Dolly Parton sets the stage for epic competition with Buc-ee’s It’s Ali vs Frazier. Yankees vs. Red Sox. It’s Godzilla vs Mothra. And now, it’s Tennessee vs. Texas. Yes, there’s a brouhaha is brewing on the interstates of Tennessee. Queen Dolly Parton is prepping to take on the current King of convenience stores, Buc-ee’s for the hearts, minds and maybe
Local dinner theaters are getting into the Smokies holiday spirit I have found the key to success when enjoying Pigeon Forge’s dinner theater scene, is not to overthink it. Pirates? Sure. A Kentucky blood feud from the early 1900s? Yep. Lumberjacks sawing logs on behalf of a Team Naughty or a Team Nice? What in the Ho-ho-ho is a-going on
A Smoky Mountain local reveals his top picks for the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Gatlinburg In a world filled with chain restaurants and expensive dining options, sometimes you find the best restaurants where you least expect them. We call them hole-in-the-wall restaurants for lack of a better term. However, we use it with affection. Often, the best places to find
What Anakeesta’s $100 million investment means for your future Gatlinburg vacations When Anakeesta launched in the fall of 2017, it was an ambitious project, and it was excellent but somewhat limited. However, even from that opening day, the vision was that there would be more to come. And more has come. Expanded dining options, more rides, more experiences. Anakeesta has
Are car shows, invasions and runs becoming too much for Pigeon Forge and the Smokies? Let’s start with this. Trouble with groups of car show enthusiasts in the Smokies is nothing new. Back in 1978 – during the inaugural Shades of the Past event in Gatlinburg – tensions were high between police, area car clubs and a large crowd of
Planning to spend the holidays in the Smokies? These are the best places that will be open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Fall is in the air in the Smokies, and you know what that means… that’s right! Time to start planning how to spend your holiday vacation in the mountains. Maybe you’ve got a hotel for Thanksgiving in order to
The best places to get a taste of fall in the mountains of East Tennessee Autumn is approaching full swing in the Smokies. That means warm days and crisp nights. It means the advancing of a rustic colors down from the high mountains all the way to the valley. The very air feels and – when you’re in the mountains
What the Smoky Mountain Icon, Dolly Parton, said about her health On Sept. 28, Dolly Parton took to her Instagram account to announce the postponement of her impending Las Vegas residency from December of this year to next fall. She cited health challenges and her doctor’s advice. “I want the fans and public to hear directly from me that, unfortunately,
What scientists are predicting for this year’s fall colors Science! Forgetting reading tea leaves. Leave the horoscopes at home. Got a Ouija Board? Toss it out the window! Or maybe store it carefully, respectfully in the closet so as not to anger any spirits who’ve attached themselves to cheap, mass-produced board games. Honestly, if you’re in the spirit realm and
Dolly Parton to announce details behind Hidden Hollow Aviation After months of speculation, guessing games, and flat-out rumor mongering, the answers are nigh. On Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. one of the more impressively kept theme park secrets in recent memory will finally be revealed. Not only that, but Dolly Parton is the one who’ll do the revealing. Last