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.

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 ...

Here's how you can enter to win the newly constructed home, offering multiple rooms with floor-to-ceiling lakeside views.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Leon Hoots' family bought the property on Lake Lure near Chimney Rock in 1962. He and his family vacationed there his whole life. In 2000, his mother left the property to him and ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WSPA) – The town of Lake Lure was devastated by the chaos Hurricane Helene left behind. 7NEWS viewed some damage Wednesday. The storm flooded the town, washing away boats and docks.

LAKE LURE - From his home's lakeside vantage point, on the morning Tropical Storm Helene reached Western North Carolina, Mayor Pro Tem Dave DiOrio watched as the dam's arches overtopped. It was ...

LAKE LURE, N.C - The scenic town in the Hickory Nut Gorge is hard to recognize more than a week after Tropical Storm Helene. Mayor Carol C. Pritchett met with Gov. Roy Cooper the afternoon of Oct. 8 ...