These 12 mountain towns offer peaceful living and friendly communities! Franklin knows how to keep things simple and wonderful. This gem town sits in the heart of the North Carolina mountains like it ...

These 12 mountain towns offer peaceful living and friendly local shops! Franklin knows how to keep things simple and wonderful. This gem town sits in the heart of the North Carolina mountains like it ...

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

The town of Lake Lure gathered Sept. 27 for a heartfelt, thankful and laughter-filled commemoration of Tropical Storm Helene and all the town has done to build back from the disaster. Under Colonel ...

LAKE LURE, NC (WSPA) – The allure of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock brought tens of thousands of tourists to western North Carolina every year for decades. While Helene left both places in shambles, in a ...

LURE. TRACY STEVENS SAYS SHE RODE OUT THE STORM AT THE LAKE LURE INN. SHE HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE SHE WOULD FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY HOME. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE ...

To say Lake Lure has seen better summer days would be an understatement, a year after Hurricane Helene damaged the lake known for its “Dirty Dancing” fame. But after a massive post-storm cleanup on a ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lake Lure restoration targets Oct. 31, 2025 for basin and shoreline repair. Full lake refill and public reopening projected for May 1 ...

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 ...

A Western North Carolina landmark once thought to be lost is now getting a second life. The Town of Lake Lure will receive more than $2.5 million in FEMA funds to rebuild the Lake Lure Flowering ...