Smoky Mountain Guide

As business continues to build in the Tennessee Smokies, one industry we’re seeing making a quiet boom over the last couple of years are small-to-medium-sized coffee shops in towns, along the roadways, on the way to places and anywhere in-between! Obviously, the Tennessee Smokies has had coffee shops a’plenty in our generations […]

We felt a selection of some of the less-obvious outdoor sports fun opportunities in and near Gatlinburg was worth writing up in a blog. No real theme connects them other than they’re outdoor, you can do them with a group, family or by yourself, and we think they’d be great ideas to […]

The city of Gatlinburg will be the main source of Independence Day fun for our little section of East Tennessee and here is what they have provided for the 2026 itinerary of events: 4th of July Midnight Parade “Join us for the Annual Gatlinburg 4th of July Midnight Parade! Date & Time: […]

The best possible way to celebrate Spring in Pigeon Forge is at our own personal country music wonderland, Dollywood; and that’s before we mention Dollywood has brought back its now-established Spring festival with the “Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival” going on from now to June 7th for 2026!   Here is what […]

It’s time again to bring the wagons east for one of the most unique events in our post-holiday Winterfest season with a new Chuckwagon Cookoff for 2026. In this post, we’re sharing what MyPigeonForge.com has to say for this event: “BARRY CORBIN HEADLINES 2026 CHUCKWAGON COOKOFF! Pigeon Forge invites Western lifestyle enthusiasts, […]

Get your champagne glasses, ear plugs and 3D glasses ready – we are coming upon a new year and Sevier County is bookending the end of 2025 and the start of 2026 with the same literal bang. In this article, we’ll share the New Years celebrations in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg; and, […]

The Smokies Stadium in Kodak (a connecting point between Jefferson County, Knox County and Sevierville County) is more than just where our boys in white go to bat, it’s also an event center for seasonal fun at periodic times of the year – and you can bet Christmas celebration stuff counts as […]