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Innkeeper Profile 1.0
Posted on May 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed Breakfast Virginia, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Franklin County VA, innkeeping 101, Junie B Jones, Rocky Mount, Smith Mountain LakeShellie & Tony your innkeepers Shellie is replaying this blog article about your innkeepers here at The Claiborne House from 2010. Alrighty then, fair dinkum, as we had a carload of Aussies show up at our door to check in last night, pleasantly surprised to find Aussie innkeepers here I figured I better post an [...]
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Franklin County native reconnects with his roots
Posted on July 6, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, virginia rootsWilliam Holland’s Franklin County family reunion included a Cameroonian royal family to which he has traced his lineage. photo © 2010 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | more info (via: Wylio) William Holland, 42, left the corporate world in 2002 to trace his family’s roots. The Franklin County native now residing in Atlanta, Ga., wanted [...]
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Yes Virginia, we are for Lovers!
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, vrginia is for loversVIRGINIA IS FOR LOVERS Y’ALL!Virginia Tourism revealed new artwork found at Virginia Welcome Centers – ie at a number of rest areas along our interstates. Thank you Governor McDonnell for re-opening these welcome centers and sharing with the country and world that Virginia is all about love! We love to have you visit and enjoy this great state. [...]
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Floyd Fandango this weekend MP 170 on Blue Ridge Parkway
Posted on June 28, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, FLOYD FANDANGOFLOYD FANDANGO Y’ALL! Dangermuffin The annual music, beer and wine event will be held Saturday and Sunday. When it comes to regional festivals, FloydFest gets most of the attention. But it has a potent younger sister, Floyd Fandango, at the same site. The annual music, beer and wine event, which bills itself as “the hippest July [...]
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GET DOWN TONIGHT!
Posted on June 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Roanoke Symphony, Virginia Bed breakfastPICNIC AT THE POPSRoanoke Symphony 2011-12 Picnic at the Pops lineup Another strange image taken by your innkeeper Shellie at The Claiborne House B&B The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra has announced the lineup of its 2011-12 Picnic at the Pops season, expanding it from three concerts to four:• Oct. 21: Billy Ocean, who crooned on such [...]
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Scenic Drives and Driving Tours Through Virginia
Posted on June 2, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, romantic bed breakfast virginiaEnjoy a cruise through some of the most picturesque areas of Virginia. A great place to start is with one of Virginia’s four National Scenic Byways. Blue Ridge Parkway – Claiborne House B&B is Exit MP 121 Be sure to also travel along Virginia’s Trails, including the Virginia Civil War Trails, Journey Through Hallowed Ground, and The [...]
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Review: Spirits of Just Men
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, moonshine capital of the world, spirits of just men, Wettest County in the World“Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World” by Charles D Thompson, Jr This is my personal review of Dr Charles D Thompson Jr’s book “Spirits of Just Men.” “Spirits of Just Men” takes you on a fantastic journey through “the Moonshine Capital of the World Franklin County” to learn [...]
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Yes he has one!
Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, devils backbone, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, The Wettest County in the World…and you can find it here in these Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia! Devils Backbone near MP 144 on the BRP Stop at Mile Post 144 which looks out on the eastern side of The Blue Ridge Parkway, from there you will look out for a long way into the distance and first see our [...]
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We Salute You!
Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed Breakfast Virginia, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, military discountWE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, and more accurately The Leete Family Innkeepers want to say THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO PROTECT OUR LAND AND ENSURE OUR FREEDOM. Tony Spent 10 years in the Royal Australian Navy, and Shellie was married to the service [...]
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GET READY TO RAMBLE!
Posted on April 28, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blackwater Blackout, blue ridge mountains. claiborne house bed breakfast, Franklin County VA, Pigg River RamblePigg River Ramble May 13-15th, 2011 in Franklin County Virginia, Come out and Celebrate the 10th Annual Ramble! Don’t miss out on the fun Blue Ridge Style! The Ramble is a three day river recreational event for canoe/kayak enthusiasts. It is the county’s premier outdoor recreational event. The 10th ANNUAL RAMBLE is scheduled for May 13-15, 2011 [...]
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