Greetings Kampers!
Autumn is upon us! The leaves are beginning to change colors and the temperature is dropping.
The Boone area is packed with fun filled, family oriented events going on all season long, not to mention things we have planned here at the KOA! And for the first time ever, the Boone KOA is hosting a variety of contests during October where kampers can win a FREE NIGHT OF KAMPING!
October Events:
October 1st - 30th
Ghost train rides, haunted house, Halloween shows, and much more! Friday and Saturday nights only. Advanced tickets required.
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Saturday, October 2nd
8:00am - 5:00pm
The Annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival is one of the largest one-day arts and crafts festivals in the Southeast. The streets of downtown North Wilkesboro, NC are filled with over 425 arts and crafts, 100 food concessions, 4 different music stages consisting of Blue Grass, Country, Folk, Gospel, and Appalachian Heritage. Cloggers, folk dancers, rope skippers, and square dancers provide additional entertainment venues for festival goers. And the best part is that it's FREE!!!
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Saturday, October 2nd
10:00am - 5:00pm
46 years after its start, Art in the Park is host to 90 artisans at each show. Some of the best local and regional artists and craftspeople showcase their handcrafted jewelry, pottery, fiber, glass, photography, painting and more.
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October 2nd & 3rd
Guests will take a tour of Auntie Em’s and Uncle Henry’s farm and meet Dorothy and friends along the Yellow Brick Road. The tour takes from 2-3 hours and you may choose your session times when you purchase your ticket. Tour sessions are Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12, 12 to 2, and 2 to 4, although you can spend more than 2 hours in the park! The ticket price is $16.50 in advance, $20.00 the day of the party. Children 2 and under are admitted free. For more information, pictures, or to order tickets, click on the link above!
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October 9th
9:00am - 4:00pm
Crafters from the local area and the region gather along with musicians to celebrate the apple harvest. Museum interpreters prepare applebutter in a large kettle over an open fire and ask passersby to help with the constant stirring. There are also contests - from hatchet throwing to apple pie eating - that are sure to add some excitement to the day.
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October 9th
9:00am - 5:00pm
The festival features multiple music performances, storytelling, bluegrass jams, puppet shows, athletic competitions and other recreational events for all to enjoy. All proceeds go to help those in need in the community and to support ongoing Todd community projects.
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October 9th - 10th
10:00am - 5:00pm
Grab your beer stein, put on your lederhosen and head to Sugar Mountain Resort for the 20th annual Oktoberfest celebration Saturday & Sunday, October 9 & 10, 2010. Over 40 artisan's and craftspeople open their stands at 10:00am each day. A sampling of this year's vendors include: chair canning, wooden toys, oil paintings, stain glass, handmade furniture, dolls, copper art, ceramics, honey, beeswax candles, bird houses, and much more.
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ASU Football vs. Elon @ Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, NC
October 9th
3:00pm
Homecoming Weekend
In celebration of the Appalachian State fans and alumni that visit the campground, Boone KOA will be hosting an ASU Campsite Decorating Contest! The campsite with the most ASU decorations, memorabilia, etc. will win
ONE FREE NIGHT OF KAMPING
at the Boone KOA during the 2011 camping season! So bring out your black and gold,
Go Mountaineers!!!
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October 9th
9:00am - 4:00pm
Located at the Mission House at Holy Trinity Church in West Jefferson. Arts & crafts, bake sale, entertainment, handmade quilt raffle, and of course, those beautiful church frescoes of Ashe County.
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October 16th & 17th
The town of Banner Elk welcomes both old and new friends to the annual Woolly Worm Festival. This family event co-hosted by the Avery County Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Organization of Banner Elk welcomes more than 23,000 people to the community to make family memories and also to win the prestigious title of predicting the High Country weather and the chance to
win the $1000 bounty!
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October 16th
9:00am - 4:00pm
The Valle Country Fair is an overgrown church bazaar set in the center of one of the most picturesque valleys in the North Carolina mountains at the peak of the fall color season. All monies raised go to fund High Country organizations which serve people in need.
Admission is FREE. $5 to park.
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ASU Football vs. Citadel @ Kidd Brewer Stadium
October 16th
6:00pm
Education Day
In celebration of the wondrous colors that Mother Nature has to offer this time of year, the Boone KOA will be hosting another Campsite Decorating Contest! This weekend, the theme will be Autumn Decor. The campsite with the best fall decorations will win
ONE FREE NIGHT OF KAMPING
at the Boone KOA during the 2011 season! Get creative!
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October 23rd
The Valle Crucis Punkin Festival is a fund raiser for the Western Youth Network, an organization serving youth and parents in Ashe, Avery, and Watauga Counties. It is hosted by the Mast General Store in the yard by the Annex and is all about fun for all ages … especially kids. You’ll find old-fashioned games, live music and a bake sale round out the activities for the day.
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October 29th
8:00pm
Adults $20, Students $18, Children $10
Bringing these powerhouse groups together on one stage creates a mixing of bluegrass and jazz that has never sounded so alive. When these musical forces join together, they create an unforgettable fusion of sound.
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Blowing Rock Halloween Festival @ downtown Blowing Rock, NC
October 30th
Trick-or-treating at local businesses, scavenger hunt, and the costumed Monster March!
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ASU Football vs. Furman @ Kidd Brewer Stadium
October 30th
3:30pm
Black Saturday - wear black ASU colors
In celebration of a wonderful 2010 camping season (we close for the winter on November 1st), the Boone KOA will be offering campers one more chance to win free camping with our Campsite Decorating Contest. This weekend's theme will be Halloween Decor. The campsite with the best Halloween decorations will win
ONE FREE NIGHT OF KAMPING
at the Boone KOA during the 2011 season.
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Thanks for checking in with us, and we hope to see you soon!
Here are some of my favorite Autumn quotes:
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus
Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. ~Carol Bishop Hipps
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~Stanley Horowitz
Besides the autumn poets sing,
A few prosaic days
A little this side of the snow
And that side of the haze.
~Emily Dickinson
*All information & pictures are taken from linked websites*
Saturday, May 28th 
Local band Linville Creek will be performing on the lawn in front of the KOA office. Playing mostly traditional tunes, Linville Creek is a favorite here at the Boone KOA. Come out and enjoy the music! (In case of rain, the music will be held in the Rec Room.) 
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