Smokies set record tourism numbers in October
Rangers say more than one million people hit the trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last month. That is the most in nearly three decades.
View ArticleAppalachian Bear Rescue opens a new visitors and education center
The Appalachian Bear Rescue opens a new visitors and education center in Townsend. The center has been around for decades but until recently, it wasn't open to visitors.
View ArticleSeason ending at Mt. LeConte, transition underway to new caretaker
If you ask anyone who has done it, hiking Mt. LeConte is not just a hike; it is truly an accomplishment. It is the third highest point in the Appalachians and home to the only overnight lodge in the...
View ArticleMother continues 40-year-long tradition of thanks to Great Smoky Mountains...
The mother of a boy rescued from the backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has presented park headquarters with a poinsettia every year for the past 40 years.
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