The Spring 2008 issue of Carolina Home & Garden has an article on Weaverville in their latest issue. You can’t actually find the magazine to buy around here, but you can read the entire article online.

Here’s a few snippets:

“Mayberry of the Mountains,” says lifelong resident, realtor Joe Lasher with a grin. “That’s Weaverville.” And they’re darn proud of it too. But if Andy and Opie are whistling their way to the fishin’ hole, they’ve got graphite rods slung over their shoulders and they’re packing a take-out lunch of Black Forest ham with brie on fresh sourdough bread, rather than egg salad sandwiches (Aunt Bee being otherwise engaged with a hot stone massage and facial).

With a year-round population of 2,800, Weaverville definitely qualifies as a small town, but that’s precisely what draws newcomers into its embrace. “What I like best about the town,” says Beth Bertram, a former computer programmer from New York, “is that the librarian knows me by name.” Elspeth Brown, owner of Maggie B’s Wine and Specialty Store agrees. “On the Fourth of July, it’s like something out of a 1950s TV show,” she says.

It’s clear that Weaverville offers much more than is apparent at first glance. Mayberry it may be, but for those who savor old-time charm, with a side order of culture and a heaping helping of hospitality, it doesn’t come much better than this.

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