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Parton sings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Sep 3, 2009
Toronto SunBy DUNCAN MANSFIELD, AP. GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang “My Mountain, My Home� as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Missing Penn State Student Found Drowned in Great Smoky Mountains …  -  May 25, 2009
FOXNewsAuthorities in Tennessee say they've recovered the body of a 20-year-old Penn State student believed to have drowned in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75th anniversary with ...  -  Jul 2, 2008
USA TODAY - USA TodayASHEVILLE, NC (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unveiled an interactive website giving viewers a virtual tour of activities planned to ...

Great Smoky Mountains celebrates 75 years as the 'people's park'  -  May 7, 2009
USA TODAY - USA TodayBy H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY. By Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY. When vacationers cruise past the welcoming signs along US 441 at Cherokee, NC, or Gatlinburg, ...

Gatlinburg Inn owner donates land to Great Smoky Mountains National …  -  Aug 17, 2009
USA TODAY - USA Today...(AP) — The 86-year-old owner of the historic Gatlinburg Inn is donating 104 wooded acres to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the largest private ...

Name fits Great Smoky Mountains  -  Aug 28, 2005
CANOEBy DOUG ENGLISH -- Sun Media. If nature's attractions appeal more than most things man-made, you'll understand my looking forward to Great Smoky Mountains ...

Great Smoky Mountains had 5% increase in visitors in 2009  -  Jan 25, 2010
USA TODAY - USA TodayGATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during its 75th anniversary year were up 5% over 2008 and were the most in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hotels  -  Jan 25, 2010
New York TimesOn January 1, 1942, 24 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) got permission to build a dam 480 feet high to produce ...

Major road improvements planned for Great Smoky Mountains  -  Oct 26, 2009
USA TODAY - USA TodayGATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The hills will be alive with the sound of road graders and asphalt trucks next spring and summer in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Article: Thundery Earth Day Keeps Bush Out of Park; President...  -  Apr 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchKnoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains more than in any other ... problems." The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the ... the park improve. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75th anniversary next ...  -  Nov 16, 2008
$2.95 - Kansas City Star - NewsBankGREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Layered folds of dusky purple mountain peaks stretch to the horizon, pockets of blue haze softly settling among the ...

Seeing the Smokies -- along with many other people  -  Jul 18, 2006
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionGREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Tenn. — The driver of the SUV stopped and jumped out, leaving the door open and blocking the one-lane road as he chased ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Nature and the ghosts of a …  -  Jun 14, 2009
Seattle TimesIn Great Smoky Mountains National Park, celebrating 75 years this year, it's easy to get lost in the past, as one of the nation's most-visited national ...

… and Ratings of Sights in Great Smoky Mountains National Park - New...  -  Jan 24, 2010
New York TimesOperated by the Cherokee Historical Association, this living museum offers a step back in time to the mid-1750s Cherokee way of life. ...

Article: Great Smoky Gridlock; Park Managers Trying to Cut Congestion...  -  Sep 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchJ. Torrey Bot ... for the woodlots of Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ... Article: GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Unfazed by ... ...

Nation in the News: Smoky Mountains camping reservations going online...  -  Feb 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchGATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Camping reservations for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and many other federally managed r...

No middle ground on future of Elkmont district in Great Smoky...  -  Mar 28, 2006
Free with registration - Knoxville News Sentinel - AccessMyLibrary.com28--Public opinion over the future of the Elkmont district in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was sharply divided Monday night as attendees spoke in ...

Great Smoky Mountains: Get out of Gatlinburg for offbeat excitement  -  May 16, 2008
Louisville Courier-JournalBy Valerie A. Russo • Enquirer contributor • May 16, 2008. The Great Smoky Mountains Light Show will make another three-week run in June - it always has. ...

