News and information about tourist communities bordering the Great Smokies such as Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cherokee and Maggie Valley.
Construction of a new $6 million water coaster slated to open in May at Dollywood’s Splash Country is on schedule despite this winter’s record rainfall, park officials said Wednesday. RiverRush, the largest investment made to Splash Country since it opened next to the theme park in 2001, is 95 percent complete and has been set
It was a place to snow ski in the south. The Gatlinburg Ski Resort opened in 1962 as a private club but quickly opened to the public. It featured a lodge, some slopes, a rope tow. >> READ COMPLETE ARTICLE
Gatlinburg Gateway Triathlon. The event, which takes place at 8:15 a.m. on April 13th at the Gatlinburg Community Center, is the fifth annual event of its kind. >> Read Complete Article
As a result of last week’s torrential rainfall accumulations, a portion of road on the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway connecting Cherokee and Tennessee, was swept away in a landslide. >> Read Complete Article
The seventh annual Winter Heritage Festival in Townsend, TN, is set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2 with a kickoff reception at the Townsend Artisan Gallery (7843 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway) Thursday, Jan. 31 from 5-7 p.m. >> Read Complete Article
Highway officials hope to have a time and cost estimate within the next week for the work that is needed to repair the section of U.S. 441 that was destroyed in a landslide last week. The Park service chief of facility management, Charles Sellars declared. “It is a significant slide. It’s going to take us
With snow on the ground, cold temperatures at night and sunny days ahead, many people are taking to the slopes to enjoy some winter sports. >> Read Complete Article
It was Friday night, and I was feeling pretty lucky. Normally at 7 p.m. I would be watching a movie or eating dinner with a friend or cleaning my room at a glacial pace. Those are all worthy pursuits, but they simply aren’t night skiing. >> Read Complete Article
When you walk into the Titanic Pigeon Forge museum, you know there will be nothing else like it. In January 2013, for several days, the museum will close in order to bring in new exhibits and make the best, better. >> Read Complete Article
East Tennessee is blessed with a number of attractions, and at this time of year, Ober Gatlinburg’s snowy slopes are favorites of both local residents and tourists. >> Read Complete Article
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