Cradle of Forestry: Birthplace of Forest Conservation
The Cradle of Forestry is located on the site of the first forestry school in America — the Biltmore Forest School, founded in 1898 by Dr. Carl Schenck, chief
forester for George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate. It is known as the birthplace of forest conservation.
Address: Cradle of Forestry Historic Site,
1002 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina 28768; 828-877-3130. Email:
cfaia@citcom.net. Web: http://www.cradleofforestry.org.
Lake Lure:
Dirty Dancing the Night Away!
While the movie Dirty Dancing was set in New York, it was actually filmed in North Carolina at Lake Lure, about 25 miles southeast of Asheville,
North Carolina. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, and many of the other stars in the movie, stayed at Lake Lure Inn & Spa, where some scenes were filmed.
Address: The 1927 Lake Lure Inn & Spa,
P O Box 10, Lake Lure, North Carolina 28746; 828-625-2525; 888-434-4970; Fax:
828-625-9655. Email: sales@lakelureinn.com.
Web: http://www.lakelureinn.com.
