Tag Archives: Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains the star of Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge, more than 400 programs on nature, culture and history offered. The 25th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week runs Jan. 24 – Jan. 31, 2015 at LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge. The event features a series of exhibits, workshops, lectures, performances and walks celebrating the beauty, wildlife, culture and history ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed over ten million visitors in 2014 for just the fourth time in 80 years, and the first time since 2000. In 2014, 10,099,275 visitors enjoyed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an 8% increase over 2013. The numbers were spurred by strong July and August visitation as well as the highest October visitation in ...

“Art is the child of Nature,” said American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. A new grant initiative created in partnership by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service celebrates the intersections between the two in honor of the NEA’s 50th anniversary in 2015 and the National Park Service’s centennial in 2016. Imagine Your Parks will provide $1 ...

Proposals are being accepted for a 10-year concession contract of the Cades Cove Riding Stable in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Regional Office has issued a prospectus seeking proposals from individuals or businesses interested in competing for a 10-year concession contract to provide guided horseback rides and related services at the Cades Cove ...

Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed six days in January 2015 for maintenance work. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the temporary closure of the Cades Cove Loop Road to all pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists January 6 through January 8 and January 13 through January 15 to facilitate the removal of ...

A program of music, storytelling and crafts in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will share the traditions of an Appalachian Christmas. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announces the 39th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sugarlands Visitor Center. The event, sponsored in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains ...

The National Park Service broke ground Thursday on a new facility that will house historical artifacts and documents related to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and four other park areas in East Tennessee. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Nov. 13, 2014 for the new National Park Service Collections Preservation Center in Townsend, Tenn. National Park Service (NPS) officials were ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are offering a reward for information regarding the recent theft of artifacts from the Palmer House in Cataloochee, NC. The missing artifacts, including a trowel, mill pick, and a coffee mill, were taken from locked display cases in the Palmer House where historical information and exhibits are provided for park visitors. “While these items ...

Hurry if you want to see Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail this year, as it will soon be closed six months for bridge repairs. Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, one of the most popular attractions in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, will be closed to all public use the evening of Oct. 31, 2014 through April 30, 2015 for ...

Tennessee residents can enjoy any of the eight Ripley’s Sevier County attractions for $10 admission. In an event even larger than Sevier County Days, Ripley’s is offering residents from across Tennessee the opportunity to visit any of its Sevier County attractions for just $10 plus tax per person/per visit. Children under 2 years old are free. Some of the attractions ...