IN ▁BE AC H ▁R ES ORT ▁is ▁nest led ▁against ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Mountains . ▁The ▁camp ground ▁has ▁camp ing ▁facilities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cab ins . ▁ ▁B ET SE Y ' S ▁O LE ▁CO UN TR Y ▁S TO RE ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁when ▁Mort imer ▁was ▁a ▁bo oming ▁logging ▁town , ▁a ▁small ▁store ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁what ▁are ▁now ▁N . C . ▁ 9 0 ▁and ▁Brown ▁Mountain ▁Beach ▁Road , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁store ▁and ▁post ▁office . ▁Bet sey ' s ▁Ole ▁Country ▁Store ▁is ▁per ched ▁deep ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁of ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Creek ▁area , ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁Mort imer ▁camp ground ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁headquarters ▁there . ▁The ▁small ▁store ▁has ▁seen ▁its ▁share ▁of ▁history , ▁not ▁the ▁least ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁flo od ▁that ▁was hed ▁away ▁nearly ▁the ▁entire ▁town . ▁But ▁not ▁the ▁store . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁Mr . ▁Dup ree , ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁it ’ s ▁gone ▁through ▁many ▁different ▁hands , ▁most ▁recently ▁those ▁of ▁Bruce ▁Gray , ▁who ▁has ▁taken ▁the ▁country ▁store ▁to ▁new ▁height s . ▁D riv ing ▁the ▁miles ▁of ▁d irt ▁road ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁store ▁res ets ▁your ▁perspective ▁to ▁a ▁simpler ▁place ▁and ▁time . ▁When ▁you ▁arrive , ▁it ’ s ▁just