Southern Lady

Peak of Luxury

Luminous white and fuchsia rhododendrons bob like Christmas ornaments in the July sunshine as you wind up the North Carolina mountainside to The Swag, a treasured family estate turned premier home away from home.

“You get up there, and you feel like it’s your own little kingdom,” says Kathy Peters, who has regularly returned to The Swag with her husband, Doug, since the 1980s. Outdoor enthusiasts from Atlanta, the couple joined the resort’s Experts

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