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Here’s what you should know about visiting Little Switzerland, a small mountain town named for the area’s resemblance to the Swiss Alps.

In the past, this column has looked at “All things Linville” which explored the history of the name, and the Grandfather Community from Linville Gap to Foscoe. Linville Gap itself

Check out these weather records.

Glocal means addressing environmental issues locally first in the Blue Ridge Mountains to help reach global diplomacys sustainable development goals.

The City of Spartanburg is hoping to promote tourism by helping to fund the events that bring people to town.

Choosing the scenic route on their way back to Ohio from North Carolina, Julie Geiss and her daughter stopped to visit Linville Falls.

Writing in his history of Watauga County in 1915, John Preston Arthur provides a glimpse of the history of the Mount Gilead community in Avery County. Arthur was writing about

Julie Geiss and her daughter continue their trip, making it to the summit of Mount Mitchell — the highest point in elevation east of the Mississippi.

The Blue Ridge Parkway had fewer visitors in 2022 but it was still a very popular place according to the National Park Service.

HIGH COUNTRY — Thirty years ago North Carolina was hit by what has become known as the blizzard of the century. In March 1993, a cyclonic storm that formed over