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Snake Bite, Bear Attack or Injury in the GSMNP
What do you do when an emergency strikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? In early June, a couple of North Carolina teens on a hiking, fishing and camping…
Avoid These Mistakes in the Smokies
We’ve spent 30 years blundering our way around the mountains of East Tennessee, and now you can learn from our mistakes We spend a lot of our time on this…
Foam vs. Bubbles: An Entertainment Battle at Dollywood
With Summer Celebration in full swing, it’s a bubble battle royale with kids choosing between the Foam Zone and the Gazillion Bubble Show at Dollywood You know you’ve reached a…
Stranger Than Fiction? Dollywood’s Imagination Playhouse
“Something Wild” author sees production of her work at Dollywood’s Imagination Playhouse Sitting in the front row of Dollywood’s newly update Imagination Playhouse – author Molly Ruttan put her hands…
We Ate at Pigeon Forge’s New Restaurant, The Cottage
Love classic comfort food with a modern twist? You’ll be right at home at The Cottage I’ve been burned before. I’ve eaten at new Smoky Mountain establishments and been wowed…
All New Attractions Guide: What’s New, Coming Soon and Going Away in the Smoky Mountains in 2025
A local breaks down what may be the biggest season of change since tourists started flocking to the mountains Turn, turn, turn. Change comes to the mountains faster than the seasons….
Hulk Hogan’s Wrestling Shop Reopens After Hogan’s Death
Hulk Hogan is gone but the show goes on A row of flowers – mostly red and yellow – lined the walkway in an out of the way strip mall…
Things Not To Do in Wears Valley
Between Townsend and Pigeon Forge, these are the things you shouldn’t do in this under-appreciated part of the Smokies Growing up in Blount County, not far from Townsend, I had…
Preacher’s, Delauder’s and Calhoun’s, Oh My!
Choosing among the best BBQ in the Smokies The thing about competition is that most of the time, someone has to come out ahead. Rarely in life can we put…
Things Not To Do on the “Strip” in Pigeon Forge
Top six don’ts on your visit to the busiest road in the Smokies I wish that the thought had occurred to me when I was younger to keep a little…