In the wake of Hurricane Helene flooding areas of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, a new research study hopes to not only determine what ...

Mountain Ways is a nonprofit that aims to preserve Appalachian culture and heritage by giving back and loving its neighbors.

The three-story, Adirondack-style home is loaded with original wood details as well as an elevator, a wine cellar and a home ...

But that hike marked the genesis of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, a group that is not only still around but finishing out ...

UNAKA MOUNTAIN, Tenn. - On a mountaintop mantled in moss and nearly century-old red spruce, the Appalachian Trail now simply ...

Legend says that if you’re in the forests of Appalachia late at night, watch out for the Wampus Cat. “It sounds like every boogeyman story we've ever heard," East Tennessee State University ...

About 3,000 people attempt the entire distance of the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail every year. Only 1 in 4 make it. It took ...

Spread the loveJohnson City, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, offers a blend of outdoor recreation and urban amenities.

after the states of Tennessee and North Carolina transferred 300,000 acres of mountain land to the federal government. SMHC’s early members were a critical part of the movement to make that happen.

If you're planning a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains in 2025, make sure to stop and explore these amazing hiking trails.

and Tennessee has plenty to tell. The Volunteer State has a long history of haunting from battles fought in the Civil War to the Grims that live in the Appalachian Mountains. Many places across ...

About 323 of those miles are found in North Carolina, including 226.6 miles along the Tennessee border ... The bald mountain (the Southern Appalachian name for a hilltop without a tree) offers ...