THE WORLD'S 1ST QUILT BLOCK SUNDIAL IS COMING TO BURNSVILLE!

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE INSTALLATION AND DEDICATION OF THE WORLD'S 1ST QUILT BLOCK SUNDIAL
If you've been reading our blog, you already know we think we have the best of the best - breathtaking mountains - including the highest peak in eastern North America,(Mt. Mitchell), America's Favorite Drive, (The Blue Ridge Parkway), America's favorite trail, (The Appalachian Trail), gorgeous rivers for every water sport, the most wonderful, guileless people you could hope to meet, The Cove at Celo Mountain (of course!), the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina...and the list goes on.

But coming this weekend (Friday, March 19th, at noon), our historic hometown of Burnsville will celebrate the installation of the world's first Quilt Block Sundial and North Carolina's largest vertical sundial on the Yancey Common Times Journal building at 22 N. Main Street. The 8-foot sundial will be visible from the town square. Designers were Bob Hampton and Martin Webster. The dedication ceremony is Saturday, March 20th at noon. Bob will teach us how to read the sundial and give us some interesting background information. There will be brochures, posters and t-shirts for sale to commemorate this historic event.

Executive Director of the Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina, Barbara Webster, and her group of dedicated volunteers have already garnered numerous awards and acclaim, including a write-up in the Wall Street Journal and a Best of North Carolina State Award. Our counties have been blessed with the beauty of these quilt blocks, the added revenue from the tourism they have generated, and a unique opportunity to share our heritage through the quilt blocks and the stories that have been written for them. Mountain Lifestyle Communities (The Cove at Celo Mountain) is proud to be the Corporate Underwriter for this wonderful non-profit organization.