Located in Oconaluftee, on the North Carolina side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Mountain Farm Museum features a replica of an 1800’s Appalachian farm. On display is a farm house, a barn, croncrib, molasses mill and a blacksmith shop. From Spring through October you can watch costumed interpretive demonstrations in which re-enactors
Lumberjack Sports International’s Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud, a $10 million attraction located in Pigeon Forge, will open for business on Friday, August 26. Being touted as the “Smokies’ Rowdiest Good-Time Dinner Show,” ESPN timber athletes will perform daily. Lumberjack Feud will also be home to the Smoky Mountains Forest History Center and the Lumberjack
BY WES WADE wes.wade@thedailytimes.com Up until Thursday one would be hard-pressed to find anything in the Smoky Mountains to give 12-year Townsend resident Kerry Shibley a fright. Yet a large black bear that’s apparently taken a recent liking to Shibley’s property has shifted the outdoor lover’s cautious apprehension to something closer to a rational anxiety.
Little River Trading Company in Maryville sells all types of high-end gear for campers and hikers. The most basic supplies for a multi-day hike through the rugged backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can add up in a hurry. >> Read Full Article
A new visitor center and museum recently opened in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park giving visitors a glimpse into the human history of the Great Smokies. Located on the North Carolina side of the park the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center at 6,300 suare feet, is close to four times the size of the old
Clingmans Dome road, one of the most popular spots in the Great Smokies, will open on Wednesday morning March 30, two days earlier than normal. The road closes in December for the winter and usually doesn’t open until April 1 but with no snow present and all facilities ready, the park will be allowing visitors
There are over 550 miles of hiking trails open to horseback riding in the Smoky Mountains and they offer some of the best riding available in the Eastern United States. If you have your own horse that you want to ride in the park you should consult a Great Smokies trail map to learn which
Chad Hunter, a 23-year old University of Tennessee student who was reported missing by his family has been safely airlifted out of the park. Hunter left for a backcountry hike into the Great Smoky Mountains on Monday, March 14 but when he failed to return at a predetermined time his family contacted park officials and
Located in Little Greenbrier, the Walker Sisters cabin, was the home to six sisters. Built in the mid-1800’s by the maternal grandfather of the sisters, Wiley King, and added on to in the 1870’s by John Walker, the cabin has been preserved on its original site. John and his wife Margaret reared four sons and
The Great Smokies is a very popular destination for fishermen of all ages. Flyfishing is especially popular in the over 2,100 miles of streams within the boundaries of the Smoky Mountains. In fact, the Smokies protects one of the last wild trout habitats in the eastern United States. But fishing in the Smokies isn’t limited
