Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHEVILLE - Hungry hikers and thirsty sightseers traversing the highest mountain in the East can now refuel on robust burgers, ...

All 13 state parks in North Carolina that were closed after Hurricane Helene have officially reopened, with Mount Mitchell celebrating with a grand ceremony on Thursday. Mount Mitchell, which had been ...

Juanita Wilson, the photographer of this image of bear hunters on Mount Mitchell, was someone who, if you didn’t know her, you didn’t know Asheville, her 1976 obituary stated. For almost 40 years, she ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN -- State officials have awarded the N.C. High Peaks Trail Association a $60,000 grant to rebuild a badly-eroded section of the Mount Mitchell Trail, a popular hiking trail that leads to ...

As the fall leaf-peeping season approaches, the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened Monday between Asheville and Mount Mitchell State Park, allowing the park to open for the first time since the remnants of ...

A Hairy Woodpecker tap-tap-taps on a pine tree just below the summit of Mount Mitchell. It’s a sunny spring day. It’s 46 degrees - about 10 degrees cooler than nearby Burnsville. With the park now ...

Set sail: Planes will tow motorless gliders toward Mount Mitchell, where they’ll be released into powerful wind waves in the hopes of soaring to great heights. Local Wave Camp organizer Sarah Arnold ...

Note: Mount Mitchell State Park is under long-term closure. Unsure of where to stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway? For unbeatable views of the mountains, pay a visit to Mount Mitchell State Park. Home ...

It’s an extraordinary event 100 years in the making. Mount Mitchell State Park will host its Centennial Celebration August 27-28 with a full weekend of activities starting on Saturday, Aug. 27 with ...

Mount Mitchell, which boasts the highest elevation in North Carolina, also had the wettest calendar year on record anywhere in the state for 2018, according to the North Carolina Climate Office. Mount ...