Article: DETAILS Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Apr 19, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchGETTING THERE: Great Smoky Mountains National Park is about 500 miles from Washington. Take Interstate 66 west to I-81 south, I-40 east, US Route 321 south ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Restaurants  -  Jan 1, 2010
New York TimesThis red-and-gold restaurant offers hearty helpings served by an attentive staff. The specialties include battered shrimp lightly fried with a five-spice ...

Article: FALL GUIDED TOUR TO SMOKY MOUNTAINS SCHEDULED.( …  -  Aug 13, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Post-Standard - HighBeam ResearchThe Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) articles. A fall foliage trip to Great Smoky Mountains in October is planned by the Boyle Center, 149 Genesee St., Aubu...

SLOW TRAIN TO AUTUMN GLORY - GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS …  -  Oct 1, 2006
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankIf you tried to gaze at the fall foliage at a leisurely 10 to 15 miles per hour on the Blue Ridge Parkway, you would cause a traffic nightmare. ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Unfazed by gridlock, …  -  Sep 18, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchGREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Unfazed by gridlock, visitors savor Cades Cove ... find Chicago Sun-Times articles. TOWNSEND, Tenn.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Restaurants  -  Jan 26, 2010
New York TimesLocationUS 19 S. (13 miles southwest of the Nantahala Outdoor Center)Phone828/488-2175CuisineAmericanPriceMain courses $8-$18 ...

… FOR POACHING of GINSENG in great smoky mountains.(Y) | Article...  -  Feb 17, 2008
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… THERE'S SMOKIES, THERE'S FUN - GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS …  -  Oct 15, 2006
$2.95 - Wichita Eagle - NewsBankGREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Tenn. -The driver of the SUV stopped and jumped out, leaving the door open and blocking the one-lane road as he chased ...

Weekend Window: Smoky Mountains  -  Jul 8, 2007
ABC NewsGreat Smoky Mountains National Park actually got its name from the mist that rose from the mountains after rains in the summertime. ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Restaurants  -  Jan 26, 2010
New York TimesIn a classic mountain building, J. Arthur's (which is affiliated with Manero's Restaurant in Palm City, Florida) is an odd name for a Smoky Mountain ...

Dog rescued after 16 days in Smoky Mountains sinkhole OK | Article...  -  Nov 21, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchThe Great Smoky Mountains is the nation's most polluted national park, ... The Great Smoky Mountains are my favorite - spring and all year ... ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75th anniversary  -  Jul 5, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest ArchiverThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unveiled an interactive website giving viewers a virtual tour of activities planned to celebrate the park's 75th ...

Get out there and hoof it Great Smoky Mountains National Park ready, ...  -  Apr 15, 2006
Free-Lance Star - Google News ArchiveBy BOB DOWNING . GATLINBURG, tenn.-great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's nirvana with more than 800 miles of trails and 17 that top 6.000 feet. ...

Bush Cancels Visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Apr 22, 2005
Pay-Per-View - CongressDaily/P.M - Factiva, from Dow JonesPresident Bush canceled an Earth Day visit today to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of threatened hail and thunderstorms, White House Press ...

Gateway to the Smokies  -  Jan 9, 2007
Houston ChronicleHer grandmother owned land in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before ... Great Smoky Mountains is the only major national park that doesn't charge ...

Fight Over Roadbuilding in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Settled  -  Feb 3, 2010
Environment News ServiceBRYSON CITY, North Carolina, February 3, 2010 (ENS) - Congressman Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat, has announced a settlement between the National ...

… GET JAIL TIME FOR POACHING of GINSENG in great smoky mountains  -  Feb 17, 2008
$2.95 - Virginian-Pilot - NewsBankAP. Park rangers hope recent jail sentences for two men convicted of poaching ginseng in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will help protect the highly ...

… THE SUMMIT OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK GIVES …  -  Mar 8, 2009
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankTHE SUMMIT OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK GIVES VISITORS 100-MILE VISTAS TO ENJOY AT ... Clingmans Dome is the tallest in the Great Smoky Mountains. ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS BEGINS INTERACTIVE WEB SITE  -  Jul 13, 2008
$2.95 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - NewsBankAuthor: AP. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has unveiled an interactive Web site giving viewers a virtual tour of activities planned to celebrate ...

