Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. Since Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina in late September, we’ve ...

After recovering relatively quickly from Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina mountain town of Murphy (and surrounding Cherokee County) is making the most of the holiday ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. After Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc throughout Western NC in late September 2024 ...

After recovering relatively quickly from Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina mountain town of Murphy (and surrounding Cherokee County) is making the most of the holiday season. Inspired in part by ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. You can’t swing a stick in Western NC without hitting a wonderful place to ...

This holiday season is extra special for the town of Banner Elk NC, especially after having spent the last two months climbing out from under the devastation Hurricane Helene brought. As a small North ...

After recovering relatively quickly from Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina mountain town of Murphy (and surrounding Cherokee County) is making the most of the holiday season. Inspired in part by ...

Galax is one of those quaint little Virginia mountain towns that becomes all the more endearing during the Christmas holidays. Although best-known as “the Old-Time Music Capital of the World,” Galax ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. Although things in Western North Carolina haven’t exactly returned to normal for ...

Although Chelsea is a native Texan, her heart is in Appalachia. As a child, she traveled with her grandparents every year to visit family across the Cumberland Gap and Blue Ridge regions. She spent ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. But those seeking a simpler, less crowded, and more budget-friendly small town ...

After visiting North Carolina for the first time, Senior Writer Jonathon Engels and wife Emma spent 2 years exploring Western NC in search of a homestead property. They first lived in Brevard, where ...