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12 Best Sights To See During Winterfest in the Smoky Mountains
Local lists favorite Winterfest activities in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg The Smoky Mountain Winterfest celebration is Sevier County’s annual cities-wide festival that takes place during the holidays. Also, here’s a fun…
5 Top Things To Do in Wears Valley, According to a Local
A Smoky Mountain local shares his favorite things to do in Wears Valley, Tennessee Growing up, I mostly treated Wears Valley as a negative space. It was a scenic drive at…
This is the Scariest Road in the Smoky Mountains and Daredevils Love It
The 11-mile Tail of the Dragon features 318 curves along the side of a mountain When we moved to Blount County, Tennessee and I discovered we had a road known…
The Effort to Turn Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains Into a Lake
In the 1930s, official plans were drawn up to turn the Cove into a reservoir Driving along the edges of East Tennessee’s lakes, there are signs that things are not…
The Legend Of Atagahi – A Hidden Lake In The Smoky Mountains
According to Cherokee legend, the enchanted lake only reveals itself to those who are pure of heart The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dotted with well-preserved conclaves of cabins…
8 Things You Need To Try This Winter in the Smoky Mountains
Local lists the best things to do in Gatlinburg this winter Most people don’t know that Gatlinburg has five seasons. There’s spring, summer, fall and two winters, one pre-Christmas and…
The Scenic Train Ride in the Great Smoky Mountains You Need To Try
What to expect when you take a ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad There’s so much to do and see in the Great Smoky Mountains. But I recommend that…
The Clingmans Dome (Now Kuwohi) Controversy, the Tower That Weathered a Media Storm
A Smoky Mountain local recalls the tale of the tower that was almost canceled The Hatfields and the McCoys. The Jets and the Sharks. The Capulets and the Montagues. The National…
24 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Filmed in the Smoky Mountains
A local movie buff offers a list (and commentary) of movies filmed in and around the Smoky Mountains Last summer, my daughter and I traveled to Atlanta to see John…
These 5 Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants Are the Best in Pigeon Forge
Local reveals his top picks for the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Pigeon Forge My day job is to observe. I look, I listen and I ask questions. Then, I relay…