Lake Lure, Chimney Rock and Helene
There's a clear message from Chimney Rock one week from the storm: Most of the town may be gone, but the spirit to rebuild is ...
There is little left of the tourist village of Chimney Rock after flood waters from Tropical Storm Helene swallowed it.
On the road from Chimney Rock to Lake Lure, years of work and care transformed an abandoned bridge into a garden oasis. Hurricane Helene wiped all that away.