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May 13, 2023

Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival 2023

VisitSevierville.com writes: “Sevierville’s nineteenth annual Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival will take place May 19-20, 2023. This family-friendly event will once again bring barbeque cook teams from all over the United States to Sevierville to compete for $17,500 in cash and prizes and the title of Tennessee State Champion in the […]
May 13, 2023

Sara Evans Performs For Patriot Festival 2023 In Pigeon Forge

VisitMySmokies.com writes: “Country Music Star Set to Headline at This Year’s Patriot Festival in Pigeon Forge Each year, Pigeon Forge gets decked out in red, white, and blue to celebrate Independence Day with the Patriot Festival. This festival hosts live entertainment, activities for kids, delicious food, and a firework show to finish […]
May 6, 2023

Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival And Games in Townsend, TN.

This year’s annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival is taking place at the Townsend Visitor’s Center in, you guessed it, Townsend, TN, on the main road on May 20th and May 21st. The Smoky Mountains have a large presence of Celtic, Irish and Scottish communities that have been here for hundreds of years, […]
April 21, 2023

Pigeon Forge Rotary Craft Fair – Spring

Reposted From The Pigeon Forge Tourism Page: “The Rotary Spring Craft Fair starts two weeks from yesterday on Friday April 21st and runs through Saturday April 29th at The Mountain Mile in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The hours are 10-6 everyday. Admission is $3 @and your money goes to support charitable causes. Please […]
March 20, 2023

Cabin Spotlight: “Finding Bigfoot”

East Tennessee’s favorite mythical Smoky Mountain figure not named “Dolly Parton” (as far as we know) inspires this new vacation cabin rental “Finding Bigfoot” by Smoky Mountain Dream Vacation! Their website writes: “Does Bigfoot live in the Smokies? We invite you to come and explore our unique Bigfoot inspired cabin. This mystical […]
March 11, 2023

Great Smoky Mountains Park It Forward Program

It is possible you’ve heard the news already, but if not, we’ll be happy to introduce you to it here. Beginning March 1st, 2023, the Smoky Mountain National Park will require parking tags on vehicles for parking accessibility at National Park destinations. Daily passes are $5 and weekly and yearly passes are […]
December 9, 2022

Why Choose Three Jimmys For Dinner In Gatlinburg?

The city of Gatlinburg has no shortage of restaurants to serve just about every taste under the sun, but one of our favorite places that we like to post on our network of websites about every so often is the Three Jimmys on Highway 321 in Gatlinburg. We have gotten to enjoy […]
March 9, 2022

Vacation Planning for the Great Smoky Mountains

Vacation planning for your trip to the Great Smoky Mountains can get overwhelming. The sheer volume of things to do, places to visit, and stay can make it difficult to decide what is right for your trip.  We offer insight from the perspective of having lived and worked in the area for […]
January 30, 2022

A Taste of Old Gatlinburg: Ogle’s Chair Shop

I got to thinking the other day that many of the folks who visit the Smokies simply take the place at face value and don’t realize the remarkable history behind what they are seeing. I, myself, grew up coming here twice a year, spring and fall because my grandparents got us started […]