January 24, 2012 – 4:25 pm
Save these dates! April 25-29, 2012, is the 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smokies. www.SpringWildflowerPilgrimage.org
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Also posted in Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Video, Wildflowers
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Tagged Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring, Wildflowers
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November 2, 2011 – 3:06 pm
Here’s another look at the NEW Oconaluftee Visitor Center! The new visitor center opened April 1, 2011, and Great Smoky Mountains Association was there every step of the way providing funding for the construction of this beautiful and long-awaited facility and working hand-in-hand with the park and other partners to bring this vision to reality. [...]
September 1, 2011 – 11:55 am
The June 25 open house at the newly-renovated Appalachian Club in Elkmont brought together former summer residents of the vacation community and folks who grew up in the area or descended from Elkmont area families. Imagine what it would have been like to grow up or at least spend summers in this cool mountain [...]
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Also posted in Fascinating People, History, Mountain Voices: Interviews With Locals and Visitors, Video
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Tagged Appalachian Club, Appalachian Clubhouse, Cabin, Elkmont, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, History, Lem Ownby, Little River Lumber Company, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Summer
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Old-time mountain music is an important part of the rich cultural history of the Great Smoky Mountains. Come listen to some of this historic music at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in this new video with guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann.
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Tagged acoustic, autoharp, Banjo, bass, culture, Event, Fall, family, fiddle, fun, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, guitar, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, History, Judy Sipes, mandolin, mountain, Music, National Park, Oconaluftee, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, old-time, Singing, Smokey Mountains, Smokie Mountains, Smokies, Spring, Summer, violin, voice, Winter
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The Junior Ranger program is a great way to learn about the natural wonders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. You can learn how to become a Junior Ranger in this new video with guest video blogger Walter Wuthmann.
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Also posted in Animals, Bears, Video
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Tagged Bear, Black Bear, blacksmith, Deer, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Junior Ranger, Junior Rangers, pottery, Ranger, Smokey Mountains, Smokie Mountains, Smokies, Stream, Sugarlands, Summer
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Come down to the Mountain Farm Museum and get a glimpse of what life was like for women in the old days at the Women’s Work Festival. Watch weaving, cooking, and basket-making demonstrations and other activities that represent a portion of the daily chores performed by women. This year’s event will be on June [...]
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Tagged Demonstration, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Mountain Farm Museum, Oconaluftee Visitor Center, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Weaving, Women's Work Festival
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The new Oconaluftee Visitor Center opened April 1, 2011, and Great Smoky Mountains Association was there every step of the way providing funding for the construction of this beautiful and long-awaited facility. Whether you stop to enjoy the spacious new orientation area, get help planning your trip at the information desk, peruse the interactive cultural [...]
March 29, 2011 – 10:14 am
Join us for the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smokies on April 26-May 1, 2011! On-site registration will begin Tuesday, April 25 at 5:00 pm in the Mills Conference Center, Gatlinburg, TN. View the on-site registration schedule or register now online at www.springwildflowerPilgrimage.org And watch this video to see what you can expect to find [...]
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Tagged Cove Hardwood Nature Trail, Flowers, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hike, Hiking, Hiking Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring, Wildflowers
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