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Brevard College�s J.A. Jones Library is spotlighting western North Carolina�s long history as a tourist destination now through August 19.
Books highlighting travel and tourism in the area include Stephen Compton�s �Early Tourism in Western North Carolina;� Stephen E. Massengill�s �Western North Carolina: a Visual Journey;� Robert Beverly�s �The Western North Carolina Almanac;� James Bannon�s �North Carolina: A Guide to Backcountry Travel and Adventure;� Lynda McDaniel�s �Highroad Guide to the North Carolina Mountains;� Carolyn Sakowski�s �Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads;� C. Franklin Goldsmith�s �Best Hikes of Pisgah National Forest;� Leonard M. Adkins� �Walking the Blue Ridge;� Bob Benner�s �Carolina Whitewater;� and Peggy Hansen�s �Touring Transylvania.� Books on backpacking, biking, climbing, hiking, state parks, wildlife, wildflowers, Cherokee Indians and the Great Smoky Mountains, as well as free seasonal publications, Summertime in Transylvania County, and Fun Things to Do in the Mountains are also available. Summer hours of operation for Jones Library are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Mike McCabe, 884-8248 or [email protected]. Brevard College offers a range of distinctive baccalaureate degree programs on a beautiful residential campus in Brevard, N.C. Academic programs and facilities are undergoing dynamic transformation, as enrollment grows toward a target of 1,000 undergraduates. Curriculum combines small-classroom instruction with creative internships and immersion experiences, provides a strong core in the liberal arts, and offers great strength in fine arts, as well as in interdisciplinary programs that educate for leadership and service and draw on the natural resources of our mountain setting. Brevard College was recently named one of the best Colleges and College towns in America by Outside Magazine, among the top Comprehensive Colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
(Image provided by Brevard College.)
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