by Doug Thompson | Jan 10, 2016 | Musings
Interestingly, and sometimes controversially, tourism and the attention of traveling visitors are issues treated as things recent for Floyd County and the environs of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. But tourism, as an active part of the county, goes...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 22, 2015 | Musings
Floyd Yoga Jam made the list of tourism grantees from the Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program announced Monday by Gov. Terry McAuliffe in a stop in Abingdon Monday. The $2,500 grant to Yoga Jam must be matched 2-1 from local organization and was...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 14, 2014 | Musings
During the 23 years that we called the National Capital Region (aka the Washington, DC metro area) home, the approach of Spring also meant the arrival of tourists. Although Washington is a year-round tourist area, Spring and Summer remain the busiest times, much like...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 26, 2010 | Featured, News
Mabry Mill opened over the weekend and the parking lot quickly filled with locals and visitors traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the Parkway’s 75th Year anniversary and many events are planned throughout the summer. Related articles by Zemanta The...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 28, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Five years ago, as Frank & Sally Walker worked to open their new coffee shop, Cafe del Sol, I asked them a question. “What,” I wondered, “motivates you to open a ‘gourmet’ coffee shop in a county where coffee is measured by thickness,...
