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Maggie Valley Oktoberfest 2014 Oct. 3-4

September 7, 2014

The Maggie Valley Oktoberfest 2014 is on October 3rd and 4th this year at the  Maggie Valley Festival Grounds in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. This is Maggie Valley’s 1st Oktoberfest “keeping with the most important German traditions-lots of Bier, a large variety of Great Food, including some customary German flavors such as Bratwursts, Bavarian Soft Pretzels & regional favorites like BBQ & Craft Beer. Live Music, Vendors, Children’s Stage & Kid’s Area, Contests, Games, Dancing, & More.” This festival is for the whole family with a weekend of entertainment for all. Kids will have fun at the Kid’s Zone area….
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The Island at Pigeon Forge Has Something For Everyone-Food Fun and Shopping

September 4, 2014

While visiting the Great Smoky Mountains make sure to go to Pigeon Forge. The Island at Pigeon Forge just keeps growing with new restaurants, shops and activities. Places to eat at The Island are Timberwood Grill, Margaritaville, Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Island Yogurt, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and The Island Creamy serving ice cream and smoothies. You can even shop at places like Tervis tumblers, Build a Bear and The Island Trading Post. Coming soon will be Margaritaville Coffee and Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen. Paula Deens Family Kitchen is due to open in the late fall of this year. Her new restaurant will…
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Fall Foliage 2014 Show Has Begun!

September 2, 2014

Fall foliage 2014 color changes have been noticed by experts already this year in the mountains in the highest elevations. Colors of red have already been noted in some red maples and sugar maple trees at the highest elevations in the mountains. This may be due to the cooler and sunny weather of the past month of August. Normal peak fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains are typically in mid-October. Get more information here about Great Smoky Mountains Fall Foliage.

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Happy Birthday National Park Service!

September 1, 2014

Recently the Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrated the 98th birthday of the National Park Service. President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation on August 25, 1916 that created the National Park Service. At the time there were 37 national parks. In 2016 the National Park Service will celebrate big for the 100th birthday. The National Park Service mission on the website states “The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural  resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates  with partners to extend the benefits of natural…
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Boy Scout Honor Medal For 12 year Old for Saving Child

August 26, 2014

A Boy Scout will get the Boy Scout Honor Medal for saving a child in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Emery Benson, a 12 year old Boy Scout saved a child’s life last year when a 7 year old fell into Mouse Creek Falls and was quickly carried down stream by the fast moving water. Emery Benson was the only person close enough to the 7 year old to help. Benson jumped in, grabbed the younger child and swam to a rock where they climbed out. This past summer, Emery completed his life-saving merit badge and is officially trained…
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Hendersonville Apple Festival Time in the Mountains!

August 25, 2014

Hendersonville Apple Festival is having their 68th North Carolina Apple Festival 2014 soon! Fall in North Carolina means apple harvest in the mountains! Labor Day weekend is the Hendersonville Apple Festival. August 29-Sept. 1, 2014. Parade, children’s activites with rides and inflatables, and a street fair with over 200 vendors. And of course apples! Purchase apples from several local growers. The North Carolina Apple Festival gets bigger and better every year with over 250,000 people each year over the 4 day event. Gets your apples for those favorite recipes like apple pie, applesauce, apples fritters and more! For more information go…
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Nawger Nob Arts and Crafts Fair in September

August 21, 2014

The two day Nawger Nob Arts & Crafts Fair is Saturday and Sunday September 27 and 28, 2014 in Townsend, TN this year.  The craft fair takes place at Nawger Knob Shopping Area with the tents under the shade of the trees. Many craft tents and booths with so many different crafts you are sure to find something you like. This craft fair is very popular. Food and drinks also available. So many different types of crafts on sale like candles, clothes, , quilts, dolls, woodcrafts, unique gifts and more.

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Fall Foliage 2014 Forecast by WNC Biologist Kathy Mathews

August 21, 2014

The fall foliage 2014 forecast for the mountains of North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains is out.  Biologist Kathy Mathews of Western North Carolina reports a wet spring and summer in the mountains this year may mean duller colors this fall for the annual fall foliage show. But tulip poplar trees like it wetter than average  so their colors of yellow and golden may last longer this year. The pretty red colors this year may be less than normal due to the wet spring and summer. But if September is dry the red colors of the sourwood, red maple and…
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Townsend Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day

August 20, 2014

Townsend, TN is known as The Peaceful Side of the Smokies and is the gateway to Cades Cove. Every fall in September Townsend put on the Townsend Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day . This year the two day festival takes place on Friday Sept. 26 and Saturday Sept. 27, 2014. The festival has a bluegrass stage with bluegrass bands all day and into the night. Bluegrass picking takes place on the porch of the Townsend Visitors Center and under the trees close by. A stage is set up so the crowd can dance – clogging, line dance, and square…
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