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Great Smokies Shutdown Comes on the Eve of Leaf Season

The tourism industry in Western North Carolina is not letting the shut down of visitor facilities on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or national forests in the region darken their spirits as the mountains head into the busiest tourism time of the year.

Tourism leaders — chambers of commerce directors, visitors center staffers, waitresses shop owners, and hotel workers — are busy battling misconceptions about the national park and forest closures in an attempt to keep visitors coming to the region. Some tourists believe they won’t even be able to drive through the Smokies or along the Parkway to see the leaves change, the main reason visitors come to WNC this time of year.

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