A view of Mount Mitchell from the Blue Ridge Parkway. At 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the eastern United States. NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO As the fall ...

ASHEVILLE – Another round of good news for leaf lookers, sightseers and anyone who loves the outdoors — a major section of road on the Blue Ridge Parkway is now complete, and Mount Mitchell State Park ...

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 ...

View post: Cheese Recalled Across U.S. After Warning Announced At long last, and just days before fall officially begins, a beloved state park in North Carolina has reopened nearly a year after its ...

Newly reopened section of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Milepost 380 in Asheville, NC. Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene triggered landslides that closed large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway, one ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The National Park Service announced on Monday it has reopened a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 382 in Asheville to milepost 355.3 at the Ridge Junction Overlook ...

As North Carolina’s highest peak, Mount Mitchell spends more time in the clouds than in the sun. The celebrated mountain also ranks first in the East with an elevation of 6,684 feet. But where’s the ...