A new stretch of N.C. Highway 9 makes Chimney Rock and Lake Lure more accessible for local residents and summer tourists.

Scenes from 1987's "Dirty Dancing" were filmed in and around the town. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, stayed at the Lake Lure Inn while shooting.

Since the storm, numerous businesses have been set up at the equestrian center after their shops were damaged or destroyed by ...

Chimney Rock State Park's 315-foot namesake, a freestanding rock spire overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure, has been ...

An excavator scooped silt out of the lake, the drone of equipment mixing with pattering rain. When Tropical Storm Helene ravaged areas of Western North Carolina ... Cave and Chimney Rock and ...

North Carolina is packed with a diverse geography and close to major travel destinations, which makes it a great launchpad ...

LAKE LURE - Once a stagecoach stop ... struggling for years trying to reach some sort of normality.” The Chimney Rock (NC) Bridge, shown Friday, March 28, 2025, was washed away by Hurricane ...

Chimney Rock State Park's 315-foot namesake, a freestanding rock spire overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure, has been closed since Helene wreaked havoc across Western North Carolina.