Featured Spotlight Camp Grier in Old Fort opening lodge village for events, outdoor recreation From Staff Reports Nov 18, 2025 Nov 18, 2025 Updated Nov 21, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For more than 70 years, Camp Grier has been a place where western North Carolina comes together.kAm~G6C E96 =2DE 564256[ DF>>6C 42>A EFC?65 :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 3:886C — 2 42E2=JDE 7@C 4@>>F?:EJ\46?E6C65 492?86[ :?4=F5:?8 4C62E:?8 EC2:=D 2?5 @FE5@@C C64C62E:@? @AA@CEF?:EJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> r2>A vC:6C]k^AmkAm}@H[ r2>A vC:6C :D @A6?:?8 vC:6C ':==286[ 2?5 @FE5@@C 56DE:?2E:@? E92E H:== 92G6 =@58:?8[ 5:?:?8[ 2? 6G6?E DA246[ 4=2DD6D 2?5 @FE5@@C C64C62E:@?] k^Am Opening this winter in Old Fort, Grier Village is a mixed-use outdoor destination created by Camp Grier. SUBMITTED PHOTO kAm“(96? 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