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Tranquility. This is the place to come to escape the stresses of this world. The talking creek washes them away. Dozens of vantage points to let it immerse you. We looked for four years then knew instantly that this was where we wanted to spend our days. Never rented before, its always been a family retreat and feels like it. We hope you find what we experience each time we come.

The Hemlock Story
The hemlock is a majestic conifer tree that meanders the mountain streams of the Appalachians. At up to a hundred feet in height, it shades the waters that are its ecosystem and keeps temperatures ideal for trout habitat. But the tree is threatened. The Hemlock Wooly Adelgid a small scale insect was introduced from Japan and with no natural enemies has devastated hemlocks in the Eastern US. It kills these magnificent trees in roughly five years time. Our property along Vandergriff creek is very unique to have 160 beautiful hemlocks concentrated along the creek bank. Having no idea about hemlocks or this threatening pest, we bought the property five years ago to quickly discover that the trees which nestled our cabin-in-the-woods were infested and struggling to survive. I took this as an urgent challenge. We researched a cure and began treating each tree (complicated soil injection around the base). Several trees were too far gone but we've been able to watch as the trees re-foliate very gradually from the tiny crown of needles that was left in the top. Having lost less than a dozen trees, we are excited to live inside a wonderful restored “cove” of these majestic giants. These beautiful trees make this a truly unique setting.