His grave in Morganton marks the life of a nineteenth-century physician whose work carried him from country sickbeds to Civil War service.
During Asheville’s Rhododendron Festival heyday, a Baby Parade drew huge crowds and tiny floats. The tradition lasted until money worries and a world war changed everything.
Wilma Dykeman Stokely, often called the “First Lady of Appalachian Literature,” helped shift public attention toward the French Broad River’s pollution and cleanup.
An affordable plant sale, an ABBA disco party and exercising the American right to vote are just three of the events on our weekly activity guide.
A man known locally as the Linville Hermit is said to have vanished from his mountain cabin in the 1800s. No official record exists, but the story has remained part of local folklore for generations.
Gig Young’s rise, fall and violent final act still echo from Manhattan to the mountains, where he’s buried under his real name.
Later this month, the Hendersonville Family YMCA will host a community Black History Month celebration honoring local Black basketball champions.
A legend from Polk County tells of a mysterious creature once seen by a young boy in the Appalachian foothills.
Glassy Mountain is the resident peak of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, the preserved farm and house of the famed poet located in Flat Rock, N.C. A beautiful network of trails eventually leads to a steep, but worthwhile, climb to Glassy Mountain Overlook.
A Connecticut-born pioneer of electric lighting and his North Carolina wife rest in Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery, their stories entwined with industry, innovation and philanthropy.