Archie Barringer: Fun can be had anywhere
My wife and I recently attended the Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk.The festival is held annually in the mountain town north of Boone and nestled between Sugar and Beech mountains.The worms, or caterpillars, have black and brown bands, with one color sometimes dominating the other. Legend has it that if black is more dominating that means a more foreboding winter, while brown is an indicator of milder conditions.The two-day festival draws thousands of people and […]
