Lake Lure & the Blue Ridge Foothills in Rutherford County NC

The Leaves are beautiful here and are close to peak – there’s still some “red” that need to pop out; probably by next weekend (if the rain doesn’t take them all off) we’ll be at peak! Will update mid-week!

We are still in the early stages but we are starting to see changes. The higher elevations are showing reds & oranges along with yellow. Give us another week and we should be well on our way with ...

Friday October 9, 2009 Lake Lure - Color is just beginning to show and yellows are the most prominent at this time. The Blue Ridge Foothills - Color is just beginning to show and yellows and reds are the most prominent at this time...

Autumn has officially begun! That means a spectacular kaleidoscope of fall foliage is on its way.

Lake Lure, NC – Sept. 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Firefly Cove, the setting for much of the movie “Dirty Dancing” will become the setting for a Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Memorial Event to honor the memory of one of the movie’s stars, Patrick Swayze.

Preparations are being made for a concert at McNair Field - home of the Forest City Owls baseball team. The concert will be a major event for the Town of Forest City, NC as headliner LeAnn Rimes takes the stage on Friday evening, September 11, 2009.

In times when people long to live simply, Lake Lure & the Blue Ridge Foothills invites you to revisit your senses – here, where natural pleasures thrive in abundance. Recently named by Frommer’s ...

August 14-15 – Each year, thousands of car lovers cruise in to fill downtown Forest City with their love of all things chrome and rubber in what is arguably NC’s largest car show and part of Endless Summer in Lake Lure and the Blue Ridge Foothills.

August 27-30 – Endless Summer in Lake Lure and the Blue Ridge Foothills continues with Western NC’s largest athletic festival (and the one time a year bicycles can ride to Chimney Rock). The Olympiad ...

There’s time yet for any number of adventures with the kids before school starts – go to our "Things to Do" page for information on all things Family Fun. In KidSenses alone, you will ...