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Lake Lure celebrates return of tourism

Beachgoers returned last month to Lake Lure, which was refilled earlier this year for the first time since Hurricane Helene in September 2024. This is its first season open to tourists since then. [WALKER LIVINGSTON/Carolina Public Press]

By WALKER LIVINGSTON, Carolina Public Press, Published: July 8, 2026

Driving into town from the west on the steep and winding U.S. 64, signs appear in Chimney Rock Village that read “Raise the Rock.” Then, around the bend when the road reaches Lake Lure, the lake is full for the first time since Tropical Storm Helene, 21 months ago.

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