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Great Smoky MountainsArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlAsheville Citizen-Times,WAYNESVILLE – Friends of the Smokies announces that noted Waynesville artist Teresa Pennington has created a special edition colored pencil drawing entitled Put Houston on the right track - 16 Nov 2008 Houston Chronicle,An electric railroad from the 1930s carries high-speed trains from New York to Washington, DC A 1930s national park in the Great Smoky Mountains has twice Magazine names NC inn among top hotels in America - 16 Nov 2008 WRAL.com,The inn is on the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park about 50 minutes west of Asheville. The magazine said it "offers guests a mountain meadow Forecast: Sunshine, highs in the lower 50s - 16 Nov 2008 Memphis Commercial Appeal,Envision this — Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is 6643 feet. Newfound Gap is 5046 feet. Wonder if the mountains will be dusted Yosemite National Park's leader says farewell - 16 Nov 2008 Fresno Bee (subscription),...has included high-profile posts running Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina. Slow road ahead for Three Sisters development - 16 Nov 2008 Maryville Daily Times,...to protect the view of the mountains when entering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, said Lee Curtis, TDTD director of program development. Regional attractions - 16 Nov 2008 Memphis Commercial Appeal,10-17: 19th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week -- Explore the history, mystery, past, present, and future of the Great Smoky Mountains with fly-fishing Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrates 75th anniversary ... - Nov 15, 2008 Kansas City Star,By KATY KOONTZ About 1500 black bears are at home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This one looks for a snack under rotting logs. Great Smoky Mountains Resort City Flips Switch on 5 Million Lights ... - Nov 11, 2008 American Chronicle,Wilderness Wildlife Week is the first major participatory event on the official calendar of the 75th anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Take a hike: Great Smoky Mountain National Park - Nov 10, 2008 Tennessee Journalist,The Great Smoky Mountains cover more than 800 square miles of land in the Appalachian Mountains, forming a boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina. Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers scenic drives - Oct 29, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,Turn onto the Blue Ridge Parkway, which begins just north of Cherokee, on US-441, near the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Early Snowfall Causes Temporary Road Closure Through Great Smoky ... - Oct 28, 2008 AHNCherokee, NC (AHN) - The North Carolina mountains got snow overnight and it was still falling at 11 am Tuesday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Zipline through the Great Smoky Mountains - Oct 30, 2008 WBIR-TV,After touring ziplines all over the world, Webb decided to build one in the Great Smoky Mountains. "We have 6 ziplines ranging from 1000 feet to 1500 feet Travel in Charlotte and the Carolinas - Nov 15, 2008 Examiner.comIn fact, Asheville, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, all part of the larger Appalachian Mountain Range that forms the Online Hiking Gear Store Expands Product Selection - Nov 14, 2008 EcommWire (press release),HikingintheSmokys.com offers free hiking information on more than 70 trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including trail descriptions, "Two Telebrations bring storytellers to the Blount County Public ... - Nov 12, 2008 Blount County Voice,Charles W. Maynard is Founding Executive Director of Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and former Director of Advancement at the Two types of lookout towers - Nov 14, 2008 BlueRidgeNow.com,..."First, I fell in love with the views," says Barr, 25, of his first visit to Shuckstack Tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Smoky vistas, clear history - Nov 1, 2008 Denver Post,By Katy Koontz Blue mountains, shaded by fog, fade into the distance in a typical Great Smoky Mountains National Park scene. Park facilities closing down for winter - Oct 30, 2008 WRAL.com,The approaching winter season has the Great Smoky Mountains National Park closing some facilities and roads. Seven of the park's 10 campgrounds will be Public briefing on Cades Cove Road paving Nov. 13 - Nov 6, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers are offering a presentation 5:30-6:30 pm Nov. 13 at the Townsend Heritage Dollywood postponing '09 expansion plans - Nov 12, 2008 Knoxville News Sentinel,...tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which will be costing close to $1 million to stage, will go forward as planned. Book Review: Mountain tale told in poet's words - Nov 7, 2008 StarNewsOnline.com,Several historical characters - notably Horace Kephart, the mountain chronicler and prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains park movement - wander through. smokies seeks volunteers for trail projects at greenbrier and ... - Oct 23, 2008 Seymour Herald,Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently seeking energetic volunteers to work with Park trail crews to improve two popular Park trails. Local co-director's flick opens at Howell Theater - Nov 10, 2008 Livingston Daily,The movie is set in the 1800s in the Great Smoky Mountains in Maggie Valley, NC, where theatrical gun fights were popular entertainment in the 1960s. As park approaches 75th anniversary, observers reflect on Smokies ... - Oct 25, 2008 Knoxville News Sentinel,By Scott Barker (Contact) Today marks the first in a series of special reports in the News Sentinel about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dean