News and information about tourist communities bordering the Great Smokies such as Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Cherokee and Maggie Valley.
Employees at Ole Smoky Candy Kitchen were in for a surprise Wednesday morning, as they found themselves greeted by a bear upon entering the shop. “It was scary inside here,” said supervisor Harold Wright as he motioned around the shop. “I was afraid it might do something (or harm someone). I was glad to get
When you throw a party, and the weather cooperates, good things happen. Townsend Days, which encompasses the Townsend Fall Festival, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Blue Ribbon Fair, Railroad Days at the Little River Railroad and the Nawger Nob Arts and Crafts Fair, saw record crowds and was a great boon for area businesses.
Help wanted signs aren’t too common these days. But there’s an anomaly here in the far end of the state, where Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort is in the throes of a $633 million expansion, one that will bring 800 new jobs to an otherwise desolate labor market. >> Read Full Article
Located two miles from Townsend, TN off Highway 321 the Lee Roberson Art Gallery is a must-see destination on your Smoky Mountain getaway. A short drive down a winding, one-way gravel lane leads you to a secluded cove where a cluster of charming log buildings come into view. The Roberson Gallery was the first, and
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.
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
theDailyTimes.com A Knoxville man was killed in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday morning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Paul J. Rodgers, 47, was killed in the single-vehicle wreck on Laurel Creek Road about 5.5 miles west of the Townsend junction in Blount County. READ FULL ARTICLE
Noah “Bud” Ogle and his wife Cindy first settled in what is now Gatlinburg in 1879. On their 400 acre farm they built the cabin that still stands near downtown Gatlinburg. Located on Airport Road near the start of the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, the Ogle cabin is a great place to visit toÂ
WBIR-TV – Knoxville Troutfest 2010 attracted lots of tourists to Townsend and netted tens of thousands of dollars this weekend for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “We doubled the number of vendors compared to last year’s Troutfest,” said Byron Begley, chairman of Troutfest 2010. “We don’t have all the numbers in right now, but
