Latest news stories from around the Great Smoky Mountains.
It’s been two years since Brenda McCroskey took a leisurely trip to London, but the CEO of the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce still chuckles in amazement at the familiar face she saw smiling at her as she walked out of the airport. “You go across the ocean and the first thing I see when I
The National Park Service said the Great Smoky Mountains National Park had nearly 886,000 visitors in May — the most ever in any May. The number was up by 10.5 percent, or more than 86,000 people, from May 2012. Year-to-date visitation is down by 5.5 percent from the five-year average, however. For the first five
Severe thunderstorms on Thursday caused extensive damage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Numerous trees were blown down and several trails have been closed as a result. The Gabes Mountain Trail and Snake Den Ridge Trail at Cosby and the Baxter Creek Trail and Big Creek Trail at Big Creek have been closed because
(AP) – Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helped to rescue a 53-year-old hiker who was struck by a falling tree during a storm and has multiple injuries. The park service said in a news release on Friday that Nathan Lipsom of Cambridge, Mass., was hiking on Low Gap Trail on Thursday when
One of the most amazing stories told about the sinking of the RMSTitanic involves bandmaster Wallace Hartley. Survivors said he lead the band to play music as the famed ship sank in 1912. Hartley’s violin survived the sinking and is now exclusively on display in America at the Titanic Museum Attractions starting with Pigeon Forge, before being
With each passing day our connections to the past slip through our fingers, taking with them their first-person stories of what life was like in the Smokies before Google, iTunes or even black-and-white television. When Beth Bramhall, in her role as a Parks in Classroom seasonal ranger with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, decided to
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has teamed up with the Balsam Mountain Trust for a special program on Birds of Prey at the Oconaluftee Multipurpose Room on Thursday, June 6.
Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park could see more bears this year than last year. That’s because of an increase in cubs born in the park since last summer. “We’ve had reports anywhere from one to four bear cubs. Two to three is most common, but we have had one report of four,”
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced the annual Cosby in the Park festival to be held on Saturday, May 18, at Cosby Campground. In its 14th year, Cosby in the Park is presented in cooperation with the Cocke County Partnership and Great Smoky Mountains Association. The event celebrates the cultural heritage of this area
TheGreatSmokies.net: Where is Angler’s Creek located at? Angler’s Creek: We are located in The Shops of Pigeon Forge by the Belz Mall, suite #9 right next to Eddie Baur. (151 E. Wears Valley Rd., Suite 9) TGS: Can you give everyone an overview of ACO and what all they can expect to find in your