Appalachia's Other Trail  -  Oct 5, 2007
New York TimesFrom here, the Benton MacKaye heads into some of the most remote backcountry in the East, as it climbs toward the Great Smoky Mountains. ...

Article: Driven to road by disgust of flying - Chicago Sun-Times | …  -  Dec 3, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchR-TN), Chairman of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Congressional Caucus ... Sugarlands Visitor Centers and the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at ...

Full steam (and diesel) ahead ; Excursion train gives passengers a...  -  Oct 2, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverPHOTOS 6 MAP; The Great Smoky Mountains Railway offers excursions between ... 1755, one of two diesel locomotives used by the Great Smoky Mountains Railway ...

A Great Smoky Mountains salute  -  Apr 25, 2009
Knoxville News SentinelBy By Robert L. Wilson rlwilson2594@msn.com. CLINGMANS DOME - A brilliant April sky and majestic, layered mountains served as the backdrop as the US ...

… lesson - Spring hike in the Great Smoky Mountains becomes chilling...  -  Jul 2, 2007
$2.95 - Detroit News - NewsBankMy objective was to make it to my car on Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When I touched the shoes, ...

Spring photo workshop offered in Great Smoky Mountains  -  Mar 14, 2008
Plain DealerBy Elizabeth OConnell. Joe Howell / Associated PressThe sun sets over Great Smoky Mountain National Park from the vantage point of Cliff Top on Mount ...

STAIRWAYS TO HEAVEN - GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL …  -  May 1, 2005
$2.95 - Wichita Eagle - NewsBankGATLINBURG, Tenn. -Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's nirvana with more than 800 miles of trails and 17 peaks that top 6000 feet. ...

Firefighters battle 3 blazes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Apr 29, 2009
Chattanooga Times Free PressBy: AP. GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Firefighters are working to contain three wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Development inches toward national parks  -  Jun 22, 2006
USA TODAY - USA TodayGreat Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina, the most frequently visited park, has air quality similar to that of Los Angeles. ...

Blount expects 4-9 inches of snow; Great Smoky Mountains could see 6-...  -  Jan 29, 2010
Maryville Daily TimesA winter storm warning has been issued for most of East Tennessee with snowfall accumulations in Blount County expected to fall between 4 and 9 inches ...

Article: No 'clear skies' for Bush speech - Deseret News (Salt Lake...  -  Apr 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam Research2005 at the White House in Washington ... to the Great Smoky Mountains National ... R-TN), Chairman of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Congressional ...

… for excellent, affordable mountain golf? Try the Great Smoky...  -  Jul 30, 2007
TravelGolf.comGolfers will find plenty to explore the Great Smoky Mountains. With courses such as Eagle's Landing, Lost Creek, Gatlinburg Municipal Golf Course and ...

Article: Parks to charge fees for commercial filming. - Chattanooga...  -  May 11, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanoog... - HighBeam ResearchToyota and Great Smoky Mountains National Park have partnered to foster ... through Friends ... C128/18: North Dakota: Chimney Rock, Great Smoky Mountains . ...

Museum exhibit chronicles start of Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  May 17, 2009
Knoxville News SentinelBy Amy McRary. What: Lecture by University of North Carolina at Asheville professor Daniel S. Pierce about history/ other aspects of Great Smoky Mountains ...

'Greetings from Nowhere' speaks to young readers.(FEATURES)(BOOKS) …  -  Mar 18, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Christian Science Monitor - HighBeam ResearchOne of the charms is a bear holding a Great Smoky Mountains sign. ... And Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which pulls 10 million visitors a year ...

Great Smoky hiking Great Smoky Mountains receives most visitors of US...  -  Nov 4, 2007
Tri City Herald - Google News ArchiveAbove: Hikers head out on a misty morning to explore a few of the 600 miles of trails at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Right: A steep walk leads to a ...

