Planning your 2026 trip to the Smokies? Here are the dates you need to know The leaves are mostly on the ground. The ones that are left in the tree are dead and barely hanging on. Except when the snow falls, the mountains themselves are varying shades of brown. Here we are, staring the winter doldrums in the face. What
For 25 years, Smokies Stadium was a centerpiece of the Sevier County tourism scene, it’s been essentially vacant for a year, what’s next? Baseball season is over in East Tennessee. The boys of summer have turned their attention to the endeavors of the fall. And for the first time since it opened 25 years ago, Smokies Stadium has mostly sat
Beginning in the middle of November, the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee begins the Winterfest celebration, when the Smokies are covered in millions of lights. Visitors and guests from all over come to visit and enjoy the festivities. But if you’re on a budget, you may have put a bit more planning into your vacation. Sevier County is no place
Five historic restaurants located outside of the Smokies When visitors come to the Smokies, they are beset by merchants, restauranteurs and more. And all are selling a particular brand of nostalgia. Authentic mountain goods, authentic mountain recipes. Some of it real. However, some of it is catering to specific expectations. But the taste of East Tennessee – even the mountains
East Tennessee’s premier fantasy world destination – Ancient Lore Village is Expanding My introduction to the fantasy world came – as I suppose it did for many in my generation – sitting in a darkened elementary school English class. Our teacher would roll out an AV stand. On the stand was a TV with a screen so small that kids
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
Planning your way to Smoky Mountain perfection In the Smoky Mountains, perfection, if you’ll forgive a bit of poetic license, is like the Little Pigeon River. It’s fed by a series of prongs and tributaries and streams from all sorts of sources. Finding perfection is to follow the path of your passions until the reach the main waters flowing throw
These are the restaurants we wish would come to the Smokies On one hand you could make the argument the Smokies have quite enough places to eat thank you very much. And we get that. What does a drowning man need with a cup of water after all? But, in the mountains, there’s a lot of similarities. A lot of
From the Greenbrier to No Way Jose’s and everything in between. Ranking the restaurants of one of the Smokies’ most important restauranteur KBS Restaurant Group is one of the most fascinating mysteries of the Smokies. The people behind the Greenbrier – legitimately one of the best restaurants in East Tennessee – are also behind an almost bizarrely broad variety themed