AWARDS

• Southern Living Reader’s Choice award deemed Blowing Rock a favorite mountain destination.
• Our State magazine voted Blowing Rock a top mountain destination in the South.
• Pinnacle Living voted Blowing Rock Best of the Mountains in 2006 for the most picturesque Main Street.
• Readers of Blue Ridge Country magazine have given Blowing Rock several designations with their votes thoughout the years: favorite destination, best couples getaway, best weekend getaway, best outlet shopping, best shopping overall, and best mountain town.
• Readers of Sunshine Artist magazine selected Art in the Park as one of the 200 Best Shows in the United States.

DEMOGRAPHICS

• During summer months Blowing Rock has a population of about 8,000
• During winter months the population is around 1,500.