BUSH SKIPS SMOKIES.(News) | Article from The Cincinnati Post ( …  -  Apr 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Cincinnati Post - HighBeam ResearchA native brook trout ... released recently in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ... Elsewhere, elk are returning to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ...

Smokies problems may shape solutions  -  Jun 22, 2006
USA TODAY - USA Today...(AP) — The haze over the Great Smoky Mountains has nothing to do with the natural ... ''If we are going to improve the air quality in Great Smoky Mountains ...

… 75th Anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Passes...  -  Jun 4, 2009
allamericanpatriots.comThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the ... “The Great Smoky Mountains offer a great variety of recreational ...

8-year-old boy, father injured in Smokies bear attack  -  Aug 11, 2008
Knoxville News SentinelA young boy has been hospitalized after he was mauled twice by a black bear near Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Great Smoky Mountains Park projects may be eligible for federal grant...  -  Aug 30, 2007
Sylva Herald & Ruralite, The - Google News ArchiveGreat Smoky Mountains. National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson recently an nounced the selection -of 13 eligible National Park Service Centennial ...

ATRIP to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains may not make an …  -  Mar 5, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Oakland Tribune - Factiva, from Dow JonesThat was the case for my husband, Scott, and me. After poring over maps and travel books, we decided to celebrate our 10th anniversary with a trip along a ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS  -  May 1, 2009
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankHow "great" is Great Smoky Mountains National Park? At roughly 800 square miles, it is just a tad smaller than the European country of Luxemburg - and half ...

… Winter Heritage Festival this weekend near Great Smoky Mountains …  -  Feb 3, 2010
WHNT...(AP) — The 4th annual Winter Heritage Festival is this weekend in Townsend near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

UNMATCHED SMOKIES WHILE MILLIONS EACH YEAR DRIVE THIS …  -  Aug 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverMap: Locates the Great Smoky Mountains. Informational box at end of text. ... Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Sugarlands Visitors Center is ...

Smoky Mountains In The Winter  -  Feb 3, 2007
The ChattanooganAlthough I have not been able to go as much as I like, one of the short trips I enjoy taking is to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Parton ambassador for Great Smokies | Article from Deseret News (Salt...  -  Oct 3, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam ResearchSupport groups like the Friends of Great Smoky Mountains, which has raised more than $17 ... Get the latest on fall color in the Great Smoky Mountains at ...

Article: Sign up to inventory park's ecosystem. - Knoxville News...  -  Mar 14, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Knoxville News Sentinel - HighBeam ResearchToyota and Great Smoky Mountains National Park have partnered to foster ... through ... Article: PROPOSALS SOUGHT TO OPERATE TWO GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... ...

… The sights and sounds in lush Great Smoky Mountains National Park...  -  Jul 9, 2006
$2.95 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - NewsBankThe sights and sounds in lush Great Smoky Mountains National Park are a feast for the senses. The driver of the SUV stopped and jumped out, leaving the door ...

Smoky Mountains Park Marks 75th Anniversary  -  Jun 1, 2009
ABC NewsIt's little wonder the Great Smoky Mountains attracts more than 9 million visitors a year, twice as many as any other national park in the United States. ...

Campfire Ban In Backcountry Areas of the Great Smoky Mountains …  -  Aug 22, 2007
WVLTGatlinburg (WVLT) - If you're making plans to camp in the backcountry areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you can forget about a campfire. ...

Smoky Mountains: Visitors flock to Cades Cove despite traffic  -  Sep 12, 2005
USA TODAY - USA TodayGrizzly gridlock: Traffic backs up as people stop to watch wildlife while visiting Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Wade Payne, AP ...

10 NEWS EXTRA: Great Smoky Mountains National Park rates poorly in …  -  Feb 14, 2006
WBIR-TVOn any given Monday, you'll find six women from Knoxville on a Smoky-Mountain trail. Their hiking club is a year in the making. ...

