President Roosevelt makes a visit to the Tennessee-North Carolina boundary at Newfound Gap to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park “for the permanent enjoyment of the people.” Under the headline “Now Go See the Park,” Goerch writes: “We believe the citizens of North Carolina will take a greater pride in and will have a greater love for their state after they have seen the scenic wonders of the mountains.”
North Carolina is known for many things, but nothing more important this week than the qualities of endurance, resilience, and hope.
By day, this adventure park in the Triad is a fall festival to die for. By night, the undead come alive for Halloween tricks. Welcome to one man’s vision of year-round merrymaking.
North Carolina’s border dances across the mountains as it traces four different states. Life here can be more remote, but good neighbors are never far away.
The Blue Ridge Parkway stands out among America’s national parks: Unfurling across six Appalachian mountain chains, it connects dozens of rural communities and binds together generations of families through shared memories.
