• Celebrate Freedom In Nearby Pigeon Forge

    Celebrate Freedom In Nearby Pigeon Forge

    The month of August in Pigeon Forge is dedicated to “Celebrate Freedom”. This is an unofficial Patriotic holiday season in the city of Pigeon Forge that is nevertheless city-wide with dozens of businesses participating in offering additional discounts and perks to military and emergency personnel (with proper identification) from now until the end of August…

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  • FREE Smoky Mountain Parks that Kids will Love

    FREE Smoky Mountain Parks that Kids will Love

    Discover Free Things to Do in the Smoky Mountains when you visit some of the beautiful cty parks.  Of course you can have fun on a budget.  These parks offer free and inexpensive areas for family to spend time and make great memories. FREE Area Parks are a great way to provide excellent family entertainment…

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  • Greeting and Activity Cards Made in the Smoky Mountains: Willee Worm the Bookworm

    Greeting and Activity Cards Made in the Smoky Mountains: Willee Worm the Bookworm

    Here’s something new to help get the kids continuing their reading enrichment over the summer (and school seasons!): Willee Worm The Bookworm by Smoky Mountain publisher Alexander Expressions. Willee Worm is a is found in Greeting/Activity Cards for children, created by Sheila Alexander dedicated to bringing the joy of snail mail and reading to children…

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  • Smoky Mountain Rollercoasters

    Smoky Mountain Rollercoasters

    Like the article says, this post is all about the Smoky Mountain rollercoasters we have in the area that you and the kids can enjoy! We’ll skip a protracted intro and go right to the list, which includes rollercoasters at Dollywood, Ober Gatlinburg, Anakeesta and the independent ones in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg and Wears Valley.…

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  • Dollywood’s Big Bear Mountain Rollercoaster

    Dollywood’s Big Bear Mountain Rollercoaster

    As sort of a “in case you missed it”, we gleefully remind you that Dollywood’s newest rollercoaster Big Bear Mountain is now open and taking riders ready for a new thrill in Tennessee’s greatest amusement park! From Dollywood’s official brochure: “LOCATED IN WILDWOOD GROVE Voted Best Kids Area 2022 – Golden Ticket Award Dollywood’s Largest…

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  • New Memorial Plaza And Bridge At Mynatt Park

    New Memorial Plaza And Bridge At Mynatt Park

    From Gatlinburgrecovers.com: “Earlier in June, the city of Gatlinburg unveiled it’s long-awaited memorial project to honor the lives lost and the rescue efforts made during the 2016 Smoky Mountain wildfires (for this very site was originally designed to provide information and support on). Myself and Ge’ne Kea went to Mynatt Park to get pictures of…

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  • Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration

    Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration

    From Mypigeonforge.com: “Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration is just that—a time to celebrate making memories with family at a place everyone enjoys! This summertime event gives families a unique chance to ride Dollywood’s world-class roller coasters, including Lightning Rod and Wild Eagle all day and well into the night! Once the sun sets, these rides…

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  • Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival And Games in Townsend, TN.

    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, so a celebration…

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  • Great Smoky Mountains Park It Forward Program

    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 also available. Let’s…

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  • Why Choose Three Jimmys For Dinner In Gatlinburg?

    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 Three Jimmys so…

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