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ther Mountain, Graveyard Fields, Greybeard Trail, Holmes State Forest, Lake Powhatan, Linville Falls area, Montreat (including Lookout Mountain, Rainbow Road and Tressel Road), Max Patch, Morescove Falls, Mount Pisgah, Mountains to Sea Trail, Mount Mitchell, Pearson Falls, Pink Beds, Pisgah National Forest.
destination FAMILY CHOICE fun Best Museum
AWARDS
2009
Best Rainy-Day Activity
1. The Health Adventure 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 254-6373, thehealthadventure.org. 2. Hands On! A Child’s Gallery 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 697-8333, handsonwnc.org. 3. Pack Place 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 257-4500, PackPlace.org.
Honorable mention: Asheville Art Museum, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Colburn Earth Science Museum, Discovery Place, Folk Art Center, KidSenses, Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County, Ripley’s Aquarium, WNC Nature Center.
Most Family-Friendly Fair, Festival or Special Event 1. Mountain State Fair Sept. 11-20 at WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher; mountainfair.org.
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1. Movies For theaters and times, visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com. 2. Fun Depot 7 Roberts Road, Asheville, 277-2386, ashevillesfundepot.com. 3. The Health Adventure 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville, 254-6373, thehealthadventure.org. PHOTO BY STEVE DIXON
Kids enjoy the dragon coaster at the Mountain State Fair. The fair was named Most FamilyFriendly Fair, Festival or Special Event.
2. Bele Chere July 24-26 in downtown Asheville; belecherefestival.com. 3. North Carolina Apple Festival Sept. 4-7 on Main Street in downtown Hendersonville; ncapplefestival.org. Honorable mention: Asheville Tourists games, Christmas, Dance Baby Dance at The Orange Peel, Earth Day, Fall Festival at Mount Carmel
Baptist Church, Farm City Day, Goombay, Greek festival, Hey Day at WNC Nature Center, Historical Morganton Festival, Lexington Avenue Arts and Family Festival, Lake Julian events, LEAF, Mars Hill festival, Mountain Sports Festival, Shindig on the Green, Sourwood Festival, Special Olympics, The Primitive Quartets Annual Singing, Twilight Tour in Brevard, White Squirrel Festival.
Honorable mention: Asheville Mall, Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co., baking, board games, Bounceville USA, bowling, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Claying Around, Fired Up, Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, High Flight Gymnastics, Historic Grove Arcade, library, McDonald’s Playplace, painting, playing Wii, reading, shopping, sleeping.
Best Summer Day Camp
1. Asheville Arts Center 308 Merrimon Ave., 253-4000, ashevilleartscenter.com. 2. YMCA Best Family-Friendly Hiking Trail 30 Woodfin St., Asheville, 210-9622; 3 Town Square Blvd., Asheville, 651-9622; 348 1. N.C. Arboretum trails Grace Corpening Drive, Marion, 659-9622; 100 Frederick Law Olmstead Way, Asheville, ymcawnc.org 665-2492, ncarboreum.org. 3. (tie) ABYSA FUNdamentals Soccer 2. Bent Creek Camps For trails in Pisgah National Forest, visit Abysa.org. cs.unca.edu/nfsnc. Asheville Jewish Community Center 3. Blue Ridge Parkway trails For information, visit nps.gov/brp or the Blue 236 Charlotte St., Asheville, 253-0701, jcc-asheville.org. Ridge Parkway Visitor Center at Milepost 384, just north of the parkway’s intersection Emmanuel Lutheran Summer Rocks! 51 Wilburn Place, Asheville, 281-8182, with U.S. 74-A. emmanuellutheranschool.org. Honorable mention: Appalachian Trail, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Chimney Fletcher Parks and Recreation Rock Park, Craggy Gardens, DuPont State Forest 4005 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, 687trails (specifically Hooker Falls, Low Falls and 0751, fletcherparks.org Triple Falls), Fletcher Community Park, Grandfa-
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