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It's even a better place to live.

As the old hymn goes, There is beauty all around." Beauty in the mountain ranges, in the fertile valleys, in meandering streams, and rushing waterfalls. Beauty, too, in the people who live here, friendly people who lift a hand in a neighborly wave as you pass them on the road, who answer questions about the area with native courtesy and quiet dignity. And beauty in the professional people who help you if they know an easier way to do things or a way that might save you time and a little money.

Jackson County is an old-fashioned kind of place--if that means a place where people still care about each other, where the cost of living hasn't gone out of sight, and folks still can leave their doors unlocked. But Jackson County has sophistication, too: a variety of cultural activities, a state university and community college, access to first-rate health care ...

Welcome to Jackson County. We're glad to have you as a neighbor!

Laura Currie, Director Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce -

Since the turn of the century, travelers have retreated to the tiny town of Dillsboro for handmade crafts, homemade treats and down-home hospitality.

Cradled between the Tuckaseegee River and the Great Smoky Mountains, Dillsboro offers the world a taste of small town America. Surrounded by the beauty, wonder, and excitement of the Western North Carolina mountains, Dillsboro has earned a shining reputation for its local artisans and its unique setting.

Historic family estates, pristine cottages, and rustic log reminiscent of the late 19th century have become architectural showcases for into time, where everyone strolls from shop to shop, chats with friendly shopkeepers and working craftsmen, and browses to their heart's content.

As you roam from door to door, you'll smell the aroma of fresh baked pastries and fine aged cheese and hear the sound of hammers on pewter, and the plucking of handmade dulcimers.

You'll discover sculptures of wood, glass, and fabric; rooms hung with quilts and distinctive clothing; walls covered with watercolors and an endless variety of charming shops and galleries, gourmet foods, country inns and cozy B & B's.

Once here, you just park your car, swing open the door and take a step back old world. photographs; shelves full of pottery, porcelain, and home decor items from around the You'll find castings from precious metals,

I cuttings from precious stones, and all the books and maps you'll need to guide you as you explore our spectacular national forests.

Visit our Railroad Museum to learn how railroads were built 100 years ago. Then step aboard an old timey train and ride through scenic mountain passages like our forefathers did over 100 years ago. So stay the day, spend the night, and return home with fond memories of a town that comes to life, from a time that has come _ to pass.

THE TOWN THAT COMES To ...FROM A TIME THAT HAS COME TO PASS.

Contact: .......... Laura Currie, Director Jackson Co. Chamber of Commerce -

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