Lake Lure, North Carolina is home to some 1.000+ permanent residents and several thousand semi-permanent folks with lake or mountain homes. You see, no matter where you are in Lake Lure, you are either on the lake or in the mountains. They are all around us. They are the beginning of the Blue Ridge Mountains--the foothills. Their appearance changes everyday with the movement of the sun, the change in the weather or the mood of the individual.

While most of us are here because of the beauty and seclusion, we stay because it has everything we need and want--clean air & water, nearly non-existent crime, dense, thick hardwood forests, abundant wildlife, and others who share our passion for this lifestyle. We are not next to a big city, but you can get to four in less than an hour. You can’t land the Concord near here, but you can land your own plane about 20 minutes from here or fly to New York out of Charlotte, which is only an hour from here. You can’t shop at a Sax down the street, but you can find lots of shopping in nearby towns such as Rutherfordton, Hendersonville, Asheville, and Spartanburg & Greenville, SC. The Smithsonian is not close by either, but Asheville, NC is quite a cultural spot. There are theaters, arenas, a variety of ethnic dining places, sporting events, and bunches & bunches of specialty shopping. There is also the historic Biltmore House built by George Vanderbilt back in the 1920’s. It’s also the place to get on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail.

Most importantly, however, is what there is to do right here--in your own “backyard”. There is hiking, fishing, camping, swimming, hunting, golf, tennis, bicycling, volleyball (in the sand), horseshoes, putt putt, picnicking, skiing (the wet kind), skiing (the cold kind), 4-wheeling, horseback riding, backpacking, photography, etc., etc.! One gets worn out just thinking about all there is to do!

You see, there really is no downside. There are trade-offs, but no reason to leave. So, we’re staying. We hope that when you get here, you will feel the same way. So close, yet so far away—doesn’t that just say it all?