Monthly Archive: April 2015
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April 19, 2015
National Park Week Promotes Find Your Park This is National Park Week from April 18-26, 2015 and the park wants you to find your park. The theme for this year is “Find Your Park”. The park service wants people from all over the United States to be a part of the Find Your Park movement. There will be free admission to all parks on April 18 and 19, 2015 plus special activities and programs being held all week-long. Find Your park and National park Week promotes “wellness, recreation, community, education, history, culture, and preservation of the environment”. The Great Smoky Mountains…
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April 16, 2015
Paula Deen Family Kitchen Pigeon Forge Tn Opening Date April 27 Paula Deen Family Kitchen Pigeon Forge Tn opening date has just been announced. Her new restaurant in Pigeon Forge, TN will be opening on April 27, 2015. Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen is located at The Island in Pigeon Forge. The restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu will be similar to the food served at her Georgia restaurant The Lady & Sons. Southern dishes are her specialty, such as fried chicken, baked chicken, chicken pot pie, mac and cheese, fried green tomatoes, fired okra, black eye…
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April 8, 2015
Man Hiking Appalachian Trail Rescue in Great Smoky Mountains An Appalachian Trail rescue took place over Easter weekend. A 56-year-old man from Birmingham had to rescued in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after a storm hit. Brad Phillips was hiking with two other family members Friday when a quick-moving storm arrived dropping rain and the temperature. He suffered hypothermia and was unable to get to safety while hiking. The other family members left him after Brad urged them to leave him under some bushes for cover and to go for help. They returned hours later with help. Mr. Phillips was picked…
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