Country Vacations & Resorts

Only 9 days and a wake up, as they say in the military, before Christmas Day. Many will begin power-shopping for Christmas but others may be looking for something else interesting to do.

There is a lot going on this time of year – almost too much to choose from. So this week we’ll focus on the eastern half of the United States. Here are a few ideas for the remaining weekends of 2012.

++ Candlelight Christmas Evenings
November 9 – December 31, 2012
Biltmore Estate – Asheville, North Carolina

++ Christmas at Stone Mountain Park
November 10 – January 1, 2013
Stone Mountain, Georgia

++ Swan Lake – Iris Gardens Fantasy of Lights
December 1 – 31, 2012
Sumter, South Carolina

++ Speedway in Lights – Bristol Motor Speedway
November 16 – January 5, 2013
Bristol, Tennessee

++ Christmas Town – A Busch Gardens Celebration
December 14 – December 31, 2012
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

++ Christmas on the Potomac
November 16, 2012 – January 6, 2013
National Harbor, Maryland

There is so much to see and do this time of year. Next week we’ll spotlight some West Coast Christmas events!