2007 Mountain Stream News

"The Prettiest Little Park This Side Of Heaven"

6954 Buck Creek Road---Marion, NC 28752
Phone: 828-724-9013

Toll Free: 877-724-9013
Owners: Ron and Becky Johnston

2007 News

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November 2007

Thanksgiving day weather was gorgeous again this year. It was sunny with temperatures in the mid-60s. There was lots of good food - more than enough to feed the 65 people who came for the Thanksgiving meal. This was the third year for Thanksgiving dinner at Mountain Stream and each year the number of people attending has increased. Several families have already made their reservations for next year.

October 2007

Cross Way is a Blue Grass Gospel group from Concord, NC. This was their first time at the campground and they were a big hit with the audience. We hope to have them back again.

Strange creatures in the park - must be Halloween.

September 2007

The Golden Valley Crusaders is a bluegrass gospel band based out of Golden Valley, NC. They tour all over the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee. Labor Day weekend was their debut at Mountain Stream and they really wowed the crowd! This is a fantastic group - and they will be back next Labor Day weekend!

Our 9th annual Chili Cook-Off winner! There were seven entries - every one had a different taste, but all were really good!

August 2007

The Songsters come from Gastonia, NC and have been entertaining folks with good old time southern gospel music for many years.

July 2007

The Blairs are a local couple from Nebo, NC. They've been singing southern gospel for a long time. They first performed at Mountain Stream in May and will be back for the third time in the fall.

Men of Praise is a Southern Gospel group from Hickory, NC. This was their first performance at Mountain Stream and we hope to have them back many times.

Our Stargazer Lily came out again this year and it was just as impressive as it was last year. It gets over five feet tall and produces a number of beautiful blooms.

May 2007

The new super sites have really proven to be popular. Site 13 was the original super site and was consistently our most popular site. This winter we reworked the sites in the northeast corner of the park and created three additional super sites (14, 19 & 20). The response has been overwhelming. All four of these sites are now our most requested sites. Guess we'll have to think about creating a few more!


Site 13	Site 14

Site 19	Site 20

There hasn't been much rain so far this year, and the stream is down a little. We're seeing more of the rocks in the stream than usual, but the stream is still flowing nicely and the fish are still biting.

April 2007

The weather had been unusually warm the first three months of the year. We had spring weather most of the winter. Just about the time folks were ready to put their winter clothes up for the year, everything changed. We had snow flurries the day before Easter and Easter day was really cold - about 40 degrees colder than the week before! Brrrr!! But it wasn't cold enough to keep the children away from the Easter egg hunt. Everyone else may have been cold, but the Easter bunny was warm as toast in his suit!

Looks like the fishing is going to be good at the park this year. Two really nice rainbows were caught on the same day (April 21st). Bud Mader caught one that measured 19 1/2 inches and just a few hours later Bruce Chandley caught one that measured 21 inches!

March 2007

We had a real nice turnout for Work Weekend this year and a lot was accomplished. In addition to the regular spring cleanup, everyone pitched in and finished up the work on the new sites. Landscape timbers were put down for neat, clean separation between gravel and grassy areas and the decks on the new super sites were rebuilt. And just as he has done for the past several years, Larry Freeman worked his magic on the grill and cooked up a scrumptious lunch for everyone.

January 2007

Things are moving along on reworking the sites 11 - 22. Phase I is sites 19 - 22. Site 21 has been taken out and work is underway on grading and drainage for the new sites 19, 20 and 22. This area up in the curve is requires the most work. Phase II, sites 14 - 18 should begin mid February. Hopefully, we can start on Phase III, sites 11 - 13, in early March. We'll keep you posted as things progress.

First snow of the year! It was too warm for it to last very long, but it certainly was pretty while it was coming down. But Jasmine didn't think too much of it. In the picture she's thinking that maybe she really didn't need to go out after all - maybe if she waits things will be normal later.

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