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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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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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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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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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August 17, 2014
National Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration The end of summer is fast approaching. Thoughts of cooler days and crisp cool nights are right around the corner. Dollywood’s annual National Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration will be starting soon. This year’s dates for the festival are September 22 – November 1, 2014. Six weeks of free southern gospel music concerts included in the regular price of a Dollywood admission ticket. Southern gospel music at its best along with all the other exciting shows, rides and food at Dollywood. And the annual fall foliage show in the Great Smoky Mountains will be here…
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July 26, 2014
The latest economic benefit report by the National Park Service on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park show that over 9 million visitors came to the national park in the year 2013. The visitors spent $734,086,600 in towns and communities located near the park.This is just slightly below the 2012 figures. These lower figures are a result of the 16 day government shutdown that closed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to visitors back in October of 2013. October is a very busy month in the Great Smoky Mountains with the beautiful fall foliage show that takes place each year….
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July 18, 2014
The well-known artist of the Great Smoky Mountains, Lee Roberson, died last month. He was 79 years old at the time of his death. He had an art gallery near Townsend, TN that was located on Wears Valley Road. The Roberson Gallery was a staple of the Smoky Mountains tourist with more than 2 million tourists visiting the gallery. Many tourist stopped at the gallery located between Pigeon Forge and Townsend. His many paintings of ‘The Peaceful Side of the Smokies’ were a favorite among the many people that visit and love the Great Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove area. He will be…
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July 13, 2014
Great Smoky Mountains bears have closed more trails due to bear activity. Gregory Bald and other trails in this same area remain closed due to bear activity in the area. More trails in the Great Smoky Mountain Park had to be closed recently due to bear activity. Twin Creeks Trail, Noah Bud Ogle Trail and the Noah Bud Ogle Cabin were closed after two hikers encountered a bear that followed them for almost 1/2 mile. No injury was reported. The hikers followed advised bear precautions, gave the bear space, backed away, made loud noises, and threw rocks. Finally after the hikers got into…
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June 18, 2014
Elkmont Campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains have hundreds of people using the shuttle service to observed the show of the synchronous fireflies. The light show happens every year and last for only about 2 weeks. This event is growing every year at Elkmont.It’s so popular the Park Service now uses trolleys to bring the large crowds to the campground. People arrive at about 7:00 pm, set up their chairs or blankets and watch till dark to watch the show. Watch what is happening…
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May 14, 2014
Hiker rescued from trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains were called on to respond to an unconscious hiker on the Ramsey Cascades Trail in the Greenbrier area about 6 miles from Gatlinburg, TN shortly after noon on Tuesday May 13, 2014. The unconscious hiker had apparently fallen during a hike. Other hikers performed rescue breathing for the victim until he regained breathing on his own. Responders included park rangers. EMTs and paramedics. The man was transported by helicopter using a rescue litter to get him into the helicopter. The male hiker was identified…
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