A recent uptick in bear sightings has prompted Gatlinburg officials to issue a reminder to locals and visitors alike to watch out for bears and avoid any interaction with them. City officials are concerned for the safety of the bears and humans and issued a reminder of six basics for safe human-bear interaction: Never feed
In classrooms throughout North Carolina and Oklahoma, students are learning about the periodic table of elements or the origins of the Civil War. However, in some classrooms, the lessons are a bit more personal — Cherokee students are learning the history and language of their people. Cherokee speakers have made great efforts to keep their
A couple having a picnic near the Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC was attacked Sept. 29 by a black bear. The attack occurred in the parking area of the Folk Art Center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. While having a picnic on a grassy hill the couple was alerted to the bear by
A half-mile, paved trail designated the John Oliver Cabin Accessible Trail has been opened in Cades Cove. The trail is around 8-ft. wide so as to allow adequate space for wheelchairs or other mobility devices to pass one another. “The work of making our parks more accessible for all is so important,” Superintendent Cassius Cash
Dollywood’s annual Harvest Festival will kick off on Friday, September 24 and run through October 30. Favorite events include the family-friendly Great Pumpkin LumiNights. The Great Pumpkin LumiNight provides family-friendly harvesttime events and memories of guests. Families can stroll through displays in Dollywood’s Timber Canyon, Wilderness Pass, and upper Craftsman’s Valley areas. The festival will
Located near the beginning of the Cades Cove Loop Road, the John Oliver Cabin was built in the early 1820’s by John and Lucretia Oliver, the first permanent white settlers of Cades Cove. A short trail leading from a parking area off the Cades Cove Loop Road will lead you back to the John Oliver
It was 1923, when Willis Davis, President of Knoxville Iron Company, and his wife Anne Davis began a crusade for the establishment of a National Park in the Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee and North Carolina. Inspired by their trips to Parks in the Western U.S., the Davises became instrumental in what eventually became Great
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that they will be closing the Heintooga Round Bottom Road for maintenance during the weekdays starting Monday, Sept. 13 through Friday, Sept. 24. The road along tne Tennessee-North Carolina border will be open during the weekend. The closure will allow crews to safely operate large equipment along
Aiden James is the author of a popular series of horror novels set in Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains…. “Buried deep in a ravine in the picturesque Smoky Mountains is a very dark secret. David Hobbs, vacationing with his wife Miriam, inadvertently stumbles upon a small cloth ‘keepsake’ bag and a broken tooth.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced its Mountain Life Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19. The park said it hopes the event can return in 2022. Originally scheduled for Sept. 18, the event at the Mountain Farm Museum celebrates the fall harvest. Demonstrators provide a look into history as they make soap, apple
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