Bailey Mountain Welsh Terriers is located on Bailey Mountain in Mars Hill, N.C. and it is from this mountain that we get our name.  Our house and small farm cover approximately 10 acres with a small creek, Banjo Branch, running through the middle. 

Our family has resided in this location since 1991 but the Mace family has lived on this land for the past 50 years.  We are surrounded with family most of which live on portions of the original 40 acre home place.

The town of Mars Hill is also the home of Mars Hill College. The College is located in one of the most beautiful and healthful regions of the Eastern United States, the mountains of Western North Carolina. 

On Feb. 16, 1859, the school was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly as Mars Hill College, a name suggested by trustee Lewis Palmer (1791-1874).  Palmer suggested the name based on scripture from the Bible's Acts 17:22: "Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars Hill . . .".  The charter gave the college power to confer "all such degrees and marks of literary distinction as are usually conferred in colleges or seminaries of learning."

The town, which derives its name from the college, has a population of about 2,200.  It is 18 miles north of Asheville via highway 19-23. Asheville is the largest city in the western third of the state with a population of approximately 65,000.  Asheville has the sophisticated attractions of a major metropolis and is known for its quality arts, crafts, and music offerings.  Its annual Bele Chere festival each summer draws about 300,000 people.  The campus is also 10 miles east of Marshall, the county seat of Madison County.

Mars Hill College is the heart of the town and is referred to by locals a "The College".  Both Sheila and Steve's fathers worked at the college for 30 plus years each and Steve has worked there since 1999 as Network Administrator.

Our favorite pass time is camping and we spend quite a bit of time "in the woods" when the weather permits.  We have a pop-up camper which is a little crowded for five people but it gives us a great opportunity to get close to each other (literally and figuratively speaking).  At some point we may include a section on the web site dedicated to all of our camping adventures.  We have had some interesting times while out-and-about in the ol' pop-up.