Williams Deli & Bakery

Features a wide variety of gourmet sandwiches such as the Banner Elk Scorcher, The Mountain Cuban, and The Southerner – as well as fresh baked desserts, cakes and biscuits. Open for breakfast and lunch Monday-Saturday. Go to their website. Address: 32 High Country Square, Banner Elk Phone: 828-898-2300

Lees-McRae Summer Theatre

Lees-McRae Summer Theatre returns to the stage for its 40th season with a bright spotlight on the extraordinary people of the High Country – past and present. For more than three decades, Lees-McRae Summer Theatre has been providing high-quality, professional theatre to the community and summer visitors of the area. Referred to as the “Gem of Read More

Ice Skating at Sugar Mountain

Ice Skating is now closed for the ’24/25 Winter Season Go ice skating at Sugar Mountain Resort’s 10,000-square-foot refrigerated outdoor rink located across the street from the ski lodge (at the tennis courts). Snow Tubing Park is adjacent. Rental skates in youth size 7 through adult size 14. Sessions are 1.5 hours and begin every Read More

Snowshoe Tours on Sugar Mountain

Explore Sugar Mountain Resort’s winter wonderland with a guided Snowshoe Tour. Treks range from a casual walk to an intense workout. Experienced guides accommodate your needs. Each tour is one hour long and includes your snowshoes. It’s a unique experience that you cannot find elsewhere in the North Carolina mountains. The tour is roughly a Read More

Dive-In Swimming Pool

The Dive-In public swimming pool and water park opened in 2019 as part of Avery County Parks & Recreation. It’s located in our county seat of Newland, about 9 miles from Sugar Mountain. The $3 million heated pool complex features locker rooms, family restroom, accessible zero entry, two slides, spray fountains and diving board. It Read More