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NATIONAL BOONE DAY – June 7

a dog sitting on a rock

Today celebrates the Life of Daniel Boone.

If you are looking for a great day trip, Sweeten Creek Coffee suggests Blowing Rock, NC. This quaint town is 2 hours NorthEast of Asheville, and is packed with history.....view the trail marker for Daniel Boone, Picnic at Bass Lake, eat at The Speckled Trout (great lunch place) Visit the Cone Mansion (Cone Mansion was Moses Cone's summer get away home).   Cone became the King of Denim. His company was a major supplier to Levi Strauss for nearly a century. Upon his death, he donated this estate to be used as a museum.