Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600s. That’s where her ...

The full-service marina offers pontoon rentals, watersports, shuttles to the most remote corners of the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Skip the popular spots and explore this 500-million-year-old mountain range in North Carolina, offering hiking, biking, ...

Place naming is only truly reparative if these processes truly reflect the agency and intent of these historically oppressed ...

Bryson City and Swain County were not included under NC's limited access/no travel area rules following Helene, allowing the ...

They’ve been spreading ever since, and on Oct. 17, Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its ... The spider’s presence ...

The spider was first seen in the park on Oct. 17, and again more recently. Both sightings were reported in Cades Cove.

An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That ...

It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Helene brought widespread devastation to Western North Carolina and the ...

It's not surprising the strikingly large, colorful spiders native to Asia have reached the national park. What does it mean ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Monarch butterflies are at risk of becoming an endangered species. Right now, volunteers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are helping with ...