Study: Great Smoky Mountains’ $800 million in visitor spending tops among national parks
Study: Smokies’ $800M tops in visitor spending Fall events near Smokies, from chili to gospelGATLINBURG, Tenn. — Amid the backdrop of fall foliage in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee is celebrating the season with crafts, food and music. Dolly Parton sings ‘My Mountain, My Home’ at ceremony celebrating 75th anniversary of SmokiesGATLINBURG, Tenn. — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang “My Mountain, My Home” as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th anniversary in a ceremony Wednesday. Backpacker, 70, missing for days, rescued from Tenn.’s Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGATLINBURG, Tenn. — A 70-year-old backpacker who had been missing for several days in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been airlifted to safety and is reported in good shape. Elderly backpacker, missing for days, rescued safely from Great Smoky Mountains Natoonal ParkGATLINBURG, Tenn. — A 70-year-old backpacker who had been missing for several days in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been airlifted to safety and is reported in good shape. Great Smoky Mountains National Park wants oral history from people who lived thereGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The National Park Service hopes people who have firsthand accounts of living in the Smokies or attending the national park dedication will share those memories. Groundbreaking at Oconaluftee for new Smokies visitor centerGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is rounding out a weekend of celebrating the park’s 75th anniversary with a lasting reminder. Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary with hikes, homecomingsGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The ancient blue-green mountains with breathtaking vistas and distinctive mists are home to salamanders and black bears, 19th century log cabins, rippling streams, waterfalls and more than 800 miles of trails, including a large section of the Georgia-to-Maine Appalachian Trail. |