North Carolina Apple Country Tour - 2014 edition
It's become a tradition to head up to Hendersonville, NC about this time every year to buy some Granny Smith apples and explore the area. Last year I visited the historic train depot and Little Bradley Falls . This year on a warm October 30th I toured several tourist towns along U.S. 64 and N.C. 9. Tuxedo First stop was Tuxedo, off N.C. 225 (Old U.S. 25) , to visit the former Tuxedo School building. According to a history of the school , the first Tuxedo School building opened in 1926, but burned three years later in 1929. This second school was built in 1930, and closed in 1994. The school is unoccupied right now. Hendersonville For many years I've been going to Sky Top Orchard to buy my apples, but I haven't felt like dealing the crowds the past two years. I just want to get my apples and get on my way. Lately, I've been going to Mountain Fresh Orchards , just off Interstate 26 near Hendersonville. Their apple orchard is beside and behind the store. ...