LAKE LURE, N.C. -- Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene's devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction offering visitors a serene escape in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...

Nearly 500 acres of land has been purchased by Conserving Carolina for a vast nature preserve located near Chimney Rock State ...

The Flowering Bridge organization in Lake Lure said that a FEMA contractor found a piece of a beloved memorial while cleaning ...

Conserving Carolina purchased 49 acres near Lake Lure to develop a future section of the Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail. The acquired land will be an anchor point for the eastern section of the trail ...

ASHEVILLE - The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a beloved landmark, will be taken down. The historic structure, built in 1925, sustained severe damage during Tropical Storm Helene. It was inundated with ...

Now, the full 2,669 acres is protected—over half of it as the Town of Lake Lure’s Buffalo Creek Park and the rest as the Joel Ridge Nature Preserve, owned by Conserving Carolina.

Lake Lure restoration targets Oct. 31, 2025 for basin and shoreline repair. Full lake refill and public reopening projected for May 1, 2026. Lake Lure Beach Building set for summer 2026 reopening ...

The quaint, romantic town of Lake Lure showed what true community means as they "refused to be broken" one year after ...

AS A CONSEQUENCE. END QUOTE. TODAY, CREWS CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN LAKE LURE, A NORTH CAROLINA TOWN ROCKED BY DAMAGE AFTER HURRICANE IAN. TODAY, THOSE CREWS STARTED DEMOLITION ON THE FLOWERING BRIDGE, A ...