This week on NC Weekend, Deborah Holt Noel takes a journey to popular mountain destinations, including a renewable-energy art studio in Dillsboro and a historic house museum in Haywood County. Also check out The Bluffs, the newly restored, home-style restaurant that first opened its doors on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1949.
Next week, we celebrate "Spirited Destinations" with highlights from the Durham, Asheville, Raleigh and more. Watch NC Weekend Thursdays at 9 PM on PBS NC & the PBS App. Find additional airtimes on our TV Schedules page, and watch past episodes online and on the free PBS App.
Jackson County
Producer: David Hardy
Enjoy a tour of a renewable-energy park in Dillsboro that captures methane gas from an old landfill to run power for its art-making studios.
Website: jcgep.org
Alleghany County
Producer: David Hardy
Check out The Bluffs, the newly restored, home-style restaurant that first opened its doors on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1949.
Website: bluffsrestaurant.org
Haywood County
Producer: David Hardy
Built around 1795, the Shook-Smathers House is the oldest frame-built house in western North Carolina and now serves as the Museum of Haywood County History.
Website: visitncsmokies.com
