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<em>Smoky Mountain Magic</em>

Smoky Mountain Magic

SMOKY MOUNTAIN MAGIC--Horace Kephart's fictional adventure set in the Deep Creek watershed, Cherokee Indian Reservation, and Bryson City in the summer of 1925. Written in 1929 and never before published. The original manuscript was passed down for 3 generations recently surfaced during the park's 75th anniversary celebration. "What better topic than a journey into a forbidden realm, complete with witches, robber barons, noble savages and a winsome lady, all wrapped in a cloak of mystery and myth?" asks reviewer Gary Carden. Kephart is featured in Ken Burn's PBS series on our national parks. He is the author of "Our Southern Highlanders", "Cherokees of the Smokies", and "Camping and Woodcraft". Available in hardcover and softcover. Read More >

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Electronic Field Trip

  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Electronic Field Trip

    This the November 3 field trip that over 3 million students, teachers, and other scientists watched. Begin a search for life in the Smokies. Go on a field trip with rangers and other experts in GSMNP. Study the park's amazing biodiversity. Participate in collecting a variety of critters in the streams and woods. Watch kids use real science equipment to capture live specimens. Bring the Smokies home. A great resource for students and teachers. 60 minutes.

Join us as we explore the rich biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  This website offers downloadable activities, video, and interactive games for you and your students.

Click here to view the live broadcast made on November 3, 2009.

Click here to purchase the DVD for $9.95