The lottery for the popular national park event returns soon, but with some changes. How to apply for a parking pass.

It's a secret sanctuary for wildlife and plantlife—perched atop one of the ancient peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Korrin Bishop If you're interested in art and authentic Appalachian crafts, you'll want to spend a day exploring the 8-mile loop through Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.

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When bears develop a potentially dangerous level of comfort with humans and their food, they need to be relocated. Relocated bears don't often fare well.

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The Tremont Writers Conference explores the importance of community in a writer’s journey and how the mountains and natural ...

Part of what makes the North Carolina mountains unique is the people who pepper the area with creativity and hospitality ...

An interest in different cultures led Matthew Mahar to pursue an anthropology minor in college and to subsequently travel extensively. More recently, it’s ...