{"id":78167,"date":"2025-02-20T11:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=78167"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:57:05","slug":"blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need some magic to recharge your soul? Want to feel like a kid again, awed by the silent lights of tiny fireflies moving through the darkness? Then this tour is perfect for you! <\/p>\n<p>Happening for only about two weeks in May, Naturalist and Photographer Sharon Mammoser delights in sharing these fireflies with guests of all ages to an Enchanted Forest south of Asheville. After an educational program about fireflies, participants will walk a short distance into the forest where they will find a seat and wait for darkness. Then! The magic of the fireflies will begin. Afterwards, Sharon will lead a short closing activity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need some magic to recharge your soul? Want to feel like a kid again, awed by the silent lights of tiny fireflies moving through the darkness? Then this tour is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":78170,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-78167","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Need some magic to recharge your soul? Want to feel like a kid again, awed by the silent lights of tiny fireflies moving through the darkness? Then this tour is [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Laurel of Asheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-20T21:57:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AshevilleLaurel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-20T16:55:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-20T21:57:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/event\\\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/events\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Laurel of Asheville\",\"description\":\"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thelaurelofasheville.com\\\/updatestage\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville","og_description":"Need some magic to recharge your soul? Want to feel like a kid again, awed by the silent lights of tiny fireflies moving through the darkness? Then this tour is [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/","og_site_name":"The Laurel of Asheville","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelaurelofasheville","article_modified_time":"2025-02-20T21:57:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@AshevilleLaurel","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/","name":"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours - The Laurel of Asheville","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-20T16:55:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-20T21:57:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blue-ghost-firefly-trails-in-the-Enchanted-Forest.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/blue-ghost-firefly-viewing-tours-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Blue Ghost Firefly Viewing Tours"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/","name":"The Laurel of Asheville","description":"The Arts and Culture of Communities Across the Mountains","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/78167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/78167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78168,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/78167\/revisions\/78168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78167"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=78167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}