Asheville-area Outdoors Calendar

06/22/11 Current beauty pageant queens and junior queens from across North Carolina and their families joined contestants in this year's NC Rhododendron Pageant for a tour of Roan Mountain Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest to see the rhododendrons in full bloom last Saturday.

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Unattended fryer sets fire to RM home

07/06/11 Investigators say a fire that destroyed a Roan Mountain mobile home on Tuesday afternoon was likely caused by an active deep fat fryer.

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Camping fever spreads in summer

07/07/11 Visitors to Roan Mountain State Park, situated on State Route 143 between the village of Roan Mountain and the 6,285-foot peak that gave the town and the park its name, can enjoy camping in a scenic, wooded campground.

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