The Orchard at Altapass is excited to announce its opening date for the 2025 season: Saturday, May 10th! During the month of May, the Orchard’s General Store will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to 5PM serving up hand-scooped ice cream, warm apple pie, and home-made fudge. Come by and browse our unique selection […]
We are so thankful to the outpouring of support as we are beginning our post-Helene clean up projects! There is much to be done and our first task is focused on specific areas of downed trees and debris that are preventing us from accessing portions of the Orchard so we can further assess needs. For
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We are so thankful for your continued prayers, words of encouragement, and financial support. While the Orchard suffered substantial damage, it seems small when we consider the devastation our community is facing as a whole. The work is underway but the road will be long. The outpouring of support for our community has been incredible.
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To Our Orchard Friends & Family We would like to thank each and every one of you that visited us this year and continue to inquire and care about the Orchard and our staff after Hurricane Helene. We didn’t get to send our October newsletter due to service outages, but wanted to take a moment
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We wanted to take a minute to first thank each and every one of you that visited us this year and continue to inquire and care about the Orchard’s well-being after Hurricane Helene. We know that some of you haven’t been able to reach us yet and are anxious to know our situation. There is
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The Orchard at Altapass has closed for today, Thursday, September 26 due to the severe weather we’re experiencing in our area. We will continue to assess the situation each day as the storm progresses and will post updates on Facebook and our website.
***9/26: Closing Announcement Read More »
Our final performance for September is talented musician Randy Flack. A native of Western North Carolina, Randy’s been writing and performing since his early teens. Growing up in the 60s in Bryson City, NC, a half-mile outside of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park provided an interesting perspective from the point of view of an
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Join us in welcoming the Ruglifters Trio back to the pavilion stage for their final performance of the 2024 season. The Ruglifters play Southern Old Time music; the traditional songs and fiddle tunes of the Appalachian Mountains. Leo Shannon (fiddle), John Herrmann (banjo), and Meredith McIntosh (guitar) have been playing together for 10 years. In
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