 New
Anemometer Goes Up On Swinging Bridge
When Grandfather Mountain reported 200 mph winds on
January 24, 2006, experts from the meteorological
community spoke up to say that Grandfather's wind
meter was giving inflated readings because it was
located on the top of a building. After a year of
discussion with the experts, the Mountain has installed
a new anemometer atop the Mile High Swinging Bridge
in hope of collecting more accurate wind speed data.
To read about how the location was selected and how
the instruments were adapted to Grandfather's extreme
conditions, click
here.
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 Wildflower
Bloom Calendar Added to Grandfather Website
If you want to know what wildflowers bloom when at Grandfather
Mountain, you can now find a wildflower bloom calendar in
the "Conservation & Interpretation" section
of Grandfather's website. New pages present a month-by-month
showcase of the blossoms that thrive here. Visitors can
click on the link below each photo to see larger photos
and to
learn more about each floral species. See
it now!
| Grandfather
Grit Goes on Sale in March!
 When
drilling began for a new well at the parking lot next
to the Mile High Swinging Bridge, one byproduct was
an interesting substance we're calling Grandfather
Grit. The amazing 750 million-year-old bore dust is
now being packaged in plastic bottles shaped like
a little bear. Grandfather Grit, drilled rock
from the mile high well on Grandfather Mountain,
will be available in Grandfather's gift shops in March!
Read
all about it!
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Reesa's
Homemade Vegetable Soup
1 cup celery
1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup okra
1 cup corn
1/2 gallon water
32 oz. tomato juice
32 oz mixed vegetables
16 oz. stewed tomatoes
1/2 Tbsp. salt
1/2 Tbsp pepper
1/2 Tbsp. garlic salt
1 pound ground beef, browned
Cook
down celery, onion, okra and corn in 1/2 gallon of
water until tender. Stir in the mixed vegetables,
tomato juice, and stewed tomatoes. Add the seasonings
and the browned ground beef. Serves 10.
Also
available every day at Mildred's Grill
in the Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum!
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The
Southeast Tourism Society named the
Singing
on the Mountain
at Grandfather Mountain to its coveted
list of Top 20 Events in the Southeast for the month of
June.
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