Monthly Archive: December 2013
GSM Guide
December 28, 2013
Work to stabilize Newfound Gap Road through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park begins January 5, 2014 and will last about four months. The project is to rebuild part of the road and add a retaining wall. Traffic lanes will be shifted and drivers should pay close attention to the new traffic patterns when driving in the work zone. Travelers should expect temporary lane closures from time to time. Newfound Gap Road is a popular and busy roadway in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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GSM Guide
December 17, 2013
NC spend $15,000 to reopen the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the government shutdown in October and a spokesman for the Governor says the state probably will not get that money back from the federal government. Tennessee spent $60,00 to reopen the park. Congress would have to pass legislation to repay all the states in the US that used their won money to reopen National Parks during the shutdown. This would be more than $3.5 million that would have to be repaid to the combined states.
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GSM Guide
December 13, 2013
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad-Enjoy the story of The Polar Express while riding the magical round-trip to the North Pole! Departs from Bryson City, NC. November-December 29, 2013. Has a special Polar Express Christmas Eve Limited Train on Dec. 24 for a very special Polar Express trip! For more info go to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. BELIEVE!
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GSM Guide
December 13, 2013
Pedro Ramos has been named the Acting Superintendent for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park by the NPS Southeast Regional office in Atlanta, GA. The current superintendent is going to retire in January 2014 and Ramos will start on Jan. 12,2014. Ramos will serve for 90 days as Acting Superintedent.
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GSM Guide
December 3, 2013
The US Forest Service report the Table Rock fire that stated in the Linville Gorge is contained. Approximately 2600 acres were burned in the fire that started on Nov. 12. Rehabilitation of the burned forest is the next phase. Table Rock is open to the public.
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