Asheville’s
Hidden Gems
By Debi Lander
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owntown Asheville, North
Carolina buzzes with a
collective hum. Perhaps it’s
due to the city’s membership
in the Bee City USA national
pollination program. More likely it’s
because Asheville resonates for
everyone: the rich and famous who
came in the 1920s, today’s health
enthusiasts who bicycle, jog or hike
the mountainous roads, musicians
who perform on street corners and
micro-breweries that concoct the
latest craft beer. Asheville is a
happening crossroads where visitors,
locals and honeybees thrive on
diversity and natural delights.
I was attracted by the elegant and
extraordinary Biltmore Estate,
Asheville’s claim to fame. No wonder;
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