‘She died doing what she loved’ | Family remembers longtime Smoky Mountains hiker and volunteer
BALSAM, N.C. (WVLT) - For the last 20 years, Ann Houghton had been routinely hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and spent time as a volunteer. Houghton, originally from Florida, moved to Balsam, North Carolina with the main goal of being close to the Smoky Mountains.