Keeper For a Day and Behind-the-Scenes Habitat Tours Now Available

Two new exciting programs will allow guests a special peek at the not-so-public side of life in Grandfather Mountain’s wildlife habitats: Behind the Scenes habitat tours and Keeper for a Day program. Guests can choose just how familiar they want to become with the animals when choosing between the 1.5 hour guided tour and the opportunty to shadow Grandfather's keepers for six hours. Read more about it.

Over One Hundred Fifty E-Club Members Matched Wits In Winter Weather Contest

Karen Salacki of Rocky Mount, NC outplayed 151 other contestants to win the 2009-2010 Grandfather Mountain winter weather contest. Other competitors answered nearly as many questions correctly, but Salacki's were the only predictions to be EXACTLY correct for the coldest temperature of the winter and for the month in which the most snowfall would be measured. Read more about it.

Top Shop Update

The push is on to get the facility ready to open on Memorial Day weekend. The contractor will be "handing over the keys" to the first floor early in May so Grandfather employees can start stocking shelves and setting up the point of sales system. The second and third floors will follow soon after. Read more about it.