We got a hotel in Boone this past year due to a new member in the family, she was only 1 year old. I didn't think the camp grounds were the right way to break her in

The hotel worked out, lot of our clan were there. We had a good steak house next door and made that our nightly dinner stop. Even here, this close to GM a group of kilted men drew attention. I even had more than a couple locals ask me what was up with all the people in kilts!!! Stopped at that old general store outside of Boone and actually had a lady stop me and ask if I would take a picture with her, wife there and all. She then tells me she is a local and a MacDonald, but has never been to the games.. pretty wild.

Anyway, if you can camp it's a blast. Get there early or you'll camp in the mud if you can find a campsite at all.

A note about the hotels, unless you work a deal before hand expect to pay out your **** for a room and book it early. Most of the hotels and B&Bs close by are sold out early. We tried to book a B&B in early Jan and couldn't find one. Hotels are still a easy find up until early may.

It's a great game to go to, albeit a bit costly.

We will be standing this one out this year and heading to the Loch Norman games. Same feal, little cheaper.

There is a lot to do around GM, and it's very pretty. We took our daughter to the Tweetsie railroad and had a blast, I think that counts as one of the oddest "Hey lets check that out" moments I've ever had just cruzin down the highway. (If you have kids and add that to your GM todo list, make sure to ride the old ferris wheel. It'll scare ya!)