Category Archives: Franklin County Virginia
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The Romantic Blue Ridge Room is calling you!
Posted on October 19, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, blue ridge room, Claiborne House Bed Breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, Rocky Mount, romantic getaways virginiaYour innkeeper at The Claiborne House B&B seems to gather most of her photos just before the guests show up! Such is the case tonight, we have a lovely couple here for a special birthday getaway and they ordered one of our “Hanky Panky Innstant Romance” add-ons for a later arrival. So after it was [...]
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Fall is just around the corner!
Posted on September 1, 2012 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge foothills, Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast, fall getaway, Franklin County Virginia, Rocky Mount VATHE PORCH IS READY! Come on out to Blue Ridge country Virginia and innjoy Fall at The Claiborne House. Sit on the porch in the crisp evenings and watch the leaves fall… This is Franklin County Virginia, click image, in the distance you can see Rocky Mount Sit a spell ISN’T IT TIME FOR A [...]
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Wishin’ I Was Fishin’
Posted on August 21, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, claborne house bed and breakfast, fishing, Franklin County VirginiaI JUST LOVED THE CAPTURE OF THIS IMAGE, THREE GENERATIONS FISHING ON THE PIGG RIVER HERE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA Fishin’ Franklin County Virginia is Family Fun! This spot is just 8 minutes from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, there are walking trails along the river and great fishin’ holes! ISN’T IT TIME FOR [...]
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You need a change of altitude!
Posted on July 27, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, grassy hill hikeCOME TO THE MOUNTAINS View from Grassy Hill/Landmark Mountain just 2 miles from The Claiborne House B&B (This is Franklin County Virginia. Cahas Mountain is seen to the far left) Looking South from Grassy Hill (hike this Nature Preserve just 2 miles from here!) HINT – At 3 o’clock each day – just for an [...]
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Franklin County makes prime time again…in a dance competition
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, so you think you can dance“So you think you can dance” is the TV show and one of our own from Franklin County Virginia from Glade Hill is in the top 20. Congratulations Asher Walker! I took this photo in GLADE HILL and this is where we “U Pick” strawberries, so you can see how rural this part of Virginia [...]
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Super Cloudy for the Super Moon
Posted on May 5, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, super moonWe waited and I was able to capture a few images of the Super Moon on Cinco de Mayo here in Franklin County Virginia. Super cloudy for the super moon… The Claiborne House B&B’s first blog article on the moon. Hey never say never around here! The first image is our land, I took the photos from up [...]
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Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast Makes the Cover of a Magazine!
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, front porches, Professional Porch Sitters Union crooked road chapter 1895, Rocky Mount, Sit a spellYour innkeepers at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast are pleased to share our inn on the front cover of Outdoor Design and Living! We are 3 of the 4 images in the article as well! Your innkeeper Shellie with copies of the magazine Welcome to the Porch! The article is titled “SIT A SPELL” [...]
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Sammy Shelor said yes!
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Shellie Leete in banjo performer of the year, Blue Ridge Mountains, Bluegrass, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County Virginia, lonesome river band, sammy shelor, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music TrailWe went to see banjo virtuoso Sammy Shelor this evening as he played at Two by Two BBQ just three blocks from The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast. Banjo Performer of the Year too many years to count! Sammy Shelor banjo virtuoso Sammy was excited to share the news that just today at 3:15 [...]
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On the Fly in Franklin County
Posted on November 25, 2011 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fly fishing blue ridge mountains, Franklin County Virginia, Pigg RiverFly fishing in Franklin County VA The Pigg River is a great trout stream The Pigg RiverThe fly fisherman above is fishing The Pigg River near Waid Park. This river runs through what is a portion of the Carolina Road, which was a great migratory wagon route for Americans heading South from Pennsylvania. This River [...]
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Only in Franklin County Virginia…
Posted on September 20, 2011 by Shellie Leete in 150 CIVIL WAR anniversary, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County VirginiaBOJANGLES Photo courtesy of Anthony Chitwood VIRGINIA IS FOR BOJANGLES LOVERSWhile no battles were fought in Franklin County Virginia, we do have a prominent player in this war between the states from here, General Jubal A Early. His law office is just a couple blocks from The Claiborne House B&B and the owner is happy [...]
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