The Ultimate Guide to Asheville & the Western North Carolina Mountains: Including Hendersonville and More Than 50 Other Mountain Cities and Towns - Softcover

Pantas, Lee James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967806100 ISBN 13: 9780967806105

Publisher: Cherry Orchard Studio, 2006

Synopsis

Detailed Information * The Best of Area Restaurants, Accommodations, Country Inns, Bed & Breakfasts * Area Museums, Cultural & Nature Centers * Comprehensive coverage of Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, Biltmore Estate, Carl Sandburg House, Thomas Wolfe House * Outdoor Recreation—Golf, Hiking, Whitewater Rafting, Camping, Skiing & more! * In-depth look at Historic Architecture, Tours of Historic Districts, Asheville’s Urban Trail * Festivals, Events & Nightlife, including Harrah‘s Casino * Daytrips—Great Itineraries * Kids’ Activities & Summer Camps * Arts & Crafts, Antiques, Shopping & Gallery Guide * Universities, Retreat Centers & Medical Facilities * Real Estate & Relocation Info

About this title

About the Author:

Lee James Pantas, originally from Greenwich, Connecticut, has lived in the Asheville area since 1989. He has a Master’s degree in Ecology from the University of Vermont, and has worked as a research scientist, military officer, lecturer, parapsychologist, marketing director, painter and illustrator in Vermont, Georgia, the orient, Brazil, Colorado, Connecticut and North Carolina. He is active in youth track and field and coaches hurdles for A.C. Reynolds High School as well as the Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team.Well-known throughout North Carolina for his award-winning, exquisitely detailed pen and ink drawings, Mr. Pantas has completed more than 2,000 private and corporate commissions. Distinguished clients include Former President and Mrs. George Bush, Governor and Mrs. James B. Hunt Jr., United States Ambassador and White House Chief of Staff of Protocol Joseph Verner Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Holden, George Sanders, and the Estate of Guy Lombardo. He has also completed drawings for more than 200 bed and breakfasts and inns, and more than 300 churches and synagogues. He is one of the few area artists with permission from the Biltmore Company to publish and market prints of his original pen and ink drawings of Biltmore Estate.Mr. Pantas is also known for his imaginative visionary and fantasy paintings. His work has been exhibited in New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and locally in Blue Spiral 1, Broadway Arts and Seven Sisters Gallery, among others, and is found in many private collections. He is currently at work on a ten-year project “Liza’s Reef,” a series of paintings of an imaginary coral reef located near an imaginary island in the South Pacific. The goal of the project is to raise funds for selected environmental organizations and orphanages in the South Pacific. The project website is www.lizasreef.com.He lives just outside of Asheville in a mountain valley in Fairview with his wife, Elizabeth.Email Lee Pantas Website: ashevilleguidebook.com

From the Inside Flap:

Complete Coverage of All the Best Attractions! Great Smoky Mountains National Park Cherokee Indian Reservation Blue Ridge Parkway Appalachian Trail Grandfather Mountain Blowing Rock Harrah‘s Casino Horn in the West Mount Mitchell Chimney Rock Linville Caverns Waterfalls Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Bele Chere Much More!|Complete Coverage Of All The Best Attractions: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Grandfather Mountain, Blowing Rock, Harrah's Casino, Horn in the West, Mount Mitchell, Chimney Rock, Linville Caverns, Waterfalls, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Bele Chere.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cherry Orchard Studio
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0967806100
• ISBN 13: 9780967806105
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 474