Category Archives: Roanoke VA
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Salvage Dawgs is about our Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke!
Posted on November 8, 2012 by Shellie Leete in antiques, black dog salvage, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Roanoke VA‘SALVAGE DAWGS’ SET TO PREMIERE NOV. 8 ON DIY NETWORK National TV Series About Virginia-Based Black Dog Salvage Brings Humor and Respect for History One of my favorite places to spend hours in Roanoke is Black Dog Salvage! We are so excited to learn of this new program and hope you will enjoy it! ROANOKE, [...]
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Kirk Avenue Rocks October!
Posted on October 5, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke VA, roots musicSons of Bill play Kirk Ave tonight! Kirk Avenue Music Hall has a weekend full of great music – visit their website here. Our favorite venue, small and intimate and just 25 minutes from The Claiborne House B&B! UPCOMING SHOWS: October 2012 Sons Of Bill Friday, October 5, 8pm Location: Kirk Avenue Music Hall, 22 [...]
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The Future’s So Bright…
Posted on July 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in blue ridge foothills, claborne house bed and breakfast, Roanoke VA, romantic getaway in virginia, Smith Mountain LakeI GOTTA WEAR SHADES! Smith Mountain Lake Virginia The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is just a short drive to Smith Mountain Lake. Boating, wake-boarding, jet skis, swimming, kayaking, fishing, the fun is endless! Come on in the water’s fine! ISN’T IT TIME FOR A BLUE RIDGE DAY Y’ALL?
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Deep rugged gorge, panoramic views, scenic cascade waterfall
Posted on June 19, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bedford VA, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, fallingwaster cascades, flat top, hiking blue ridge, Peaks of Otter, Roanoke VA, sharp top, Smith Mountain LakeReady to get outside? Check out Fallingwater Cascades Loop. This hike is in nearby Bedford VA near Peaks of Otter on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Only about 40 minutes from The Claiborne House! Something special to see at the end of your hike! It will take approximately 1.5 hours and considered a “moderate” hike. It is [...]
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Trivia Tuesday
Posted on May 29, 2012 by Shellie Leete in claborne house bed and breakfast, Roanoke VA, Roller derby, star city rollersDid you know?You can go to Roller Derby in Roanoke.Star City Roller Girls. Roller derby dates back at least to the 1920s, when the sport consisted of multi-day skate races that focused more on endurance than physical contact. The modern version started to take shape in 1935, when Chicago promoter Leo Seltzer and sportswriter Damon Runyon [...]
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Virginia Wine Festivals to Experience in 2012
Posted on April 28, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, FLOYD FANDANGO, Roanoke VA, smith mountain lake wine festival, Virginia bed and breakfast, Virginia wine festivalsSavor Virginia wines at hundreds of festivals and events throughout the year Virginia is for wine lovers y’all RICHMOND, Va. (January 27, 2012) – Virginia is a “Commonwealth of Wine” – with more than 200 wineries that stretch across every region of the state, from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the Blue Ridge [...]
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Trivia Tuesday
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Roanoke Star, Roanoke VA, Star CityDid you know?Roanoke is called the Star City.The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world’s largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. After construction of the star, Roanoke was nicknamed “Star City of the South”. It’s visible for 60 miles from the air and [...]
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Wordless Wednesday Wisdom
Posted on March 14, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Bed and Breakfast Virginia, blue ridge bed and breakfast, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Franklin County VA, Roanoke VA, Rocky Mount, romantic getaways No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Review of our BOGO February is for Lovers Special
Posted on March 10, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, claborne house bed and breakfast, Roanoke VA, romantic getaways virginia, Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia is for loversI wanted to share a review of our first ever Buy One Night Get the Second Night Free special we offered throughout the “Month of Love – February.” IT WAS GREAT! Some of our guests even went horseback riding! (Reba Farm Inn near Bedford) Continental is not spoken here! It snowed on one weekend and [...]
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Our New Website Unleashed!
Posted on February 28, 2012 by Shellie Leete in Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Claiborne House bed and breakfast, Roanoke VA, romantic getaway in virginia, Smith Mountain LakeI have been fervently building our new website for The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast. The original site was built before we moved to Virginia in preparation of owning this B&B! Check out our new website! We built it in an early version of Frontpage and boy have times changed. I had updated the old website [...]
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