Great Smoky Mountains National Park announces the 37th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration scheduled Saturday, December 8th, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Sugarlands Visitor Center. The event, sponsored in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains Association, is free to the public. Festival of Christmas Past is an annual celebration of the culture of [...]
On the way to the park this morning I saw a LONG line of heavy duty utility trucks heading north from various southern utility companies and lots of big square emergency vehicles like rescue squads. Our thoughts are with all the millions of people in the path of the great storm. It looks like the [...]
GSMA store manager Marti Smith discovered one of the rarely discussed cultural heritage sites inside the park while hiking with the indomitable Smoky Mountains Hiking Club in the Greenbrier area a few days ago.
Mark your calendar for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th Anniversary Employee and Alumni Homecoming, April 30-May 2, 2009! We are excited about celebrating this important anniversary with you and we hope that you will find the three days of activities planned just for this occasion interesting and worth a trip back to the [...]
This is a photo by Donna Eaton of a Showy Orchis in Tremont. Donna then used Corel Painter on her photograph to give it the look of a painting. Very nice.
Here’s the view from Webb Overlook. Photo by Sharon Ryan. This is how it looks on Newfound Gap Road just as you pass from Tennessee into North Carolina. Photo by Sharon Ryan. Here’s the view from Mt. Cammerer. Photo by Tom Harrington.
Enjoy these photos by Mari Bland and Ann Froschauer of the fall colors inside the park! The first one is of Little River.
Photo by Ann Froschauer.