May 2009
Frequently Asked Questions and their Answers
May 19, 2009 by Tom · Leave a Comment
How close are you to Blowing Rock, Grandfather Mountain and/or the Blue Ridge Parkway? 25 minutes.
How close are you to Boone and Appalachian State University? 15 minutes.
How close are you to Asheville & the Biltmore House? 2 hours.
How close are you to major airports? 2 hours to Charlotte & Asheville airports, an hour and 15 minutes to Tri-Cities Airport ( Bristol/ Johnson City/Kingsport ), 2.5 hours to Greensboro and about 3.5 hours to Raleigh.
Is your front yard REALLY along the banks of the Watauga River? IT SURE IS 
See the video & photos on this website.
If I wanted to flyfish in the river where could I do that ? In our front yard. Catch and release. You can purchase a fishing license at the Mast General Store just 2 miles from the Baird House.
Is there land for sale in Valle Crucis? Yes and we have a beautiful 8/10 of an acre lot for sale with a spectacular view of St. John’s Church and the river.
If we wanted to play golf is there a course nearby? Yes, the Boone Golf course is 20 minutes away. We have repeat guests from Ireland who play it every year at least twice.
How close to the inn are there waterfalls where we can hike ? 3.3 miles from us is the Valle Crucis Conference Center where you can park and walk to the falls, a 15-20 minute easy to moderate hike. Linville Falls is a 45 minute drive from us.
Where could we have a picnic ? There is a large, somewhat flat, rock on our property by the river’s edge where many people have enjoyed a picnic. 2 other places nearby are the Valle Crucis Park ( 4 minutes from us ) and by the creek at the AppleBarn ( 3 miles away ) below the Valle Crucis Conference Center. Creekside Deli, a great place to eat lunch or to buy a lunch to go, is a 4 minute drive from us.
Do you serve dinner at the Baird House? No however we can recommend some great restaurants, one is only a 4 minute drive from the Baird House.
I see that your check in time is from 3pm until 9pm; can we arrange for an earlier or later check in time? Most of the time our answer is “yes” depending on a number of factors. We’ll do our very best to accomodate your needs.
Enjoying the Watauga River at the Baird House bed and breakfast
May 13, 2009 by Tom · Leave a Comment
An afternoon at The Baird House B & B & the Watauga River
Spring has finally arrived!
May 5, 2009 by Tom · Leave a Comment
The Blue Ridge mountains have finally come alive with the arrival of spring! The multi-shades of green from the new growth on the trees and the flowering accents of the wild dogwoods and fruit trees presents a magnificent array of color. We hope you will come & stay with us at The Baird House Bed and Breakfast this Spring! The High Country kicks off the spring season right with the Farmers’ Market, Art in the Park, Live Music, Live Entertainment and don’t forget all the beautiful flowers in bloom! Read more
Deede’s hot, right out of the oven, homemade choc. chip pecan cookies
If you’ve never stayed at the Baird House before then you don’t know what you’re missing in regards to these babies. If you’ve read through the website deep enough you’ve heard of these treats. If you have stayed here then you know what these mouth watering delights are all about, don’t you ? Here they are, right out of the oven.MMMMMM.
Right out of the oven
It was a lot of fun to host these great people
May 4, 2009 by Tom · Leave a Comment
The folks from Hands on Missions
When Peggy & George first stayed with us we thought, “those are some super folks”…we shared similar thoughts about life in general, national & world news, politics, faith, etc. Back in January the phone rang, it was Peggy calling wanting to have a group from her church stay at the Baird House the first weekend in May so she, George and her group reserved all our rooms for Friday & Saturday night. They had the place all to themselves for fellowship, a lot of fun, some Bible studies, singing, sitting on the porches, walking along the river and enjoying a “few” of Deede’s homemade chocolate chip pecan cookies from the bottomless cookiejar ( they almost found the bottom ). These folks are part of Hands on Missions,Inc . I hope you’ll check out what these joyful people are doing around the world. It was a great pleasure for Deede & I to serve them and make new friends.
