Bearwallow Mountain summit permanently protected from development

The summit of Bearwallow Mountain is a working farm, where cows graze. Article by Harrison Metzger The cows will stay, but the hikers will also...

Fletcher Ward left lasting legacy

Fletch Ward, left, and Nate Ward are shown in this family photo. “Everybody else was playing ball,” said Nate Ward of he and his brother...

Living atop Bearwallow Mountain

Rhodes family took great care of land. ‘I got my first ever spanking in school for telling this story,” said Mildred Rhodes Grasso, 87, of...

Bearwallow Mountain: Worth a 2,000-mile walk

A personal connection to Bearwallow Mountain You, my readers, are lucky that the Appalachian Trail doesn’t pass through Henderson County. If it did, you’d be...

The Storm of the Century: Bearwallow Mountain in 1993

Judy Tuten lived in this house with her husband and son and staffed the fire tower atop Bearwallow Mountain in 1993 when a massive snowstorm...

Bearwallow Mountain: Living at the very top

The History of Bearwallow Mountain At an elevation of 4,232 feet, Bearwallow Mountain is one of the tallest peaks in eastern Henderson County. A grassy...