Posts Tagged ‘Chatham County’
Five Ways to Enjoy the Water This Summer in Chatham
Chatham County has plenty of things to do in the summers, including water-related activities to cool off from the hot sun! If you’re tired of June’s high temperatures, take a break by heading to a summer camp, swimming lessons, canoeing adventures or hiking around Jordan Lake. Here are five ways you can enjoy the water…
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Two Ways to Make a Memorable Summer for Your Kids
One of the best things about Chatham County is the family-friendliness of the area. Not only have Chatham County and the Triangle won many awards for family-friendliness (Forbes ranks Raleigh as the No. 1 city for raising a family; Chapel Hill is No. 1 on real estate blog Movoto’s list of best small cities for education;…
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Come to the Milo Holt Western Celebration
Do you like cowboys and cowgirls? What about John Wayne and other Hollywood Western heroes? If so, you should head to Siler City in Chatham County May 15–16 for the Milo Holt Western Festival, a Western-themed, family-friendly festival that celebrates Western movies! Who is Milo Holt? There’s nothing quite like a good Western film. A throwback to…
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You Won’t Bee-lieve the Fun at Pollinator Day
Photo Credit: North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center Did you know bees and other pollinators are needed to produce 80 percent of our flowering plants and one third of our human food crops? I didn’t either. Educate yourself about these important insects at Pollinator Day in Chatham County! Why should you come? Glad you asked! It…
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Your 2015 Guide to St. Patrick’s Day in Chatham County
Every year on March 17, the Irish (and the Irish-at-heart) celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Originally a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland, the holiday has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. In Chatham County, the party starts tonight, as St. Patrick’s…
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36 Hours in Pittsboro
The New York Times recently published a piece called “36 Hours in Raleigh, N.C.,” and it got me thinking: our neighbor city up the road has lots to do, but so does Pittsboro. With places like the Carolina Tiger Rescue, SilkHope Winery, and Fearrington Village, I bet you can have enough fun in Chatham County…
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Pittsboro Gets a Distillery
Pittsboro, NC — North Carolina has almost 100 craft breweries. But Pittsboro is on the cutting edge of the craft food movement with the announcement that Devil’s Distillery is moving in to town. Devil’s Distillery Devil’s Distillery is a collaboration between Andy Zeman, a winemaker in Alamance, and Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro. The new distillery will…
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Picturing Chatham County
Pittsboro, NC — I love beautiful pictures, but I’m not in any way a photographer. That’s why I was thrilled to run across the Chatham County NC group on Flickr. Seeing the World on Flickr Flickr, a photo sharing website, has been around since 2004. It’s mostly a hangout for people who are serious about their photography.Over…
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Chatham County Halloween 2013
Pittsboro, NC — Halloween in Chatham County means corn mazes, hay rides and haunted houses. Oh yes, and haunted trains. Here are some ideas for the spooky season west of Jordan Lake. Huckleberry Trail Farm Corn Maze Just about 9 miles from downtown Pittsboro is Huckleberry Trail Farm. This autumn, enjoy 3 corns mazes, a hay ride,…
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Three Rivers Arts Festival
Chatham County, NC — It’s been a busy autumn, but not too hectic to plan a visit to the Three Rivers Arts Festival on October 19 and 20, 2013. Three Rivers Arts Festivals In the southeastern corner of Chatham County (in fact, right on the border) is an area called Three Rivers. The annual Three Rivers Arts…
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