Today’s outing was to Mt Airy, NC.
It was settled in the 1750’s as a stagecoach stop between Galax, VA and
Winston-Salem, NC.
It’s probably better known as
“Mayberry”, as it’s where Andy Griffith was born and is believed to be the
basis of the TV show. Many stores and businesses take the name “Mayberry”,
rather than Mt Airy.
We had done a little research and
knew there were some neat photo opportunities there – statues, old cars and
buildings, businesses named after ones from the TV show, etc. and were looking
forward to add to our album. Alas, it was time for their annual “Mayberry Days”
celebrations. People filled the streets, parking was hard to find, and some of
the places we wanted to photograph, we couldn’t even get to. So, pictures were
fairly few and far between. We did get out and mix it up with the crowd on the
main street though for a short while.
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Five & Dime after all these years
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After that, we headed back to the
campground toward the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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