Rangers search for 4 in cave at Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Mar 21, 2008
WKYC-TVTOWNSEND, TN -- Rangers are searching for two teenagers and two men who went on an overnight caving trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

President promises more money for the Great Smoky Mountains National ...  -  Feb 6, 2007
WBIR-TVThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recommended for an eleven percent budget increase under President Bush's 2008 budget unveiled today. ...

Dolly Parton named Smoky Mountains ambassador  -  Jan 8, 2010
NME.comGreat Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the ...

New Tennessee quarter will feature Smoky Mountains  -  Sep 9, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealPhil Bredesen announced Wednesday that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will represent the state on the US Mint's new series of quarters featuring ...

Great Smoky Mountains Park To Retain All User Fees  -  Jul 28, 2005
The ChattanooganWASHINGTON, DC – US Sens. Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander today applauded a provision in the Interior Appropriations Conference Report that allows the Great ...

Great Times in the Great Smoky Mountains  -  Sep 22, 2006
DentalPlans.com...(ARA) - Sometimes, the best experiences in life really are free. Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompasses 800 square miles in the states of Tennessee ...

Great Smoky Mountains Snow Update  -  Feb 27, 2008
WVLTGATLINBURG, Tenn (WVLT) -- It's a winter wonderland for many East Tennessee cities, towns, and counties. But nowhere is there more snow than up on Mt. ...

… POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Great Smoky Mountains road will not …  -  Jul 1, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Campaigns & Elections - HighBeam ResearchINSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Great Smoky Mountains road will not be ... Many in the Tarheel State will take to the Great Smoky Mountains this summer ...

North America Smoky Mountains Park still hot at 75  -  Jul 26, 2009
Chicago Sun-TimesIt's little wonder the Great Smoky Mountains attracts more than 9 ... GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: Headquartered in Gatlinburg, Tenn.; nps.gov/grsm. ...

US Sen. Bob Corker honors Great Smoky Mountains National Park on …  -  Jun 16, 2009
Maryville Daily TimesUS Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., made an appearance in Townsend on Monday to recognize the 75th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Amendment Supports Great Smoky Mountains National Park  -  Jun 28, 2005
The ChattanooganWASHINGTON, DC – US Sens. Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander today applauded Senate passage of an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill (S. Amdt. #1028) ...

Great Smoky Mountains RR offers Polar Express  -  Nov 1, 2009
Knoxville News SentinelBryson City, NC - The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will offer Polar Express train rides Nov. 6 through Dec. 24. During the journey, chefs serve hot ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Celebrates its 75th …  -  Feb 19, 2009
Virtual Blue RidgeHaywood County, NC – In 2009, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate a great milestone. One of America's most popular national parks - with ...

UPDATED: Last openings and closings in the Great Smoky Mountains …  -  Oct 18, 2006
WBIR-TVGreat Smoky Mountains National Park personnel made great progress Wednesday in clearing several areas of downed trees and storm debris in order to reopen ...

Animal, nature tags among the top sellers. | Article from Chattanooga...  -  Jun 3, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanoog... - HighBeam ResearchFriends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Animal Friendly and the Eagle ... Eric Smith, acting ... footage of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

POLLUTION PUTS WHITE HAZE ON SMOKIES' BLUISH MIST.(News) | …  -  Apr 25, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Cincinnati Post - HighBeam ResearchCincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) articles. Byline: Wade Rawlins Raleigh News & Observer GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK -- Spring wildflowers and ...

Train riders prepare to board Great Smoky Mountains Railroad at...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Smoky Mountain TimesA drop-off in ridership and the soaring cost of diesel fuel are forcing the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad to drop its Dillsboro-Bryson City excursions ...

Article: National park features 800 miles of trails hikers could get...  -  Apr 18, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Akron Beacon Journal - HighBeam Research..._ Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's nirvana with more than 800 miles of trails and 17 peaks that top 6000 feet. ...

