Five years after it closed, an old restaurant on North Carolina's highest mountain is getting new life with the help of a multi-million-dollar makeover.Mount Mitchell Café & Eatery at Mount Mitchell ...

ASHEVILLE - Hungry hikers and thirsty sightseers traversing the highest mountain in the East can now refuel on robust burgers, seasonal salads and freshly caught trout at a newly reopened park ...

Mount Mitchell State Park in the North Carolina mountains was forced to close Thursday due to snow — a surprising move given tourist are still expecting to see bright fall foliage. They got ice ...

From North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation: The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, in collaboration with The Conservation Fund and 130 of Chatham, LLC, announced the completion ...

A view of Mount Mitchell from the Blue Ridge Parkway. At 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the eastern United States. NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO As the fall ...

As of Sept. 15, all North Carolina state parks are at least partially open with the reopening of Mount Mitchell State Park. And just in time for leaf peeping season. The Citizen Times previously ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Mount Mitchell State Park reopened Monday for the first time since Hurricane Helene, coinciding with the reopening of the Blue Ridge Parkway between milepost 382 in Asheville and ...

Temperatures in North Carolina fell from a high of 99 degrees two weeks ago to lows in the 40s this week — except atop Mount Mitchell State Park. It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River ...

All 13 state parks in North Carolina that were closed after Hurricane Helene have officially reopened, with Mount Mitchell celebrating with a grand ceremony on Thursday. Mount Mitchell, which had been ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The first snowflakes of the 2025-26 season drifted down through the higher elevations of western North Carolina today, dusting peaks above roughly 5,500 feet while lower slopes ...