Despite major damages to waterways caused by Helene, these Western NC locations were voted among 2025's best by USA TODAY ...

The town of Lake Lure, known for its pristine 800-acre lake and located in Hickory Nut Gorge, was hit hard by Tropical Storm Helene in September. The lake is closed for the season, but the town is ...

Despite major damage to Lake Lure that caused the lake to close post-Helene, fans of the area showed their support with votes, landing the Lake Lure Beach at No. 9 on the 2025 list. As of June ...

Work continues to clean up Lake Lure nearly eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina. Crews could be seen removing sediment and debris from the lake on Thursday.

Authorities conduct searches along the shore at D.L. Bliss State Park after a weekend incident in which a boat capsized, killing several people, on Monday, June 23, 2025, in South Lake Tahoe ...

Despite major damage to Lake Lure that caused the lake to close post-Helene, fans of the area showed their support with votes, landing the Lake Lure Beach at No. 9 on the 2025 list. As of June ...

Scenes from 1987's "Dirty Dancing" were filmed in and around the town. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, stayed at the Lake Lure Inn while shooting.

Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) gold Chris-Craft vessel when it capsized Saturday afternoon near D.L. Bliss State Park on the lake’s southwest edge as the storm whipped up high ...

The Nantahala River ranked third best river for fly fishing in the US, and Chetola Resort at Blowing Rock was second best fishing lodge. Lake Lure Beach placed ninth on the best lake beaches list ...

As of June 2025, Lake Lure remains closed. A June 6 post on Lake Lure's website provided an update on efforts to remove massive amounts of debris, silt and sedimentation left in the lake by Helene.

Despite major damage to Lake Lure that caused the lake to close post-Helene, fans of the area showed their support with votes, landing the Lake Lure Beach at No. 9 on the 2025 list. As of June ...

Despite major damage to Lake Lure that caused the lake to close post-Helene, fans of the area showed their support with votes, landing the Lake Lure Beach at No. 9 on the 2025 list. As of June ...