Grandfather Mountain State Park, the rugged and rustic park at the mountainous region of Avery, Caldwell and Watauga counties, is growing by 24 acres. The newly acquired land, which includes the ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. - It's a tradition that's been going on now for 59 years -- the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games,a gathering of Scottish clans from all over the world to Western North Carolina.

Press release from Blue Ridge Conservancy: Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) recently added 24 acres to Grandfather Mountain State Park, bringing the Conservancy’s total additions to the park to 400 acres.

Gov. Mike Easley announced Monday that the state will pay $12 million to acquire Grandfather Mountain, one of North Carolina's signature landmarks and most popular tourist attractions. The nearly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WGHP) — A rare ...

YOU JOINING US THIS MORNING. YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO GLIDE RIGHT INTO OUR FIRST LIVE INTERVIEW. IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST HANG GLIDER FLIGHT AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN. YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE TO ...