'A DIFFERENT WORLD' - At 75, Great Smoky Mountains still take...  -  Jun 7, 2009
$2.95 - Anniston Star - NewsBankCHARLOTTE, NC - On the cusp of its 75th birthday, America's most-visited national park remains a stunning place to give your heart. ...

Historic Smoky Mountain photos available  -  Feb 4, 2010
News & ObserverHistoric photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains are available on the Internet in a new image collection from the University of Tennessee Libraries. ...

Most-visited national park marks milestone this year with events...  -  Mar 20, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealThe view of Great Smoky Mountains National Park that many visitors treasure ... and the Great Smoky Mountains Association, along with the support of the ...

National Park Foundation Invites Schools Across the Country to Join …  -  Oct 21, 2009
Bizjournals.comThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park Electronic Field Trip is also sponsored by the National Park Service, Apple, and the UPS Foundation. ...

Great Smoky Mountains celebrates 75 years as the 'people's park'  -  May 10, 2009
usatoday.comBy Jerry Shriver, USA TODAY. When vacationers cruise past the welcoming signs along US 441 at Cherokee, NC, or Gatlinburg, Tenn., they naturally start ...

… stimulus buys 1500 jobs in and around Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l...  -  May 14, 2009
WVLT...(WVLT) -- You can't get much closer to the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, than astride one of the mounts from Kenny Kear's stables. ...

Q & A - New York Times  -  Oct 30, 2009
New York TimesInformation on campgrounds and hiking trails is available from the Sugarlands Visitors Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tenn. ...

Great Smoky Mountains Get Troubling Review  -  Nov 6, 2009
postchronicle.com...by Staff. National Geographic Traveler said in its newest travel destination rating the United States' Great Smoky Mountains earned a "Places with Troubles" ...

Article: Rugged Paradise: Plenty of mountain hospitality awaits...  -  May 7, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchNestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg mixes modern ... City and Great Smoky Mountains, featuring spectacular ... events manager for ...

Smokies mark 75th anniversary.(Daily Break) | Article from The...  -  Mar 1, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Virginian-Pilot - HighBeam ResearchDaily Break) ... find The Virginian Pilot articles. The Associated Press GATLINBURG, Tenn. The 75th anniversary celebration of the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Stewardship focus of Great Smoky Mountains National Park's 75th …  -  Jan 3, 2009
Kingsport Times NewsBy Carmen Musick. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating a major milestone in 2009. The park, established June 15, 1934, will mark its 75th ...

BEFORE THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK  -  Jul 29, 2007
$1.95 - Roanoke Times - NewsBankWayne Caldwell creates one of the most authentic mountain communities you will ever enter in "Cataloochee." Not since "Thirteen Moons" has traditional ...

great smoky mountains heritage center offers new programs for scouts  -  05 Aug 2009
Seymour HeraldThis year, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center of Townsend, Tenn., is expanding its programming to accommodate Boy and Girl Scouts throughout the

subject of great smoky mountains national park search found in ...  -  05 Aug 2009
Seymour HeraldThe search for a woman who was seen jumping into the rain-swollen Little River Friday afternoon ended on a positive note when the subject walked out in good

Man, 78, becomes oldest person to walk all the trails in Smokies  -  05 Aug 2009
Knoxville News SentinelThree years ago, having already hiked all the maintained trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park twice, Cecil Rowe decided to go one more round.

Welcoming class number 20  -  05 Aug 2009
Blount TodayThey will get acquainted with an overnight stay at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, spend one day a month experiencing different aspects of

Park receives 104-acre gift from Wilma Maples  -  05 Aug 2009
The Mountain Press...private development after she dies, so she has donated the land to the National Park Service so it can be part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Musicians Are Very 'Welcome' At State Center  -  05 Aug 2009
Bristol Herald Courier...you'll find folks milling about the Tennessee Welcome Center in Bristol looking for brochures on the Great Smoky Mountains, Nashville or Memphis.

