Growing up in western North Carolina, in the Qualla Boundary—often referred to as the Cherokee Indian Reservation— was much like growing up in any small, rural mountain town. We learned to ...

Mile markers denote several interesting attractions along the way, including the Newfound Gap overlook, Mingus Mill, the Oconaluftee Visitor Center and Mountain Farm Museum, and the Smokemont ...

If you’re looking to trade high-rise views for mountain peaks, then a weekend getaway to the Great Smoky Mountains from Raleigh should be on the cards! The Smokies are a peak destination to visit in ...

One Western North Carolina institution made USA Today’s list of the top 10 small-town museums in the U.S.: The Land of Oz amusement park in Beech Mountain ... Cherokee is also home to the Museum ...

or check out the museum itself at 503 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC. The Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee was praised by 10Best writers for offering an "authentic representation ...

Known as “the city of flowers” in the summertime, Murphy is a thriving mountain ... The museum also highlights the history of the Trail of Tears, housing a replica of the log cabins used by Cherokee ...

Those of you who follow our BRMTG Facebook page know we’ve been keeping active tabs on the recovery efforts of the myriad Blue Ridge Mountain towns that were negatively impacted by Hurricane Helene.

In its prime, the radical, rural liberal arts college situated in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina was ... In The Farm at Black Mountain College, author David Silver takes ...

a senator from North Carolina who would soon serve as a general in the Confederacy during the Civil War. The mountain, however, has always been known as Kuwohi to the Cherokee people and is ...

The Cherokee have set a date for expanding sales at the tribe’s marijuana dispensary in the North Carolina mountains to any adult. Great Smoky Cannabis Company is the first and only place people ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WVLT/Gray News) - Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said a 16-year-old boy drowned on the North Carolina ... river behind the Mountain Farm Museum.