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Aug 2021
After so many months of cancelled and postponed events, the urge to get together and celebrate is palpable. Here to satisfy is a season of great gatherings bursting with local culture: From woolly worms, elk, and Bigfoot to mountain arts, food, music, and more, these festivals truly have something for everyone.
Aug 2021
50 years ago, a grassroots groundswell fought the federal agency’s plan to reshape the French Broad River Basin
Jun 2021
A contemporary cabin on Lake James offers enduring style and a blissfully slow pace
Jun 2021
Local authors’ new offerings, from the poetic to the profound to the just plain fun
Mar 2021
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back
Dec 2020
For all of its storm and stress, 2020 proved to be a watershed for WNC authors, with a wave of them publishing particularly notable titles
Sep 2020
A return to an old-fashioned logging method means a healthy future for our forests
Sep 2020
The golden age of streetcars jump-started Asheville and led the way for mass transit in North Carolina
Sep 2020
DuPont State Forest’s storied journey from industrial lands to beloved recreational resource
Sep 2020
Standout stories from regional lore that confound and fascinate with each retelling
Sep 2020
Discover Valle Crucis, the Yadkin Valley, a Blue Ridge Parkway alternative, and the New River along four of the region's northern routes
Sep 2020
In WNC's central region, follow these routes to explore the Linville Gorge and Lake James, Mount Mitchell, and the region's forestry heritage
Jun 2020
“I’m just trying to make something that’s beautiful to put out into the world.”
Jun 2020
The Mountain Lily’s short but storied run on the French Broad River might never end
Jun 2020
As the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests face a historic turning point, the planners are impassioned and the stakes are high
Feb 2020
Distance - 5.2 miles round-trip -- Difficulty - Moderate/Difficult
Feb 2020
Near Lake Toxaway, a one-of-a-kind native plant sanctuary preserves and restores
Oct 2019
In a quest to hold onto his twins’ childhood innocence, a father attempts the most cheerful family intervention of all—complete with elves, trees, trimmings, and a glut of hot cocoa—in a funny and heartwarming adventure played out in the Rockwellian hamlet of Highlands.
Aug 2019
The towers that once helped the mountains ward off blazes are finding new lives as hiking destinations
Jun 2019
Through thick and thin, the Biltmore Forest School planted the seeds of modern forestry
Jun 2019
Here’s a look at the modern ways farming traditions are being passed down and the wealth of programs that are cultivating an exchange of knowledge, all of which is helping our farmers—especially those new to the game—grow and succeed.
Jun 2019
A long-banned plant could spark a surge in post-tobacco mountain agriculture
Apr 2019
A visionary effort to create a statewide trail has been 40 years in the making. With the path now finished in Western North Carolina and a groundswell of support rising in the East, the completion of North Carolina’s most monumental natural treasure is on the horizon.
Dec 2018
Locals, especially, can confirm Western North Carolina holds a wealth of riches. From natural wonders and cultural treasures to splurge-worthy experiences, the indulgences afforded in our mountains are, in many ways, priceless.
Aug 2018
From an evening trail ride to a fall fox hunt to the excitement of a world-class competition, take a scenic ride through Tryon Horse Country