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National Balloon Rally
September 16-18. Statesville Municipal Airport, Statesville, N.C. Contact: Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1064, Statesville, NC 28687, (704)873-2892.

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Ararat
Significant scenic and recreational values. County: Surry. Length: 23 miles. Location: From confluence with Yadkin River to Mount Airy. Features & Activities: Scenic and recreational.

Big Laurel Creek
Scenic, fast flowing stream with a 1,200-foot gorge area. County: Madison. Length: 4 miles. Location: From confluence with French Broad River to U.S. 25. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, fishing and wildlife viewing. Dan: Popular recreational stream and designated State Water Trail with archeological values has diverse scenic and physiographic features. Counties: Rockingham and Stokes. Length: 86 miles. Location: Virginia state line. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, historical, cultural, fishing and wildlife viewing.

French Broad Stream
Excellent canoeing stream (and a designated state water trail) supports a diversity of wildlife and a variety of plant life. Counties: Madison, Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania. Lengths: 37 and 60 miles.

Green Stream
Popular float stream features rugged, scenic gorge area. County: Polk. Length: 6 and 26 miles. Location: From Lake Adger to S.R. 1151 and from confluence with Brood River to dam at Lake Adger. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, fishing and wildlife viewing.

Little Tennessee Stream
Excellent float stream flows over a bed of gravel, boulders and ledges bordered by beautiful scenery. Counties: Swain and Macon. Length: 23 miles. Location: From above Lake Fontana to Lake Emory.

Lumber and Drowning Creek
Secluded, blackwater stream with heavily forested cypress swamps has an abundance of plant and animal life. Counties: Columbus, Robeson, Scotland, Hoke, Richmond, Moore and Montgomery. Length: 125 miles. Location: From Fair Bluff, NC to U.S. 15-501; designated as a state water trail.

Mayo Stream
Popular, extremely scenic whitewater stream in northern Piedmont Province. County: Rockingham. Length: 16 miles. Location: From confluence with Dan River to Virginia state line. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, fishing and wildlife viewing. Mitchell: Very scenic, natural stream. Counties: Surry and Alleghany. Length: 10 miles. Location: From N.C. 268 to S.R. 1315. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, historical, cultural, fishing and wildlife viewing.

Moores Creek
Meandering wilderness stream with historical significance. County: Pender. Length: 5 miles. Location:From confluence with Black River to Moores Creek National Military Park. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, historical, cultural, fishing and wildlife viewing.

Nantahala Stream
Popular recreational stream flows through deep gorge area. Counties: Swain, Macon and Clay. Length: 8 miles. Location: From Lake Fontana to Nantahala Powerhouse. Neuse: Varying degrees of contrast within segment drops; superb scenery; and numerous historical features. Counties: Craven, Pitt, Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston and Wake. Lengths: 34 and 111 miles. Location: From S.R. 1400 bridge to Carolina Railroad bridge near Kinston and from above Kinston to below Bridges Lake.

North Fork of the New Stream
Scenic, pastoral stream with numerous recreational opportunities. County: Ashe. Length: 43 miles. Location: From confluence with New River below Weavers Ford to Maxwell. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, fishing and wildlife viewing.

South Fork of the New Stream
The oldest river in the U.S., flowing in the same channel before the Appalachian Mountains were formed, offers just enough whitewater to keep skilled beginners happy. Yellow birch and sugar maple line the banks. Paddlers must portage low water bridges. Counties: Allegheny, Ash and Watauga. Length: 89 miles. Location: From confluence to U.S. 421. The lower 26 miles have federal Natural and Scenic River designation. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, birding and wildlife viewing.

North Toe Stream
Outstanding scenic mountain stream has many overhanging rocks and bluffs. Counties: Yancey, Mitchell and Avery. Length: 46 miles. Location: From confluence with Cane and Nolichucky rivers to U.S. 19E bridge north of Ingalls. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, fishing and wildlife viewing.

