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Your Host(s): Woody and Barbie Marshall
Drive Pace: Moderate
Day | Start Time | Finish Time | Cost | Meeting Place | People Limit | MINIs Limit |
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Friday | 2:15pm | 8:45pm | FREE | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | none | 30 |
This drive requires that you pre-pay for your dinner.
After departing Fontana Village we’ll start with a visit to Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill to see how mountain people lived more than 100 years ago. There is a collection of historic log buildings gathered from throughout the Smoky Mountains and preserved on a single site. Buildings include a house, barn, applehouse, springhouse, and smokehouse. Mingus Mill is not a traditional mill house, instead of a water wheel it has a turbine to power it machinery.
From there we’ll start at the southern most end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, America’s favorite drive. We’ll motor north, stopping at some interesting overlooks for beautiful views of the mountains. We’ll end our trip at Balsam Mountain Inn. With 50 unique rooms, 225 windows and 100-foot, two-tier porch.. We'll arrive at the historic Balsam Mountain Inn in time for a self guided tour of some of their unique rooms. You can rest in the library, chat in the parlor or take in the mountains in a comfy rocking chair on one of the inn's two front porches. We'll have dinner in the inn's beautiful restaurant where you'll be served by the excellent staff. Your dinner chooses include Grilled Trout, Porcini and Truffle Cappellacci, Mediterranean Chicken or Balsam Filet. Each meal includes non-alcoholic beverage, salad, rolls, 2 sides, tax and gratuity. You may order and purchase alcoholic beverages as you choose. The Grilled Trout, Porcini and Truffle Cappellacci, and Mediterranean Chicken are $32.00. The Balsam Filet is $39.65
After dinner we'll drive back to Fontana Village.
Start | Finish | Activity |
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2:15pm | General Store Parking Lot at Fontana Village | |
2:15pm | 3:15pm | Drive to the Mingus Mill |
3:15pm | 4:15pm | Visit Mingus Mill |
4:15pm | 5:15pm | Drive to Balsam Inn Via Blue Ridge Parkway |
5:15pm | 6:00pm | Tour the Balsam Inn |
6:00pm | 7:30pm | Dinner at Balsam Inn |
7:30pm | 8:45pm | Drive back to Fontana Village |
Additional Links: | Mountain Farm Museum and Mingus Mill |
The Blue Ridge Parkway | |
Balsam Mountain Inn |
Mountain Farm Museum |
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Mingus Mill | Balsam Mountain Inn |
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