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Woolly Worm Festival
 Fall in the High Country
is a special time; the
beautiful autumn leaves
burst with color, and
the crisp mountain air
is at the perfect temperature
for a day at the Woolly
Worm Festival. What
exactly is a Woolly Worm, you ask? Common to
colder climates, the
Woolly Worm Caterpillar
is a larvae form of the
Isabella tiger moth,
which is a medium sized
yellowish-orange moth
that has spotted black
dots on its wings. The
mother moths lay eggs,
which hatch during the
warm, summer months.
Growing into full sized
fuzzy worms with brown
and black stripes by
late summer and early
fall, Woolly Worms are
common to the
Blue Ridge
Mountains of North
Carolina. Every year for
the past 30 years,
during the third weekend
in October, the sleepy
mountain town of Banner
Elk hosts the Wooly Worm
Festival, a tribute of
sorts to this incredibly
interesting creature.
This by far is the most
unique Western NC Fall
Festivals that you will
find.
Over the course of the
two day event, Woolly
Worms compete in
different heats and
crawl up a series of
strings, racing to be
crowned the winning
Woolly Worm,
the winning Woolly Worm
is crowned the winner
and is thus called to
predict the local winter
forecast.
As
legend and tradition
demonstrates, the black
stripes on the winning
Woolly Worm predict cold
and harsh snowy weather
while the brown stripes
are traditionally
associated with more
milder conditions.
According to festival
developers, the winning
Woolly Worm has been all
or mostly accurate in
predicting the upcoming
winter nearly 85% of the
time. The next Wooly
Worm Festival will be held October
17-18, 2009 from 10 am
to 5 pm in downtown
Banner Elk. As always,
in addition to cash
prices for the winning
Woolly Worm, there will
be plenty of fun for
everyone with crafts, food,
games, and live music.
Come and stay with us in
our
Banner Elk Cabin Rentals and enjoy
the beloved charm of the
Woolly Worm Festivals.
We also feature cabins
in the surrounding towns
of
Linville, Sugar
Mountain, Beech Mountain
and Newland. Located
just minutes from all of
your favorite things to
do in the High Country,
including
Grandfather Mountain,
the NC Ski Resorts, and
the Blue Ridge Parkway,
our Banner Elk House
Rentals are among the
very best places to stay
in the High Country.
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We invite you to view
all of our rental
properties and contact
us by phone at
828.898.9188,
e-mail us, or us or
online request form
to ask questions or
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