The rafting businesses collaborate and meet as the Pigeon River Outfitters Association, an instrumental force in pushing for more government help after Helene, said Nantahala Outdoor Center River ...

Rocks have shifted, channels have widened and the Pigeon River flows past interstate construction. But Tennessee rafting business is back in Hartford.

White water rafting returns to Hartford, Tennessee, with the small community off Exit 447 ready to welcome tourists back. Business owners highlighted concerns with the interstate construction and ...

MAY 28, 2025 - A group participates in a "RAFT For America" event on the French Broad River in western North Carolina. RAFT ...

What's more fun than hitting the river for some thrilling whitewater rafting? This Georgia river is sure to provide a wild ...

HARTFORD, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rafting companies in Hartford are making a comeback after being devastated last year by Hurricane Helene. Rafting on the Pigeon River has been a big part of the Hartford ...

Rafting companies in Hartford are gearing up for one of their busiest weekends of the season for the first time since Hurricane Helene.

(WATE) — Rafting ... the Nantahala Outdoor Center, or the NOC, was also devastated by the hurricane. “It’s been a big, big roller coaster for sure,” said NOC’s Pigeon River Outpost ...

For a variety of businesses in Western NC, a bustling summer tourism season is sorely needed to balance their books.