The new Dry Ridge Historical Museum

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Dry Ridge Historical Museum:

Collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Weaverville, Reems Creek and Flat Creek townships. In a new location in Weaverville.

Mission

The Dry Ridge Historical Museum presents an authentic view of the rich cultural history of various periods of life, to diverse audiences — with special emphasis on collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Weaverville, Reems Creek and Flat Creek townships — through the preservation and interpretation of historic objects, buildings and landscapes.

About the Museum

Our new location opened its doors on Sept 25th, 2021 at the new Community Center located above Lake Louise, at 60 Lakeshore Drive. The museum gallery has five vignettes designed to show visitors examples of life in this area utilizing artifacts and educational panels. The sixth vignette presents a hands-on display for children. Additionally six wormy chestnut showcases created by master craftsman Jim Proffitt line the hallway of the Community Center. They contain revolving collections from both local sources and the museum collection.

Contact Us

Please contact us if you have questions about the museum or would like to inquire about making a contribution to our collection of images and artifacts.

Phone: 828-407-3701

Hours of Operation:

APRIL – OCTOBER
Wednesday – Saturday: 11:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday – Tuesday: Closed

Community Conversation at The Community Center

Join Mayor Fitzsimmons, Councilwoman Michele Wood, Buncombe County Commissioner Amanda Edwards, and Buncombe County Vice Chair Terri Wells for a community forum and conversation about working together to solve the community issues that matter to you.

Share your visions, thoughts, and concerns about Weaverville and the greater North Buncombe area. Everyone is welcome.

Thursday, April 20th. 5pm – 6pm.

Weaverville Community Center @ 60 Lakeshore Drive.

 

Walkable Weaverville is Home to the New Indigo Urban Retreat

Indigo Urban Retreat is a short ½ block walk into downtown Weaverville, the best small city you could ever imagine and only 10 minutes from Asheville. Take a walk and enjoy our town’s Nature Park, Lake Louise and take in all of the restaurants, shops and breweries.

Indigo Urban Retreat is a proud member of the Weaverville Business Association.

Book your next vacation, family reunion, wedding party or girls weekend at the Indigo
https://indigourbanretreatweaverville.com

Beautiful Home Available in Weaverville | Featuring the Neighborhood of Twin Brook Hills

BEAUTIFUL HOME AVAILABLE IN WEAVERVILLE!

Don’t miss this beautiful well-maintained home in the Twin Brook Hills Subdivision, a captivating rural community within the rolling hills of Weaverville.  This neighborhood includes more than 100 single family homes. 

Request a showing of this perfectly planned home with an open floor plan with a large dining and living area with a balcony/deck overlooking the beautiful WNC Mountains. This home also offers a split bedroom plan with the primary privately located with vaulted ceilings and walk-in closet adjoining an elegant bathroom with a walk in shower, garden tub, and double sink vanity. The laundry area is located on the main floor. The basement would be easy to finish. It offers a full bath. With a separate entry, easily create an extra living space. This listing is beautifully situated on over one acre. Enjoy the mature landscaping throughout the front and back yard. You will have a beautiful brick entryway with a sweet front porch. Attached conveniently to the home, find a spacious garage. Enjoy the extra garage that could be used as a garage, workshop, or studio.

 

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Address: 559 Brook Knoll Circle

MLS#: 4013135
List Price: $550,000

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Additional photos and property details available at FoleyRealtyNC.com

To request a showing of this beautiful Weaverville home, call Tina Jones: 828.713.0620

M.G. Dillingham LLC Joins the Weaverville Business Association

You may have noticed some of the Construction Signage on the windows of Well-Bred over the past two months, and we’re excited to see what WBA Member, M.G. Dillingham, LLC has in store for the beloved Downtown store. We’re also excited to welcome McKenzie and her team into the WBA. Here’s a little more info about McKenzie and her work.

Weaverville Business Association: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your business. 
McKenzie Dillingham:  I have spent over a decade in the luxury custom home industry in Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. I am a native of Weaverville, NC and have a degree in Construction Management from Western Carolina University. After graduating college, I moved back to Asheville, beginning my career as a Project Manager for one of the area’s best luxury home builders. My time as a Project Manager helped me hone my eye for detail and grow my passion for the artistic process of residential construction. Today, as the owner of M.G. Dillingham, LLC, I manage all aspects of the full service, General Contracting firm. The company specializes in custom Residential Contracting, both with renovations and new construction and also has experience in commercial interior upfits.

When not at work, I spend my time at home in Weaverville with my wife (a veterinarian) and new baby, Rhodes. I built our Weaverville home in 2014 and enjoy spending time on home projects and gardening. When warm weather permits, you will find me on the French Broad river in a kayak. As an Appalachian native, I love all four seasons and spending time outdoors. 

 

WBA: What motivated you to open your business in Weaverville?

MD:  I am a Weaverville native and want to spend my time working for and with the people that call this area home.

