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Lake Lure.(North Carolina)
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- Romantic Weekends: the Carolinas & the Georgia Coast
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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In western North Carolina, less than a half-hour southeast of Asheville, is a place that can lure visitors by its sheer beauty. Perhaps that is how Lake Lure came by its name. The scene, encircled by 500-million-year-old mountains, is breathtaking. In fact National Geographic magazine selected it as one of the "10 most spectacular man-made lakes in the world." We are sure you will agree that, despite its diminutive size, with just 27 miles of shoreline, Lake Lure is an ideal destination for romantic weekenders.
And nearby Hickory Nut Gorge, extending for 14 miles, has often been called the most beautiful natural canyon in the Eastern United States. Its steep ...
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