Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all.
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Eighty years after its completion, Horace Kephart’s previously unpublished novel, Smoky Mountain Magic, has been released by Great Smoky Mountains Association. Click here or on the photo to hear the journey of the novel with Libby Kephart Hargrave, the author’s great-granddaughter.
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Watch this video to see some of the special moments shared by those who attended the Rededication Ceremony on September 2, 2009. Dolly Parton makes a special appearance! Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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Want to see what it was like on June 13, 2009, when 6,500 people came to Cades Cove to celebrate the park’s 75th Anniversary with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra? Click here or on the photo to view the video.
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In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was met with cheering crowds as he traveled through Gatlinburg on his way to officially dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here or on the photo to see how Gatlinburg brought this historic moment to life with the help of actor David Keith on July 4th.
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The Smokies’ favorite country music superstar is welcomed back with a homecoming parade. Click here or on the photo to see how Dolly is sharing the Great Smoky Mountains with her guests at Dollywood!
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Employees and alumni of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its partners express the deep connections that inspire their daily efforts to protect, preserve and support our park. Visitors offer special sentiments of what the park means to them. This video is presented in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Congratulations to Naomi Davis, the winner of the 75th Anniversary Smokies Sampler Quilt contest through Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge! Enjoy her winning quilt in the photo below.
Naomi and her family have been park lovers since the 50s. She and her husband loved the park so much, they retired here in 1996. Her children, grandchildren, [...]