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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Posted in Events, Fascinating People, History, Mountain Voices: Interviews With Locals and Visitors, Video
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Also tagged Appalachian Club, Appalachian Clubhouse, 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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April 23, 2010 – 11:55 pm
Cades Cove gets its grand reopening Saturday after the repaving of the loop road, so brush up on your knowledge of this popular destination with Elizabeth and Jill! PART 1: Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Click here or on the photo to view the video! [...]
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Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Top Road Trip, Video
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Also tagged Auto Tour, Barn, Bear, Bears, Bicycle, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Church, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Loop, Smokey Mountains, Smokies
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December 11, 2009 – 3:58 pm
The Smokies awoke to a layer of snow last Saturday! Although we had seen our mountaintops get a nice dusting already, this was the first snow of the season for most parts of the park. Click here or on the photo to experience the beauty of first snowfall in Cades Cove. Closed captioning is [...]
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Posted in Bunglesome Biologist - Fauna - Critters, Scenic Views, Video, Weather, Winter
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Also tagged Bird, Cades Cove, Deer, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, John Oliver, Methodist Church, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Snow, Squirrel
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August 21, 2009 – 3:17 pm
Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore Cades Cove, one of the most visited places in all the National Parks. Click here or on the photo to view the video. To see the complete three part Auto Tour [...]
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Posted in Auto Tours in the Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Top Road Trip, Video
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Also tagged Auto Tour, Barn, Bear, Bears, Bicycle, Black Bear, Black Bears, Cades Cove, Church, Coyote, Deer, Drive, Elijah Oliver, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains Association, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, John Oliver, Loop, Rich Mountain Road, Smokey Mountains, Smokies, Spring House, Stranger Room
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Will Blozan has hiked thousands of miles through Great Smoky Mountains National Park and climbed hundreds of feet into the tops of the park’s tallest hemlocks. As part of a very special hike hosted during the Wildflower Pilgrimage earlier this March, a group of us were able to follow this intrepid tree climber into the [...]