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Now is the perfect time to plan spring trips to the North Carolina mountains! Whether you want to see our state through the eyes of its most notable writers, take part in a Cherokee heritage festival, or hear homegrown music along the way, be sure to take a copy of Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains, the Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, or Blue Ridge Music Trails.

Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains: A Guidebook is a 432-page illustrated guidebook featuring the 18 tours highlighted on the web site, as well as detailed driving instructions, maps and breathtaking color photographs that will make it easy for you to experience North Carolina through its writers’ eyes.

Join author Georgann Eubanks as she takes you on an unforgettable journey through western North Carolina. Literary excerpts and historical details that are only touched on in the Web site are fully explored. The book is the perfect companion to bring along as you gaze across the Blue Ridge Pinnacle, the cold waters of Lake Logan, or the deep greens of Joyce Kilmer National Forest.

Other guidebooks available from UNC Press and the N.C. Arts Council:

Blue Ridge Music Trails

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Paperback: $16.95 (ISBN 978-0-8078-5459-4)

Blue Ridge Music Trails is a 255-page traveler's guide to visiting and enjoying 160 events and venues featuring old-time and bluegrass music and dance throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains of N.C. and Virginia. All of the places described are within 25 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Written by Fred C. Fussell, Blue Ridge Music Trails includes interviews with and profiles of performers, descriptions of different performance styles, and a brief history of Blue Ridge music. Organized by county, it includes driving directions, maps, and a calendar of annual events related to traditional music and dance.

Whether you’re planning a trip or wanting to add local color to your journey, Blue Ridge Music Trails is the perfect guide for people who love to play, listen or dance to old-time and bluegrass music.

Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook

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Paperback $16.95:  (ISBN 978-0-8078-5457-0)

With the largest Native American population east of the Mississippi, North Carolina has stories, histories, and living traditions more fascinating in fact than in fiction. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is celebrated in the Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, an essential guide to the stories, ceremonies, dances and customs practiced throughout the Cherokee homeland in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and north Georgia.

Maps, directions and beautiful color photographs contained in this 384-page traveler’s guide tell only part of the story. It’s the land, the Cherokee voices, and the people themselves who give you unforgettable insights into Cherokee ways of seeing the world. Authors Barbara R. Duncan and Brett H. Riggs bring a unique sense of place to the Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, making your trip an authentic journey of discovery.