Pee Dee River
River traverses Piedmont region with much of its course in impressive lowland swamp; scenic bluffs, numerous oxbow lakes and sandbars. Counties: Anson, Richmond, Montgomery and Stanly. Length: 42 miles. Location: From South Carolina state line to Lake Tillery. Features & Activities: Scenic, recreational, geological, historical, cultural, fishing and wildlife viewing.

White Oak Stream
Clear, blackwater stream is bordered by Croaton National Forest. Counties: Carteret, Onslow and Jones. Length: 44 miles. Location: From Atlantic Ocean to Hofmann Forest.

Yadkin Stream
Clear, lively stream traverses Carolina gneiss of the Archean Epoch, the oldest formations on the North American continent. Counties: Caldwell, Wilkes, Yadkin, Forsyth, Davie, Davidson and Rowan. Length: 20 & 128 miles. Location: From West Kerr Scott Lake to Patterson and from N.C. 150/U.S. 29-70 to the dam at Kerr Scott Lake.

For information on fishing licenses and regulations, contact the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Div. of Boating & Inland Fisheries, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27604-1188. (919-733-3633).

Fontana Lake
The elongated lake runs along the southwestern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southwestern corner of the state. Located between Fontana Village and Bryson City. Favorite catches: white bass, walleye, crappie, catfish and bluegill.
Places to camp nearby: Almond, Balsam, Bryson City, Cherokee, Fontana Village, Franklin, Hayesville, Maggie Valley, Murphy, Robbinsville, Topton

French Broad River
The river flows 210 miles north and west from the mountains of western North Carolina to the Holston River to form the Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tennessee. Favorite catches: muskie and sauger.
Places to camp nearby: Asheville, Bat Cave, Brevard, Busick, Cove Creek, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Marion, Micaville, Old Fort, Saluda

High Rock Lake
A 15,750-acre lake on the Yadkin River in the middle of the state. Located about 7 mi. S. of Lexington, or 8 mi. E. of Salisbury, off I-85. Favorite catches: bass, catfish, crappie and bluegill.
Places to camp nearby: Albemarle, Asheboro, Clemmons, High Point, Lexington, Mocksville, Salisbury, Statesville

John H. Kerr Reservoir
A 50,000-acre lake with an 800-mile shoreline on the Roanoke River at the Virginia border in northeastern North Carolina. Located just north of Henderson on Hwy. 39, or 5 mi. W. of Norlina off U.S. 1/158. Favorite catches: striped bass, crappie, catfish and bluegill.
Places to camp nearby: Henderson, Norlina

Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina's largest, freshwater coastal lake (30,000 acres). Located about 30 mi. E. of Belhaven, off U.S. 264; or 60 mi. S.W. of Manteo off U.S. 264 in the eastern part of the state. Favorite catches: bass, panfish and pickerel.
Places to camp nearby: Belhaven, Buxton, Coinjock, Frisco, Gatesville, Hatteras, Rodanthe, Salvo

Lake Norman
A 30,000-acre lake in the middle of the state. Located on the eastern side of Denver, off Hwy. 16. Favorite catches: crappie, bluegill, perch, catfish, and striped bass.
Places to camp nearby: Charlotte, Lexington, Mocksville, Salisbury, Statesville

W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
A lake in western North Carolina on the Yadkin River. Located 4 mi. W. of Wilkesboro. Favorite catches: largemouth & spotted bass.
Places to camp nearby: Blowing Rock, Roaring Gap, Sparta, Union Grove, Wilkesboro

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Linville Caverns
On U.S. 221 between Marion and Linville Falls [P.O. Box 567, Marion, NC 28752, (704)756-4171], a limestone cave with numerous speleothems including stalactites, stalagmites, columns, flowstones and cave pearls, follows the convolutions of an underground stream. The passageways between rooms twist and turn. Chambers include the Cathedral, Ball Room, Bottomless Pool and Meat Department. In the latter, formations resemble fish, bacon and other meats. Temperature is 52 degrees Fahrenheit.