Looking for sugar  -  05 Aug 2009
FarragutpressIn the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Sugarlands get their name from the sap collecting that was once done there. It takes approximately ten

National Parks Preview  -  05 Aug 2009
MPBN NewsGeorge Masa, a Japanese immigrant whose photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee served in the fight to protect the

sports briefs  -  05 Aug 2009
Farragutpress8, dayhike Thomas Divide Trail, near Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Preregister with Priscilla Watts at 865-966-4142;

Backcountry camping and shelters in Great Smoky Mountains National ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Examiner.comFor more information visit the Backcountry Camping and Backpacking site at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Website. Ashley Raybourn is a National

Admission free weekends at Great Smoky Mountains national park  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Examiner.comCincinnati is just half a day's drive to the nation's most popular national park- The Great Smoky Mountains, located in the heart of the Appalachian

PEANUTSâ„¢ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express Hosted by the Great Smoky ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Hospitality 1st (press release)Bryson City, NC – July 2009 – PEANUTS™ The Great Pumpkin Patch Express returns to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad for 2009. As the leaves are turning in

Florida man killed in motorcycle crash in Great Smoky Mountains ...  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Maryville Daily Times...man was killed Friday when his motorcycle collided head-on with a motor home on Newfound Gap Road (US 441) inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

great smoky mountains national park's 75th anniversary festival  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Seymour HeraldStringTime in the Smokies is on the official calendar of the 75th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the sixth Pigeon Forge-sponsored

History museum joins celebration of park's 75th anniversary  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelArt and artists of the Great Smoky Mountains from 1850-1950 is featured in the exhibit. Each month through September, the News Sentinel is publishing a

Hiking, biking again invited on Foothills Pkwy  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Myrtle Beach Sun NewsDeputy Superintendent Kevin FitzGerald at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park said parkway construction has ended for a while, so the unfinished

Smokies start on plans to participate in the National Park ...  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Examiner.comIn 2008, Great Smoky Mountains National Park was approved to initiate projects worth $340000. Half of the funding comes from the federal government while

Smoky Mountains among must-see Natoinal Parks according to CNN  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Examiner.comGreat Smoky Mountains is the most visited National Park in the country with almost 10 million visitors every year. Gatlinburg is a major gateway into the

Mountain splendor: art and artists of the Great Smoky Mountains ...  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Examiner.comMountain Splendor is the second installment in the two-part exhibition series that explores the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and

Alcoa Foundation gives $190K in grants  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelBy News Sentinel staff An initiative to help maintain trails throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has garnered a $25000 grant from the Aloca

Railfest 2009 - Great Smoky Mountains Railroad  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Hospitality 1st (press release)Bryson City, NC – July 2009 – Railfest 2009, a Great Smoky Mountains Railroad festival, will return to the Bryson City Depot, September 18th through 20th.

Highway to Smokies is being improved, project funded under ...  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
WREGThe road between Interstate 40 and Sevierville is also known as the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. TDOT said construction on a 4-mile section of the road,

Quilting in the Great Smoky Mountains  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Examiner.comIf your family is planning a vacation to the Great Smokey Mountains, why not make it a quilting vacation? There are numerous quilt shops in Gatlinburg,

Western Md. forest chief looks back on career  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
Examiner.comIn 20 or 30 years it will bring in as many visitors as Great Smoky Mountains National Park and as much annual money ($750 million).

Miners Boycott Tenn. Over Alexander's Bill  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Washington PostThe lush, rolling contours of the Great Smoky Mountains are Tennessee's pride and joy, and a major source of tourism revenue. But Sen.

Knox woman safe after jumping into Little River  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Knoxville News Sentinel...walked out of the woods about seven miles downstream from where she went into the water, according to a Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman.

News Sentinel readers share their favorite memories of the Smokies:  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelBy News Sentinel staff Each month through September, the News Sentinel is publishing a special report about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

A dozen reasons  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Maryville Daily TimesThe settings for all 12 of Dr. Lin Stepp's books are tucked away against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

Dollywood perfect for family vacations  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Los Angeles Times...good-times emporium owned by Dolly Parton , perhaps the only American icon who could be said to rival her beloved Great Smoky Mountains.

