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LINVILLE, NC (October 23, 2022) -- At approximately 10 a.m. this morning, an emergency call reporting a missing person was dispatched from Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship…

LINVILLE, NC (July 1, 2022) - The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows beginning Thursday, July 7 and lasts through Sunday, July 10. This year’s iteration of the beloved and…

LINVILLE, NC (July 1, 2022) - Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, has announced that the new Wilson Center for Nature Discovery is now open to the public. Admission is…

LINVILLE, NC (June 16, 2022) - Grandfather Mountain, the nonprofit nature preserve operated by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is bringing back its series of nighttime expeditions on the mountain this summer through its…

LINVILLE, NC (June 1, 2022) - Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is welcoming guests to celebrate the beauty of spring by partaking in the Remarkable Rhododendron…

LINVILLE, NC (May 25, 2022) - April 2022 saw average weather on Grandfather Mountain, according to data recorded at the park’s official weather reporting stations. The average high temperature for April 2022 was 52.3°, with an average low…

LINVILLE, NC (May 11, 2022) - Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, is bidding a fond farewell to a member of the Mildred the Bear Animal Habitats: Doc the elk, who has…

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (March 16, 2022) - It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Carolina northern flying squirrel! This past February, researchers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and…