Category Archives: Franklin County
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Frankenstorm Approacheth!
Posted on October 27, 2012 by Shellie Leete in aspiring innkeepers, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, innkeeping, Rocky Mount VA, tony leete, Virginia bed and breakfastAs you may recall, not only did we have the comp roof torn off in the derecho storm here at The Claiborne House, but we were privileged to be sleeping in our beds when a bolt of lightning hit our giant hickory tree exploding the bark on all sides and transporting itself via the gas [...]
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The Food Lover’s Drive Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Posted on June 18, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfast, floyd virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount VA, Travel and leisure magazineTRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE SHARES SOME FOODIE STUFFS ON AMERICA’S FAVORITE DRIVE! Blue Ridge Wine with Maples Filet at Maples Restaurant at Olde Mill Excerpt (since we are a stone’s throw to Floyd, VA I thought you would like to read this portion): Around the same time, we heard from our old friend Haden Polseno-Hensley. [...]
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Shooting Sports Getaways for Men and Women
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, girl friend getaways, mancations, Summit Springs Shooting SportsSummit Springs Shooting Sports is a recreational and educational shooting range located in nearby Ferrum, VA. Summit Springs instruction G.R.I.T.S enjoying clays and quail at Summit Springs Shooting Sports We have a variety of facilities and services including: Fully automated 100 or 50 bird Sporting Clays Course 5-Stand, I-Trap, Modified Bunker Trap & Upland Angles [...]
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Where to rent a boat at Smith Mountain Lake?
Posted on May 20, 2012 by Shellie Leete in bridgewater marina and boat rental, Bridgewater Plaza, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fishing smith mountain lake, Franklin County, Smith Mountain LakeWe highly recommend Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals to meet all your needs! Bridgewater Marina and Boat Rentals is in Franklin County, VA Visit their facebook page here and website here.Call 1-800-729-1639 they are open 9am to 5pm daily in season.16410 Booker T. Washington Hwy, Moneta VA 24121 Bridgewater Plaza is just 19 miles from The [...]
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Cordless not Gutless!
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Shellie Leete in best bed and breakfast in virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, porch, Rocky MountTony repairing the porch decking today and our assistant innkeepers helping to move porch furniture to the other half of the porch. Tony working on the 130′ porch here at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast Assistant Innkeepers assisting! As you can imagine, maintenance on this circa 1895 Queen Anne Victorian is endless…once it is [...]
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Whet you whistle from an old fruit jar
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, Moonshine, moonshine capital of the world, Rocky Mount, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music TrailThe Dixie Bee Liners “Down On The Crooked Road” A fiddle and a bow and an old banjo what we call mountain soul…come and be a part of it down on the crooked road… The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail starts here, just one block behind The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast in Rocky Mount, [...]
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Wordless Wednesday in a Small Town
Posted on February 1, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, BLUE rdge parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County, small town usaKeep your eyes on your goals!
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Footlights of the Blue Ridge Heritage Music Program
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bluegrass, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Footlights of the Blue Ridge, Franklin County, Rocky Mount VA, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music TrailJust two blocks from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is the Footlights of the Blue Ridge Heritage Music Program at The Depot. Blue Ridge Heritage at its best here in Rocky Mount VA Visit the Footlights Facebook page here and become a fan to stay updated on the latest events! Bill Fuller doesn’t want [...]
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Yes we have our own knob!
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Shellie Leete in bald knob, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, Franklin County, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia bed and breakfastFranklin County, VA, a summit located in Franklin County, Virginia; Bald Knob. It is 1400 feet and located in the county seat of Franklin County here in Rocky Mount. Many people ask us where Rocky Mount got its name, well this is where: from The Claiborne House B&B (just a couple blocks) you can see [...]
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Spirits of Just Men – The Movie!
Posted on November 3, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge, crooked road, Dr Charles D Thompson, Franklin County, moonshine capital of the world, mountain moonshiners, shooting creek road, spirits of just menMountain Shine Stories of bootlegging and a simpler way of life Imagine yourself in a little shack by the main railroad track that led into Franklin County, Virginia, from 1929 to 1934. Your job is to weigh all the inbound goods related to making moonshine. So today I ask you: How many pounds of sugar [...]
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