Blowing Rock, N.C. entices Autumn enthusiasts
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The cliffs were home to the Cherokee and the Catawba Indian tribes and the basis for the story of The Blowing Rock. The legend says two lovers, one from each tribe, were walking near the rock when the brave, having to choose between tribe and love, leapt from the edge of the gorge, while the maiden beseeched the Great Spirit to bring him back to her. The winds of the John's River Gorge blew her lover back into her arms, the legend says. Tourism Development Authority
