Tag: Smokies Life
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Illuminating the Magic and Mystery: An Interview with Radim Schreiber, Firefly Photographer
By Frances Figart, Creative Services Director
One of our favorite products that we sell in our GSMA bookstores is Radim Schreiber’s book, Firefly Experience. The coffee-table book has a glowing cover and contains scores of amazing photographs of lighting bugs both in the Smokies and throughout the country.
For our latest
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Smokies Life magazine: Where Bears and Humans Converge, Bears Nearly Always Lose
The following is a teaser for a feature in the current Smokies Life magazine.
Point of Conflict Where Bears and Humans Converge, Bears Nearly Always Lose, By David Brill
As research clearly demonstrates, many of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s black bears are moving beyond park boundaries and traveling far greater distances
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Smokies Life magazine: Roosevelt’s “Grand Trip” to the Smokies
The following is a teaser for a feature in the current Smokies Life magazine.
Roosevelt’s “Grand Trip” to the Smokies, By Anne Bridges
Prologue
Many people are aware that President Roosevelt visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1940 to dedicate the park. But few realize that this was his second trip to the
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"Learning Is Still Alive and Well at the Little Greenbrier School" in Smokies Life Fall 2020
Besides supporting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the many perks of a Great Smoky Mountains Association membership is a subscription to Smokies Life magazine. Below is a sneak preview of one of the features in the upcoming fall issue. Become a member by July 31 in order to receive a copy in the mail.
In 1881,
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“Into the Land of Forgetting” by Allison McKittrick in Smokies Life Fall 2020
Besides supporting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the many perks of a Great Smoky Mountains Association membership is a subscription to Smokies Life magazine. Below is a sneak preview of one of the features in the upcoming fall issue. Become a member by July 15 in order to receive a copy in the mail.
Some of the earliest
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Smoky Mountain Air podcast series becomes GSMA’s latest storytelling tool
While working from home the past two months, GSMA’s Creative Team has explored and developed some great new ways to help interpret our park’s cultural and natural history. Today, we are launching the latest of these: Smoky Mountain Air.
Hosted by Videographer and Publications Associate Valerie Polk and Senior Publications
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New Index of Smokies Life Articles Prompts Reflections from Steve Kemp
The founder of Smokies Life magazine and its editor for ten years, Steve Kemp was happy to see that we have updated the index of all the magazine’s issues to date and said, “Thanks so much for the index. I use Smokies Life all the time for researching articles, guided hikes, and other projects.” We asked him to tell us how it all
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The Fireflies’ Last Hoorah
Just because there is no lottery event this year doesn’t mean the lights have to go out on firefly viewing
By Frances Figart with image by Radim Schreiber
What happens if a firefly flashes in the Smokies and there’s no one there to see it? You might guess, as I did, that a break from the crowds would help strengthen the firefly
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Back of Beyond excerpt, park entry fee question both featured in upcoming Smokies Life
The most recent Smokies Life magazine – published by the nonprofit Great Smoky Mountains Association and due for release this month – tackles some complex issues currently facing the national park by asking questions like “Why not charge an entry fee?”, “Can highways be made safe for wildlife?” and “What secrets will the region’s best anglers freely share with strangers?”
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Smokies Life Fall 2018: Stories of History, Culture and Survival
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Great Smoky Mountains Association’s most recent issue of its award-winning Smokies Life magazine features an in-depth look at new groundbreaking bear research unique to Great Smoky Mountains National Park; the first four chapters of Willa of the Wood, a new best-selling fiction set in the Smokies; 10 compelling archival treasures stored at the Collections Preservation Center; and a comprehensive list of essential preparation techniques for staying safe while exploring the backcountry.
“Having lived in both Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, I enjoy sharing stories about the natural and cultural history of the Smokies with our readers,” said Frances Figart, interpretive products and services director and the editor of Smokies Life. “One of my favourite pieces in this issue is David Brill’s first-hand account of a recent trail mishap and rescue as it highlights the importance of being prepared while simultaneously expecting the unexpected in the Smokies.”
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