Lake Lure is the kind of place where time seems to loosen its grip. The lake itself stretches calm and glassy, mountains lean close like patient guardians, and the town carries a weekend ease even on ...

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 ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — This week marks one year since Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina and parts of East Tennessee. One of the communities affected is the town of Lake Lure. The ...

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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hurricane Helene took so much from Western North Carolina, with the destruction of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge becoming a poignant ...

FEMA approved $2.5 million to support Lake Lure Flowering Bridge rebuild. Hurricane Helene destroyed the 1925 bridge, previously repurposed in 2013. Volunteers plan new gardens and restore memorial ...

FLOOD FALLOUT: Tropical Storm Helene’s flooding from three converging rivers overtopped and buckled the 100-year-old Flowering Bridge, causing irreversible damage. Photo courtesy of the Lake Lure ...

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 ...