In this week’s Destination Vacation, we head to Madison County, North Carolina. It’s been a favorite of Tri-Cities travelers ...

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn ...

The Dan’l Boone Inn sits on King Street in downtown Boone, its classic white exterior and picket fence giving little indication of the culinary treasures waiting inside.

Ultrarunning superstar John Kelly will try to set the record time running the Appalachian Trail. This monstrous task, a point-to-point behemoth distance of 2,200 miles, is not for ...

Dan’l Boone Inn in Boone, North Carolina, is exactly that kind of place. Since 1959, this beloved restaurant has been serving up family-style Southern comfort food that has locals planning their ...

The Saluda Grade Trails Conservancy bought 31.5 miles of track to build a mixed-use path that could connect to other, already ...

A local coalition that is looking to build a rail trail along the Saluda Grade Railroad has officially purchased the land.

Rare blue-ghost fireflies are generally associated with the southern Appalachian region, but researchers say their range is ...

GARDNERS, Pa. (AP) — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...

Mike Rayder is the author of “Altered On the Appalachian Trail.” He is now retired, living in the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife Donna and dog Max.

For help, LaFond reached out to the Carolina Mountain Club, which maintains 94 miles of the Appalachian Trail north of the park. Most CMC members reside in the Asheville area, much closer to the ...