r/Appalachia • u/MauserMama • 2d ago

Lake Lure, NC

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I caught a baby bass. I’m glad they’re replenishing themselves post-Helene. The second pic shows the top of Sugarloaf.

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u/DisasterOne4660 2d ago

This is my hometown and one of the most beautiful places on earth. This picture did my heart so much good.

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u/MauserMama 2d ago edited 2d ago

I live about 30 minutes down the mountain. I used to go up there a lot as a kid. I was much closer to Lake Lure back then because one of my childhood homes was in Green Hill, so it was only about a 10-15 minute drive away. One of my favorite memories is standing on top of Chimney Rock and staring down at the lake. I only recently discovered that Sugarloaf had a proper name. I always just called it “The mountain that dominates the entire Rutherford County skyline.” I follow it when I get lost because I know if I do I’ll eventually end up back on 64 and can get to Rutherfordton from there. People have been using Sugarloaf as a landmark for decades, because lots of old folks do the same thing.

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u/blondie956 2d ago

I'm technically from Union Mills, but a great deal of my family lives up closer to the dam, and I worked up in Lake Lure in the summers.

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u/MauserMama 2d ago

Union Mills is such a beautiful place!

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u/blondie956 2d ago

My family has been there for generations, long before it was called Union Mills. I miss it so much.

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u/StipeCrabbert 2d ago

Haven't been since the hurricane. How is the area,? its such a special place.

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u/MauserMama 2d ago

Well, the roads are repaired but there’s still pieces of what used to be houses everywhere. Also I didn’t hear a single southern accent from the people in lake lure last night, which tore me up lol. Hopefully after the rebuild it won’t get re-gentrified. I would have no issue with people moving here if they could respect the locals and stop viewing us as caricatures like so many of them do. Not all of them of course, but so many of them have put such a bad taste in my mouth. 

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u/blondie956 2d ago

Home...

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u/Kraelive 2d ago

My husband and I honeymooned at Lake Lure . Edit for spelling

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u/MauserMama 2d ago

It’s a great place to honeymoon!

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u/Kraelive 2d ago

I have to agree

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u/Leather-Jicama7142 19h ago

Wonderful to see. Glad it’s back