Smoky Mountain Guide

In East Tennessee, the sound of Christmas wonder doesn’t chime or rustle like bells do, it comes in the form of a long, distant train whistle echoing throughout the hills and trees of the Smokies. We hear that train several times a day during Dollywood’s operating season, and just after the first […]

We’re in the first throes of Autumn, the first days of October with many of the leaves yet to change, but this is the right time to start talking about Winterfest for those who plan to attend it – particularly for the Thanksgiving or even the Christmas seasons and proximities. Mypigeonforge.com, Gatlinburg.com […]

In the second part of our series on awesome Autumn events in the Smokies, take a look at the list we have below! Note that some of these events start in September, but will be going on and worth visiting in October (and didn’t make it to the first part of the […]

Nearby Sevier County is home to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Kodak and several other communities that are so full of Autumn special events, we had to separate them out by September and October. Here are just a few of the Autumn activities going on that we believe is worth the drive to […]

North of Sevier County is another section of the Tennessee Smoky Mountains tourism region that is centered around lakeside fun and historic Tennessee goodness with Dandridge, Morristown, White Pine and other areas of Jefferson County. They will have a bevy of their own Autumn festivals and fall fun to look forward to […]

It is early August and these are the things we have on our minds: kids going back to school, we are only technically halfway through Summer yet Autumn already nips at our proverbial heels and we’ll need something fun to think about doing to enjoy the Autumn color changes and the brisk, […]

Our friends at American Recycled Plastic have been running two specials on their products (made, you guessed it, of industrial recycled plastic here in the US) and we wanted to give a spotlight to their specials going on right now: * A 50% off sale for remaining supply of items in bright […]

As Gatlinburg continues to grow, evolve and attract nationwide and global attention from guests and businesses, it can be difficult to tell from where you are getting an authentic “Gatlinburg” experience from a locally sourced creator and provider. This blog article posted from Gatlinburg.com posted earlier this month gives a great, updated […]