WBA: Do you have any big plans or new programming coming up in 2022?
MD: A few larger scale new construction projects on are the horizon for 2023 and you will find us completing an upfit on Weaverville’s favorite bakery, Well-Bred at the first of the year.

WBA: What’s your favorite thing about doing business in Weaverville?
MD: Growing the local economy by welcoming new neighbors to their homes and using local subcontractors and suppliers to complete each project.

 

What a Beautiful Buzz!

The world of honey is massive and miniature, stark and subtle, methodical and magical. When something can be described with such contrasting terms, yet still make sense in ways that we can taste, we know it’s something worth buzzing about.
Please save the date for an exciting pop-up pairing event we’re hosting along with Red Fiddle Vittles, Noble Cider, and Shanti Elixirs. This fun and casual celebration of all things honey will take place Friday, Feb. 24 at Honey & the Hive (23 Merrimon Ave.) in downtown Weaverville from 6-9PM.
We will be pairing local cheeses and honey-themed small bites with meads from Noble Cider and juns from Shanti Elixirs, while Honey & the Hive will be sampling various local and single origin honeys. All manner of honeys, beekeeping supplies, and bee-related merchandise will be available for purchase; staff and other honey folk will be available to share knowledge and information about how honey happens.
We look forward to sharing delicious food, drinks, and honeys with y’all soon!

Presidents Day/February Special Promotion- 10% off all bookings between now and March 31, 2023

Presidents Day/February Special Promotion
10% off

10% off all bookings at the Indigo Urban Retreat Downtown Weaverville between now and March 31, 2023
https://indigourbanretreatweaverville.com/ for more details

Log onto the Airbnb links for the three accommodation options and booking

Indigo Urban Retreat full house: Sleeps up to 12
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/803673923620478312?source_impression_id=p3_1674851161_Bp6HXjNjYxxR1nWU

Bluebird’s Nest: Sleeps up to 10
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/803585666765291484?source_impression_id=p3_1674851037_XmRGkpWDSnxOsu%2FJ

Yellow Warbler’s Nest: Sleeps 1-2
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/803557878029299174?source_impression_id=p3_1674851187_XH%2FzkDKRY1k2KzUy

 

Introducing Camille, our new Events Assistant.

We are so excited to announce that Camille Danals has joined WBA as our Events Assistant. Camille will take the lead on various event tasks and activities, and we are sure our Members will get to know her IRL soon. In the meantime, enjoy getting to know a little more about Camille…

WBA: Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Camille Danals: I moved to Weaverville in January 2020 from Wisconsin via Colorado. My husband grew up in Western Carolina, and when we decided to move back, we chose Weaverville randomly but very fortunately! Along with working with the WBA, I am also a wedding coordinator at Weddings with Camille.  I love college football, can take my dog and cat for a walk on the leash at the same time, bake along with the Great British Bake Off, and can be seen at Crossfit X-Caliber almost every day.

WBA: What attracted you to the Events Assistant position with the Weaverville Business Association?
CD: I was looking for a way to be part of producing what makes our community awesome. I came across this position and thought it matched my skills, the community’s needs, my personal values of working with our wonderful local businesses, and some amazing community events. I love Weaverville and am excited to help give to other residents what they have given me.

WBA: Do you have any big plans for 2023?
CD: Family! My sister just followed me to Asheville and my parents have plans to move down this year, too. In addition I have a new (and my first!) nephew and niece. I’m also getting ready for wedding season and have a couple personal weddings mixed in with my professional ones this year.

WBA: What’s your favorite thing about living and doing business in Weaverville?

CD: I’ve never lived anywhere with such a strong sense of community. I moved here two months before Covid, and even as a new resident during the pandemic I felt the support we have for each other. Even though we are a small town we have big fun, varied interests, and many talented and inspiring people. As a small business owner I’m continually awed by how much passion we all have in helping each other succeed.

Camille can be reached at [email protected].

Why all of the nests at the Indigo?

As proprietor of the Indigo Urban Retreat I am a retired public relations professional. After 46 years of working in this industry, I retired at the age of 68. The retirement ended up to be a “career break’ for me.

I decided to become a real estate broker and continue to help people and serve my community in a different way. I joined a real estate company called Nest Realty located in Asheville. The birds and nests really speak to me. When I decided to purchase the Indigo as an investment property, I had to incorporate the Bluebird, Yellow Warbler and Wren, all native North Carolina birds into my retreat concept. The accommodations were then named The Bluebird’s Nest, The Wren’s Nest, The Perch Nest and the Yellow Warbler’s Nest.

So that’s the story!

If, in your travels to Western North Carolina and the Asheville area, there may be a time when you start to think “I would like to live here” or “a vacation home here would be really nice.”

It happened to me as a South Floridian!

If I can help in any way to assist you transitioning into a vacation home, a full-out move or a future look into your own retirement that might include a cabin in the mountains, please feel free to give me a call!

Happy to serve you at the Indigo and on your possible Asheville area life journey!

Janet