A Stylish European Village with breathtaking views of the
National Forest in Wintergreen, VA
One of the great places to relax and get a taste of award winning locally brewed beer is Devil’s Backbone Brewery. Located at the intersection of 664 (Beech grove road) and 151, the brewery is just a five minute drive … Continue reading
About seven miles down the road from the Fenton Inn is the newly built Bold Rock Cidery and taproom. It is a large timberframed building where they bottle and sell hard cider and they also have a lunch menu of … Continue reading
Just 13 miles from the Fenton Inn the Blue Ridge Parkway ends at Interstate 64. Heading north across the bridge, the road now becomes Skyline Drive and continues to wind through the mountains. Here we are at the south entrance … Continue reading
Just a short hop on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center, Farm Museum and the trail head to a one mile long hike to the top of Humpback Rocks. The Parkway was built during the Great … Continue reading
Another short hike for an interesting spot on Wintergreen is to hike to Shamokin Falls. It is out near the very end of Laurel Spring, and can be driven to from the Fenton Inn in about 10 Minutes. The Trail … Continue reading
Imagine a long hike on the Blue Ridge Mountains to get to a rocky peak over looking a long valley, and then replace the long hike with a 5 minute drive and a short climb, and that is what the … Continue reading
The Oriel Window on the Hummingbird room is another Bavarian building feature that is rarely seen in America. By cantilevering in two directions, the tower gains space while leaving the street below untouched. The windows offer view all around from … Continue reading
The Bavarian Style of Half Timbering is what everyone imagines when they dream of old Europe or hear a fairytale. There are a wide variety of different styles and techniques that allowed each house to be a little piece of … Continue reading
With the same tubes and lift used for the winter time snow tubing, Wintergreen has now opened a summertime tubing track on the same hill. A plastic Astro-turf is sprayed with water and that makes the track run about as … Continue reading
Monticello on the Fourth of July While for most people, a visit to Monticello takes you back about 200 years (239 years this year to be exact), a trip to Monticello takes me back about 20 years to when I … Continue reading