Poplar Old Car Show on August 26, 2017

​© Louise Lindsay

Old cars, of all sorts.  The police chief and his wife, from a local small town, And the "burn out" contest at the Poplar Car Show.  Photos © Louise Lindsay

​For those who are old car fans, or who simply love old time Appalachian parties, check out the Poplar Car Show, coming up on August 27, 2017.  Louise Lindsay and her husband and their two poodles have enjoyed these shows in the past and hope to attend this year.  ​Louise had a lot of fun practicing "street photography" at a prior trip to the Poplar Car show and shares some of her photos with us.

Poplar is out in the middle of no where, but not too far from Mountain Air.  There is a huge field, full of old cars.  Then there is the local "burn-out" contest, where cars compete to spin their wheels and see who can create the most "smoke and burn".  There are food concessions with "funnel cake" and all sorts of Appalachian specialties.  This show is mostly for mountain locals, but is very welcoming of guests.  It is a beautiful drive through the country to get there.  

We get to wake up in our beautiful condos with their long range views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  We get to enjoy our lovely summer coolness brought by our 4,000 ft. in altitude.  But at our finger tips, adventures await.  A short drive to Asheville brings us all the restaurants and riches of city life.  And a drive through the country brings us the Poplar car show, the world class arts and crafts at Penland School of Crafts, and all sorts of theater, concerts, and literary events very nearby.  Or we can stay put on our mountain all day, enjoy our local hiking trails, eat in our lovely Mountain Air restaurants, and rock on our back or front porches, after a lovely massage at our Mountain Air spa, or a relaxing yoga class, or tennis game, or round of golf.