by Jeff Hamm | Sep 23, 2026 | Banner Elk Living Podcast
High Country Short-Term Rental Market 2026: A Strong Recovery Year for Banner Elk If you’ve been watching the High Country vacation rental market and wondering whether the recovery is real, the latest numbers suggest it is. On a recent episode of the Banner Elk...
by Mary Peacock | Sep 14, 2026 | Banner Elk Living Blog
River views, open green space, and a community that has kept this place going one donation at a time. There are places you visit because they are beautiful, and places that feel special because of the people who keep them going. Valle Crucis Community Park is both,...
by Mary Peacock | Aug 31, 2026 | Banner Elk Living Blog
The dog days of summer have a whole different meaning up here. While the rest of the Southeast hides indoors, the High Country is handing out cool mornings, shady trails and creeks worth wading into, which makes it an easy place to bring your four-legged travel...
by Mary Peacock | Aug 10, 2026 | Banner Elk Living Blog
SIP. SAVOR. STAY AWHILE. Some call it the nectar of the gods, the way the ancient Greeks did when they raised a glass to Dionysus. Some, like the French, pair it with every meal as naturally as bread finds butter. Here in the High Country, we have our own approach:...
by Jeff Hamm | Jul 24, 2026 | Banner Elk Living Podcast
Episode 5: Erica Frazier – Blue Ridge Mountain Rentals By Jeff Hamm Ask around town about short-term rentals and you’ll get ten confident answers, roughly none of which come with receipts. Somebody’s cousin cleared six figures on a two-bedroom off...
