a kite a mile high? Well, lots, actually, at least 5,280 feet. But you can do it with a much shorter line by flying your kite a mile above sea level, high up on Beech Mountain at the Eighth Annual Mile High Kite Festival on Labor Day Weekend.
- Crafty Experiences in the Blue Ridge
- The thriving craft industry in Western North Carolina has its roots in both Native American and European immigrant traditions and is one of the reasons the region was designated as a National Heritage Area.
- Free Fun Stuff to do in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area
- If there's one thing folks in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area know and love, it's music and dancing. In the summer, free concerts, dances, and festivals abound throughout the region.

