Beech Mountain, North Carolina

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  It's been a few years since we last heard from Jaimee Tomas - she's been going to school - but the singer-guitarist returns tonight with a new act, The Jaimee Show, also featuring guitarist Forrest Smith.

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  Sparkling color, soaring through the sky. Expect a rainbow of shapes and forms this weekend at Beech Mountain as the eight annual Mile High Kite Festival soars into view.

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  Children of all ages are invited to fly a kite this Labor Day weekend high atop Beech Mountain.

• Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Avery Humane Shelter Thursday
  

  The Avery Friends of the Shelter and the Avery Humane Society Board of Directors will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Avery County Adoption and Humane Education Shelter this Thursday, August 26, at 11:00 a.m. on New Vale Road behind Ingles grocery store in Newland.

• Beech Mountain Hosts 8th Annual Mile High Kite Festival September 5
  

  Beech Mountain will host the eighth annual Mile High Kite Festival Sunday, September 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the town's meadows.

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  Women's Equality Day August 26 In 1971, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as Women's Equality Day.

• What's with All the Butterflies? - Answers to the Perceived Over-Abundance of the Pretty Pollinators
  

  Ironweeds, joepie weeds and butterfly bushes are plentiful across the High Country this summer on account of the moisture-rich fall, winter and spring that preceded.

• Avery County Comes Alive with Multiple Free Events August 19 to 22 -...
  

  Five free events, including the 19th annual Fine Art and Master Craft Festival pictured here, will take place in Avery County from Thursday through Sunday, August 19 through August 22.

• Free! Concerts Ahead
  

  AUGUST 12, 2010 ISSUE If you like beach music, check out Billy Scott & the Party Prophets at this Thursday's Concert in the Park in Banner Elk.

City Description

Beech Mountain is a town in Avery and Watauga counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 310 at the 2000 census. The town is located atop Beech Mountain, one of the higher peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains range. Beech Mountain is located at 36°12′23″N 81°52′59″W / 36.20639°N 81.88306°W / 36.20639; -81.88306 (36.206374, -81.883115). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²), all land. At an elevation of 5,506 feet (1,678 m), Beech Mountain is the highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River. Beech Mountain Ski Resort is one of very few ski areas operating in the Southern United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 310 people, 145 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.6 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 1,868 housing units at an average density of 280.8/sq mi (108.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.42% White, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 145 households out of which 15.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Avery County
• Watauga County
• North Carolina

City Contains:

• Land of Oz

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 17.3529203393 km squared

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