Nearly 500 acres of land has been purchased by Conserving Carolina for a vast nature preserve located near Chimney Rock State ...

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 ...

The Flowering Bridge organization in Lake Lure said that a FEMA contractor found a piece of a beloved memorial while cleaning ...

LAKE LURE - Families, friends and first responders spilled out ... It will stand in commemoration and in honor of the town’s strength. More: Chimney Rock State Park is open: An 'economic engine' for ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. To say Lake Lure has seen better summer days would be an understatement, a year after Hurricane Helene damaged the lake known for its ...

ASHEVILLE - The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, a beloved landmark, will be taken down. The historic structure, built in 1925, sustained severe damage during Tropical Storm Helene. It was inundated with ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WSPA) – The town of Lake Lure is working with FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers to restore Lake Lure, aiming to reopen it by next summer. The restoration efforts have been ongoing ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented, devastating flooding to Lake Lure, the town has announced a timeline for the full restoration and ...

LAKE LURE - Families, friends and first responders spilled out of Roosevelt Hall in Lake Lure Sept. 27. A crowd was packed inside, shoulder to shoulder, just as they’d carried each other through ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lake Lure restoration targets Oct. 31, 2025 for basin and shoreline repair. Full lake refill and public reopening projected for May 1 ...