Every June in Great Smoky Mountains National Park a rare event occurs, as countless fireflies gather in a mating ritual and synchronize their glow of lights on and off together. This is something so rare in the world that you’d have to go to Southeast Asia to see it duplicated. (more…)
Category archive: Smoky Mountains
Barbeque & Bluegrass in the Smoky Mountains 2014
images courtesy of Dollywood
It’s springtime in the Smoky Mountains and it seems as if the barbeque and bluegrass goes on forever! In reality the festivals end soon, with the finish of Dollywood’s Barbeque & Bluegrass mammoth 16-day festival, running from May 24 through June 8. (more…)
Riversong Ridge: 3-Bedroom Luxury Cabin in the Smoky Mountains
Riversong Ridge luxury cabin
Riversong Ridge is a 3-bedroom luxury cabin combining the best of both worlds in a fully rustic outside with a modern style of living on the inside.
Sitting in its own private lot in the Smoky Mountains, this retreat cabin offers gorgeous views of the surrounding mountains as well as its own self-contained getaway ambience.
Carefully designed into the sheltering terrain, this great cabin has an ancillary covered gazebo which houses the outdoor hot tub, surrounded by nature yet still in private seclusion. (more…)
Waldens Creek Stables Bonfire Season 2014
Saturday, May 24 kicks of the 2014 summer season of evening bonfires at Waldens Creek Stables, held once a month through October. (more…)
Bloomin’ Barbeque & Bluegrass 2014 – Sevierville May 16-17
There’s a street party for all the family happening in historic downtown Seviervile Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, with a host of bluegrass bands, all kinds of barbeque – including the kind you judge in a prize-winning competition – arts and crafts and all manner of street fair entertainments. (more…)
How To Email a Link To a Pinterest Board
If you’re entering our Pin-It-To-Win-It Sweepstakes and you’ve made your new “My Dream Smoky Mountain Cabin” Pinterest board – here’s how to get the link to your board so you can email it to us.
- In Pinterest, instead of clicking on your board to open it up, simply RIGHT-Click on it with your mouse and one of the options in the menu says something like “Copy link location” or “address” – select that and the link is copied to the clipboard, ready for you to paste into an email. Then just send (more…)
Easter 2014 in the Smoky Mountains
Easter weekend in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area promises a multitude of family activities, entertainment, celebration and worship. (more…)
64th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, April 15-19, 2014
image – Great Smoky Mountains Assn
It’s the 64th year of the Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Smoky Mountains. The wildflower bloom appears to be peaking with perfect timing for the thousands of wildflower devotees from all over the world who come to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park area at this time of year. (more…)
2014 Spring Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament
image courtesy of My Pigeon Forge
It’s the first full weekend in April (Sat-Sun) and that means it’s time to go fishing – for trout and money prizes! It’s the Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament held in the best fishing spots in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area. (more…)
Winter Carnival of Magic & Gatlinburg Improv Fest, 2014: two great gatherings of talent in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
image courtesy of Carnival of Magic
It’s a weekend of fun and magic this weekend, with a magic convention in Pigeon Forge and a comedy improv festival in Gatlinburg. (more…)
