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PACE 6B
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
LOCATED IN
DILLSBORO
The Olde Town Inn
is conveniently
located in the heart
of Dillsboro, N.C.
Guests can walk
across the street to
the downtown area.
The huge porch fea
tures rocking chairs
which makes a great
place to relax after
a day of sightseeing.
MURDER ABOARD TRAIN RIDE
“llurder in the Winds" is being presented during July onboard the Great Smoky Railroad. The
setting is a movie premiere and a murder occurs before the end of the evening. All the guests
aboard try to figure out who committed the crime.
BLUE RIDGE ROOM
The Blue Ridge Room
is a large, quiet sec
ond floor room in the
back of the inn with
two double beds that
can sleep four. A pri
vate bathroom, with
a shower, is located
just outside the door
in the hallway.
CHECKING OUT THE MENU
Gail Suggs of Pendergrass checks out the menu for the evening while
aboard the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Dillsboro, N.C.
Mystery excursion makes
perfect mountain get-away
BY ANGELA GARY
Mystery buffs will be delighted with the
special excursions held each year aboard
the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in
Dillsboro, N.C.
A fabulous gourmet dinner, beautiful
mountain scenery and a fun mystery to
solve make for a fun night for couples or
groups of friends. We saw a mix of both
during our recent excursion.
The meal is served in a beautifully
restored dining car. White linen, china
and candles set the mood for an elegant
evening in the North Carolina mountains.
Our dining car. the Dixie Flyer, was built
in 1949 by the Budd Company as a bar
lounge for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It
was used until it was sold to Amtrack
in 1976 and used by that company until
the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
purchased it in 1994. After being refur
bished, it was used as a dining car.
The meal starts off with a salad of
apple blue cheese with raspberry vinai
grette. The choices for the main entree
are chicken or steak. We opted for the
chicken coq au vin which is slow cooked
meat in red wine with mushrooms and
onions. For dessert, we had flourless
hazelnut chocolate cake.
Too often meals served to large groups
at events such as this are bland and taste
less. This was not the case on the Great
Smoky Mountains Railroad. Each dish
was a delight for the tastebuds. We thor
oughly enjoyed everything.
The mystery presentation changes each
month. During our trip. “Murder in the
Winds” was featured. The setting is a
movie premiere and the cast and crew
are aboard the train, as well as two help
ful members of the security team. They
mingle through the train throughout the
ride and the plot unfolds. Before the
evening ends, there has been a murder
and everyone on aboard hies to figure out
who is guilty.
Each table turns in a slip of paper with
their guess as to who the murderer is and
why they did it. To add to the fun, each
group comes up with a movie name for
their table. My friend and I decided we
were “Thelma and Louise” for the night.
The performance is interactive and you
never know who in the audience might
join in on the fun. When one of the secu
rity guys asked if the director touched
me when he went through earlier, I said,
“Unfortunately, he did not.” He quickly
said, “All you have to do is ask and he
will be all over you.” Sure enough, next
time the director came through, the secu
rity guy pointed at me and said, “Boss,
this woman wants you to touch her.”
Before I knew it, the director was hold
ing my hand. You better watch how you
respond, you never know what might
happen!
The performance is also a bit like
improv because the cast never knows
what questions the people on board might
throw at them. At one point, we were
invited to ask the cast any questions we
might have to help us figure out who the
murderer was. As the audience yelled out
questions, the cast quickly answered.
Other performances are scheduled for:
July 19, July 26, Aug. 2, Aug. 9, Aug. 16,
Aug. 23, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, Sept. 13, Sept.
20, Sept. 27, oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8.
The dress code is formal and the exclu
sion is for ages 21 and older. For more
information, go to www.gsrm-.com or call
1-800-872-4681.
WHERE TO STAY
Dillsboro is perfect for a weekend get
away, and the Olde Towne Inn is a great
spot to make your headquarters dur
ing your visit. It is conveniently located
just across the street from downtown
Dillsboro. We were able to walk over for
our train ride.
Located in a beautifully restored home,
the inn is filled with period antiques. The
home was built in 1878 by a prosperous
fanner and had several owners over the
years, including a doctor, a railroad sta
tion master, a professor and the town’s
mayor. It was neglected in the 1980s
when a couple purchased it and restored
it to be used as a bed and breakfast. It
opened in 1989 as a bed and breakfast
inn.
The current owner and innkeeper
Dawn Hummel is a treasure of informa
tion. She calls herself the “ambassador
for Dillsboro” and she has plenty of
maps, brochures and tips to make your
visit special.
An overnight stay includes a full gour
met breakfast and the table was overflow
ing with hot. Southern specials when we
came down Saturday morning. Biscuits,
sausage, fruit salad, four-cheese quiche,
spinach quiche, muffins, grits with cheese
and boiled eggs made up our hearty
breakfast.
The inn is perfect for couples or fami
lies. Other guests duiing our stay includ
ed a couple from Charleston, S.C., who
were visiting to ride the train, and a
family of three from South Carolina who
stayed for one week while visiting several
area attractions in North Carolina and
Tennessee.
The front porch has rocking chairs, as
does the upstairs balcony. Both make
great places to relax before heading out
for the day or after a busy day of sight
seeing.
For more information, go to www.
dillsboro-oldetowne.com or call
1-888-528-8840.
Angela Gary is associate editor of The
Jackson Herald and editor of The Banks
County News. She can be reached at
AngieEditor@ aol. com.
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