By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 10, 2026
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Brevard, North Carolina is seeing an eco-tourism boom as travelers flock to Transylvania County, known as the Land of Waterfalls for its more than 250 cascades. Visitors come for Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Forest, …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 8, 2026
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The French Broad Paddle Trail, which begins in Transylvania County near Rosman, added a bilingual English-Spanish website, a real-time river map showing obstructions, expanded camping and trip pages, a new access site called Morrow Landing …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 8, 2026
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Brevard and surrounding Transylvania County hold more than 250 waterfalls, one of the densest concentrations in the eastern United States. The county earns it through geography: it is North Carolina's wettest county, and over half …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 8, 2026
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park reintroduced elk in 2001 after the animals had been absent from the southern Appalachians for more than 150 years. Twenty-five elk were released in Cataloochee Valley that February, followed by …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 30, 2026
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Hatley Pointe Mountain Resort opens its first lift-served bike park on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Built by Marshall-based Elevated Trail Design, the inaugural phase features 12 trails linked by three summit descents, blending natural terrain …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 29, 2026
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A full-day Asheville day trip pairs brunch at Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village with a drive north on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell State Park, home to the highest peak …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 29, 2026
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Lake Logan, a 300-acre retreat and preserve near Canton in Haywood County, is offering guided nature tours this summer led by Environmental Education Coordinator Kristen Burns. Tours run Sundays and include hiking, catch-and-release fishing, swimming, …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 29, 2026
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Max Patch, the famous grassy bald straddling the North Carolina and Tennessee line near the Appalachian Trail, is recovering after years of overuse degraded it. Since 2017 the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and partners have planted …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 29, 2026
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Asheville City Council approved a $682,157 contract on June 23, 2026 to build a temporary public skating rink at 50 Asheland Avenue downtown, replacing the Carrier Park rink that Tropical Storm Helene destroyed in September …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 23, 2026
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Burnsville is a small town in Yancey County, North Carolina, about 40 minutes north of Asheville via US-19E. It offers lower home prices than Asheville along with Mount Mitchell (the East Coast's tallest peak at …