Calling North Carolina Home

I feel there's no place like North Carolina to call home; either as a permanent residence or as a second home away from home. The mountains are magical and offer a multitude of sights and sounds, and activities to soothe the soul. You don't have to go very far to enjoy fly fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, antiquing, skiing, rock climbing or just sitting with a good book and taking in the fresh air.

Ashe County is blessed, in addition to its mountains, to have the historical New River running through it. The river offers great rafting, kayaking and tube floats either on your own or with the help of some skilled outfitters. Trout streams abound for the fly fisherman looking for rainbows, speckled or brown trout. For more information about the New River go to link: New River Notes

The county is home to a number of antique shops that offer grandma's treasures or hand made NC crafts. Take a stroll down Jefferson Avenue in West Jefferson and you'll enjoy all sorts of wonderful shops. You'll find restaurants, antiques, clothing, coffee, wine, cheese and a variety of specialty shops for your shopping pleasure.

Ashe County tree farmers grow premium quality Christmas trees. Many have made their way to the White House. The active cutting season is relatively short starting around mid-November and ending a week or so before Christmas. Our tree farmers stay busy year around tending the trees. A tree might take upwards of 8 years to reach maturity so there's a lot of behind the scenes activity every day to keep them groomed and healthy. Check out Ashe County Christmas Trees to learn more about it.

Your drive around the county will expose you to another product of Ashe County...cattle. Most of the cattle you'll see are beef cattle while some are dairy cattle. The only real difference I can see is the dairy farmer has to get up real early to milk the cows while the beef farmer gets a few more winks in the morning. Either way, these farmers contribute to the agriculture base of our county. Let's not forget to mention all of the farmers who grow vegetables that are 'oh soooo good'. You want organic, no problem, they offer that too. Get ready because the market opens in April 2014 which is another wonderful time to visit Ashe County. Go to  Ashe County Farmers' Market for more information of services and times of operation.




Lots of people find Ashe County to be ideal for their vacation home. Styles of homes range from very rustic log cabins to mountain mansions. No matter what your preference, Ashe County offers very attractive land and residential prices. The county has many excellent builders who can bring your dream to reality on your own piece of heaven. If you don't want to build that's OK because you'll find your dream mountain home ready to move in and start enjoying the 'good life'. Your search can start today by contacting High Country Realty of NC

Ashe County is accessible from all parts of the state and beyond so you have no excuse to take the short trip to Ashe County and discover for yourself all it has to offer. You'll start calling North Carolina home too!



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