The painted bear that lines up on Hendersonville’s Main Street at the opening presentation of the Bearfootin’ Art Walk and Auction. The bears, each designed and decorated by a different local artist, stand on the street corners of downtown until October, when they’ll go to the highest bidder in a month-long silent auction.
Colorful Bear
Hendersonville, NC, is home to a Public Art Walk called “Bearfootin’ on Main.” There are usually about 20 bears total each year, and each one gets painted by local artists for great causes. Three styles of bears adorn Main Street each year (a bear on all fours, a mama and baby bear, and a standing bear).
Sky-themed Bear
Mother and Daughter Bears
Bear Carrying Apples
Bearfootin’ Public Art Walk is a whimsical, playful public art display, with the much-loved Bearfootin’ bears of Downtown Hendersonville. Decorated bears are along the sidewalks of Main Street from May to October, when they are auctioned off. Each year, a new set of bears lines the street. The proceeds from each bear benefit a local non-profit organization.
American SongBear
American SongBear Sign
Lots of restaurants and even a waterfall sculpture on the Main Street of Hendersonville, North Carolina
Street Dining
Waterfall Sculpture
The Henderson County Courthouse in Hendersonville, NC serves as a central hub for legal proceedings and administrative functions within the county. The Historic Courthouse is located on the right on Main Street of Hendersonville.
Henderson County Courthouse
Henderson County is a county located in North Carolina. Its county seat is Hendersonville.
Hendersonville, NC, is known for its charming downtown with boutiques and restaurants. Hendersonville’s Main Street is the heart of the community. Wide sidewalks, art galleries, and family-owned restaurants make it one of the most charming downtowns in the Southeast.
Henderson County Welcome Center
Main Street Hendersonville
Cars on Main Street, Hendersonville
There are actually two waterfalls here, near Brevard, each on a separate creek. At the overlook, stand at the top of Connestee Falls on Carson Creek. Across the gorge, Batson Creek Falls cascades down to meet Connestee. The now-joined creeks squeeze through a cleft known as Silver Slip, but can’t see it from the upper overlook. Can see Batson Creek Falls pretty well from the overlook, but not Connestee.
Connestee Falls Flowing Water
Batson Creek Falls
Connestee Falls is an 85-foot waterfall near Brevard. It’s easily viewed from the top 50-yard boardwalk to the overlook with the crest of the waterfall just to the left. There are actually two waterfalls here, each on a separate creek. At the overlook, stand at the top of Connestee Falls on Carson Creek. Across the gorge, Batson Creek Falls cascades down to meet Connestee.
Connestee Falls
Batson Creek Falls
People and a dog enjoying the water of Hooker Falls, near Brevard, North Carolina
Sitting by Hooker Falls
Family Enjoying Hooker Falls
After splashing in the water at Hooker Falls, there is a nice place to rest in the hammock.
A Resting Place at Hooker Falls
Hooker Falls stands only 12 feet high, its wide drop into a pool creates a beautiful setting and an excellent spot for splashing around on hot summer days.
Hooker Falls has been known to residents for years and was named for Edmund Hooker, who operated a mill below the falls in the late 1800s. The Falls were featured in the movie The Last of the Mohicans, where characters in canoes fall over the water.
Hooker Falls
Water from a creek flows under the bridge, while creating ripples is also clear at one end
Bridge over the Stream
Clear water from the waterfall flows in the creek over the rocks
Flowing Water over the Rocks
Flowing Water
Low water in the Looking Glass Creek reveals the rocks that add a nice foreground to the image of the Looking Glass Falls near Brevard
Rocks by Looking Glass Falls
Rocks in the Foreground by Looking Glass Falls
Looking Glass Falls, near Brevard, is a popular roadside waterfall with a path for close-up views and swimming.
Leading to Looking Glass Falls
Known as the “Land of Waterfalls,” the Brevard area is home to more than 250 waterfalls. We saw only a few and will post photos from there.
An icon of the Pisgah National Forest, Looking Glass Falls is a 60-foot cascade that is visible from the road.
Looking Glass Falls
Sculpture of a climber by artist Kyle Van Lusk at the Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (WLEE) Building at Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina
Climbing the Silo
Although known for white squirrels, it isn’t easy to spot a rendering of one in Brevard if it is in front of white clouds as background, but here is a close-up of one on a traffic signal against a blue sky.
Traffic Signal Mast Arm Pole
White Squirrel Sculpture on Traffic Signal
Walking on the streets in Brevard, we saw unusual items – an old bicycle as a flower-pot holder, and a smiley scarecrow.
Bicycle Art in Brevard
Scarecrow
General and Gem Mine stores from the past in Brevard, North Carolina
General Store in Brevard
Gem Mine