A cold chill is in the air and temperatures are lower than we’d usually expect this early in December–highs below freezing! Snow is piling up on top of the highest mountains. Newfound Gap: 12 inches of snow, Mount Le Conte: 17 inches! Watch out for Newfound Gap Road to be closed when the snow sets [...]
Music is abundant in this region, but do you know where our musical roots came from originally? Find out in this video featuring historic recordings from 1939 and performances from the Townsend Heritage Festival and the Mountain Life Festival at Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the park. Click here and enjoy! Closed captioning is available for [...]
Enjoy a turkey of a different kind this holiday… by watching this video! The wild turkey is the wild ancestor of the turkey that takes center stage on dinner tables this time of year. Happy Thanksgiving! Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the [...]
Such a pretty fall day here in the Smokies! Here are just a few clips to show you what it looked like from the mountaintops down to Little River today. Enjoy!
One of the most anticipated times of the year is here! Peak fall color complete with beautiful weekend weather. Get out there and enjoy it, or get a head start with this video… Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls.
Enjoy this golden sunset on Clingmans Dome while you can. This week brought our first snow of the season on the highest elevations! Click here and think of warm breezes.
September and October are great times to see the elk in Cataloochee. During the rut, bulls sound their echoing bugles throughout the valley. A visit to Cataloochee any time of day is a treat, but if you want the best chance to see the elk, you should go very early in the morning or in [...]
Come on over and experience old-time mountain ways at the annual Mountain Life Festival, held at Oconaluftee Mountain Farm Museum. This year’s event will be on September 18 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Living history demonstrations will get you in touch with the many activities that kept people in this area busy, like [...]