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Maggie Valley and the Great Smoky Mountains
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| Including accommodations featuring hotels, motels, vacation rentals and cabins, Maggie Valley and Waynesville overflows with hospitality. Over a century ago Haywood County became known as the "Gateway to The Smokies". Folks arrived all summer long to escape the heat of the south to enjoy a vacation the cool temperatures that our high elevations had to offer. Maggie Valley is one of the highest towns east of the Mississippi at over 3,200 feet, nearly 1,500 feet higher than Gatlinburg, Tennessee, making summertime temperatures in the area 10-15 degrees cooler with average daytime highs being in the 70s to low 80s. |
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Rockslide Forces Closure of I- 40 in Western North Carolina, But No Need to Cancel Travel Plans
 The surrounding Great Smoky Mountains are a playground for the vacationer and sportsman alike. Hiking, rafting, skiing top the favorite activities with The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway ans historic Downtown Waynesville are only minutes away. Don't miss the reopened of Ghost Town.
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Courtesy of the Maggie Valley NC Area Visitors Bureau
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When traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains, no one wants to be disappointed, especially with time as precious as a vacation. We are the members of the Haywood County Hotel & Motel Association and what we represent, is nothing but the best Maggie Valley, Waynesville and Canton areas have to offer. Gracious accommodations and service second to none is what we are all about. Whether you are looking for the perfect mountainside retreat or the convenience of a room in town, look no further. We intend to not only live up to your highest expectations but exceed them every step of the way.
December Events 2009
Reminder Cataloochee Ski Area is now open for the season!
Reminder Choose N’ Cut Christmas Trees at Boyd Mountain Tree Farm. Open Daily. 9AM – 5PM Call 828-926-1575 for information or directions.
Reminder Carolina Nights Dinner Theater in Maggie Valley.
“Home for the Holidays” Seating begins at 6:15pm
Call 828-926-8822 for schedule & ticket information
1st -23rd Come enjoy the experience and the magic of the “Polar Express.”
Meet Santa, enjoy caroling, hot chocolate and a treat. Call Great
Smoky Mtn. Railroad at 800-872-4681 for reservations.
3rd Christmas Parade on Main Street Canton at 6PM.
Call 828-235-2760 for more information.
4th – 6th Dickens Festival – Asheville’s Historic Biltmore Village transforms
itself into a quaint Victorian village. Refreshments, carriage rides, strolling vocalists and instrumentalists in period costumes.
Hours: Fri. 5 -7, Sat. 11 -7, Sun.1-5. Call: 828-274-8788 for more information.
5th Children’s Shopping Spree at Santa’s Store- a store just for kids
to shop in for their siblings, parents, grandparents etc. Free gift wrapping & tags. Santa will be there with goodies for the kids. Free admission & parking. Handicapped accessible. At the
Maggie Valley Town Hall/Community Center from 1-3pm
Contact: Christmas in the Valley Committee at 828-926-3969.
5th The Royal Lipizzaner Stallions will be performing at the Asheville Civic Center Arena. Performances will be at 2 & 7pm. Call 828-259-5544 for ticket information.
5th Maggie Valley Christmas Parade will start at 6pm at the
Ghost Town parking lot and follow Hwy. 19 to the Maggie
Valley Festival Grounds. For more information call
828-926-0866.
5th & 12th “A Night before Christmas” Come share the Holiday Tradition with downtown Waynesville. Caroling, live music, live Nativity, pictures with Santa, old-fashioned wagon rides.
Shops & restaurants will stay open till 9pm. Call 828-456-3517 for more information.
6th “Can You Ski Food & Coat Drive” Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley. Help us give back to the community by bringing 10 cans of food or a warm winter coat of good quality and receive your lift ticket on that Sunday from 8:30 to 4:30 for free.
Call 800-768-0285 for more information!
7th Downtown Waynesville Christmas Parade. 6pm.
Call 828-456-3517 for more information.
11 & 12th Raymond Fairchild & the Gang will be performing at the
Maggie Valley Opry House. 8pm. Call 828-648-7941 for
more information.
11th – 14th Asheville Ballet – The Nutcracker – A holiday tradition in Asheville for 35 years. At the Diana Wortham Theatre. Call
828-257-4530 for ticket information.
11th & 12th An Appalachian Christmas – The Junaluska Singers Christmas Concert and Craft Show. Call 828-452-2881 for more information.
12th Come have “Breakfast with Santa” at the Colonial Theater
in Canton. 8am – Noon. Call 828-235-2760 for more information.
12th Cherokee Christmas parade will begin at 5:30pm near the Cherokee Bear Zoo down Main Street to 441N. Call 828-438-1601 for more information.
17 – 19th “The Blackwood’s Quartet” the best-known name in gospel music will be performing at Carolina Nights Dinner Theater in Maggie Valley. Seating begins at 6:15pm. Call 828-926-8822 for ticket information.
19th Cataloochee Ski Area Holiday Season Begins in Maggie Valley- Holiday rates apply everyday during the holidays through January 2nd 2009. Enjoy night skiing every night, except Christmas Eve night, even New Years Eve. Call 800-768-0285 for more information.
19th Scheduled opening day for Tube World in Maggie Valley.
828-926-0285 for more information.
22nd The Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian Nutcracker” at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville. 7:30 performance. Call
828-259-5544 for ticket information.
25th Come Ski with Santa at Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley- Cataloochee opens at 1:00pm for skiing. Make us part of your family Christmas Day Celebration & join us for
turkey & all the trimmings in the lodge. Open until 10pm
800-768-0285 for more information.
31st New Year’s Eve Fireworks at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. Starting at approximately 8PM.
Call 800-438-1601 for further information.
We have made every attempt to include all events for the area. If you have an event you would like for us to include please call 828-926-1686 with details.
Restaurants open Christmas Day!
Salty Dog’s Seafood 3567 Soco Road 11am – 9pm
Smackers Sports Grill 2651 Dellwood Road 11am - 8pm
Mountaineer Restaurant 6490 Soco Road Noon – 8pm
HAYWOOD COUNTY HOTEL AND MOTEL ASSOCIATION PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association shall be to promote the interest of the lodging and hospitality industry in Maggie Valley, Waynesville and Haywood County and;
To provide industry related information to the membership for use and discussion;
To facilitate formal and informal communication among Hoteliers and Moteliers in Haywood County;
To promote professionalism within the hospitality industry;
To provide an opportunity to participate in collective, cooperative purchasing and advertising at a reasonable cost;
To provide a sustainable quality tourism product at an equitable price/value relationship;
To strengthen relations between local hotel-motels and all agencies involved in the promotion and support of tourism in the Haywood County Area.
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