Sunday Drives: The Tail of the Dragon (US 129)  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Examiner.comThe Tail of the Dragon, as its called, takes you along the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, past two lakes and deep into the forest.

Trail Mix: Vacationing out of the Smokies  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
The Mountain PressIf you could slice off the bottom of the entire half-million-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park you could plop it in one corner of the Grand Canyon.

Hi-Yo Silver! The Lone Ranger® to Make Appearance at the Great ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Hospitality 1st (press release)Bryson City, NC – July 2009 – America's favorite legend brings law and order to the mountains of western North Carolina at the Great Smoky Mountains

Newfound Gap Road to close for Park rededication  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Maryville Daily TimesManagers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced that the Newfound Gap Road (US 441) between Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg will be closed from

Sunday Drives: Cherohala Skyway  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Examiner.comUS 441 through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a great way to see the mountains. But if you're looking for a less crowded and less developed

'Idyllic' Elkmont passing into the shadows  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelNow an artist living in San Francisco, she has written a self-published book, "Elkmont: The Heart of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Volunteers keep the Smokies ticking  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Waynesville Smoky Mountain NewsThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park boasts more volunteers than nearly any other park. Last year, 2780 volunteers logged a total of 117537 man-hours.

Blount County Library Calendar for August 2009  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Blount TodayWith settings in the Great Smoky Mountains for her novels, a local author will talk about her first release. Computer classes provide introductory

Jury seated for murder trial in Davie  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Winston-Salem JournalThe road between Interstate 40 and Sevierville is also known as the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway. The $38.7 million project will expand the highway from

Hellbenders collected to test for fungus linked to amphibian decline  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelThey were in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park looking for hellbenders, the largest salamander in North America, an amphibian whose size is exceeded

Author to talk about life in Cataloochee Valley  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesDavis has written four books about life in Cataloochee: "Reflections of Cataloochee Valley and its Vanished People in the Great Smoky Mountains",

Road trips to reconnect, Part 2- Asheville  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Examiner.comSave that for hiking the surrounding Great Smoky Mountains or biking the Blue Ridge Parkway. This year celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky

Brook trout luring fishermen  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelGATLINBURG - Fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can be like hiking through a maze and at the same time looking for a needle in a haystack.

Mountain trip gives teacher lessons in history, biology  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Andalusia Star-NewsWayne and Angie Sasser of Andalusia recently returned from a camping trip in the Great Smoky Mountains. I could hardly sleep on Saturday night of June 13th,

Carrying on a family tradition: Celebration marks 50 years of ...  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
The Mountain PressBottoms picnic pavilion to talk about memories of the one thing they all had in common: Unforgettable trips to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Father, son make the call in Big League World Series  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Greenville NewsOntario, in two days last week, spending a night in Nashville, Tenn., before taking a scenic route through the Great Smoky Mountains en route to Easley.

Community investment  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Blount TodayIn celebration and recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, $25000 is being donated to Friends of the Smokies to

Trout Derby a great way to interest children in outdoor  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Asheville Citizen-TimesThe Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Knoxville Zoo, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Knoxville Zoo, The Live Cat Show, The Mobile Aquarium,

Lightening the load: Area water is open to a low-tech approach  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelWith numerous streams around the Knoxville area, not to mention those in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, area fishermen looking for an alternative

The road trip is all-American  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Sarasota Herald-TribuneNM; Oklahoma City; Little Rock, Ark.; Memphis and Nashville, Tenn.; then the Great Smoky Mountains and across North Carolina before reaching 95 north.

Johnson to sign books Friday  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Maryville Daily TimesJ. Greg Johnson, a native of Sevierville and newspaper columnist, will sign copies of his book "Sanctuary: Meditations from the Great Smoky Mountains

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