Teaster's Ghost Town Ranks Number One Western Rental - Nov 13, 2008 MarketWatchDean Teaster's Ghost Town, the dream project of Teaster and DJ Perry, is an 1800's western set in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Ghost Town Guided tours of Cades Cove starting Saturday - Oct 21, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Cades Cove Heritage Tours will offer guided, educational shuttle tours of Cades Cove starting Saturday. "Backpacking Stories" program by Sue Jenkins to be at Blount ... - Nov 4, 2008 Blount County Voice,She loves the mountains, especially the Great Smoky Mountains and the National Park of the same name. She lives in a city. She provides at least a nod to Canvassing for Obama in Southern Appalachia - Nov 2, 2008 The Moderate VoiceAcross the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee, the story was reversed. At Greeneville, Andrew Johnson and Parson Brownlow conspired to create a new Tour gives better look at Cades Cove's past, resources - Oct 24, 2008 Knoxville News Sentinel,By Mike Blackerby TOWNSEND - Finally, visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can embellish the sights and sounds along the 11-mile Cades Cove Community Events for Nov. 13, 2008 - Nov 13, 2008 Blount Today,...“The Great Smoky Mountains are now my primary photographic subject,� he said, noting that he believes images like “Just Before Dawn,� captures the wonder of Hiker in critical condition after fall in Smokies - Nov 9, 2008 WBIR-TV,A hiker is in critical condition after falling 30-40 feet Saturday afternoon in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jeremy Frye, 25, fell from the top Bryson City: Loafer’s paradise - Oct 25, 2008 Lake Wales News,The biggest tourist attraction is the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, an excursion train that almost died 20 years ago. Local business leaders got the Ghosts stories abound at Smokies museum - Oct 27, 2008 WAAY,...(AP) - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will feature stories about ghosts and witches during a Halloween event at the Mountain Farm Museum. Still Traveling - Oct 29, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,With a little more time and gas, you can venture further afield into the colorful wilds of the Great Smoky Mountains (Tenn. and NC), the Blue Ridge and Outdoors Calendar - Nov 8, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TRIATHLON CLUB: Hayesville-based club for those interested in running, biking and swimming competitions. Races throughout the year. Tuesday, November 11 - Nov 6, 2008 Blount Today,11 with his presentation “A Fairy Dream on a Goat Hill: The Unlikely Story of the Establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ski Season Starts Tuesday in North Carolina - Oct 27, 2008 First Tracks,Maggie Valley, NC - The current late October cold snap in the Great Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina has allowed Maggie Valley's Cataloochee Ski Foliage from the river - Oct 22, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,Rafting offers a unique experience for viewing Great Smoky Mountains fall foliage. Immerse yourself in the changing warmth of fall color, from deep within Top 10: Here’s some great places to catch fall’s glorious colors - Nov 9, 2008 Murfreesboro Post,While all the world loves to travel to the Great Smoky Mountains, the leaves of Rutherford and its surrounding counties are just as beautiful without the Huntsville's Weekend Weather...by James Payton - Oct 22, 2008 About - Cities & Towns,On a side note...if you're staying for the weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains don't be surprised to see a few snowflakes up in the highest elevations east Top Five Surprisingly Gay Small Towns - Nov 12, 2008 Gay Wired,Set in the midst of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Asheville (population 73000) is home to an excellent choice of gay and More to Tennessee than country music, corn fields - Nov 6, 2008 San Jose Mercury News,From the Great Smoky Mountains to Memphis, Tennessee is actively wooing Californians to settle in their part of the country. In fact, California is one of US 441 closed by ice on Newfound Gap - Oct 29, 2008 WZTV,The highway is the major route through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There was 1 1/2 inches of snow atop Mount LeConte at midday Tuesday. Last-Minute Thanksgiving Getaways - Nov 14, 2008 KIVI-TV,...an elegant Relais & Chateaux resort in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, to the 593-guest-room Fairmont Southampton, on a 100-acre estate atop the Follow the Yellowstone road - Oct 24, 2008 New Zealand Herald,Other parks you might want to consider include: the Great Smoky Mountains, Big Bend, Texas, the Everglades Rocky Mountain and Wichita Mountains National Walters State Hosting Career Fair On Nov. 19 - Nov 6, 2008 Greeneville Sun,19, at the Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center in White Pine. More than 1000 high school seniors will attend the fair that morning, EPA Sued for Allowing Haze to Obscure National Parks - Oct 22, 2008 Environment News ServiceThey are Shenandoah National Park in Virginia; Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, Theodore Roosevelt in North Weight-loss retreat offers more than a quick fix - Nov 10, 2008 Asheville Citizen-Times,Misty Ralphs climbed an Alpine Tower at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, kayaked on Fontana Lake and rode a bike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Grant will go toward the Haw River Trail - Nov 10, 2008 Burlington Times News,It is part of the state's Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which will connect 1000 miles of hiking trails from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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