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Want to watch fireflies light up the Smoky Mountains in 2024? Here's when and where
The fireflies' annual synchronous light show in the woods of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is something to behold. It's a sight you don’t want to miss, even if you weren’t one of the lucky lottery winners. Peak dates this year for viewing the fireflies are June 3-10...
How to Find the Hidden House of Fairies in Gatlinburg, TN
In the hills of the Great Smoky Mountains is a springhouse so magical it looks like fairies could live there. Lots of folks here take trips to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge because there are so many great things to do with friends, family, or as a couple. Lots of "tourist" favorites like the downtown strip with the Skylift, Ripley's Believe It or Not and Aquarium, dinner theatres and Dollywood. But visitors to the area should definitely also take time to explore the great outdoors.
Patches BBQ & More features smoked meats and homemade desserts | Grub Scout
Summer is barbecue season, so I thought I’d get an early start on things with a trip to a restaurant specializing in that particular fare. I don’t recall how I first heard about Patches BBQ & More, but my journey took The Grub Spouse and me to an unassuming little building on Andrew Johnson Highway in Strawberry Plains. Turns out this is the original of two Patches locations (the other is on Rutledge Pike). And in case...
Dogs rule at 42nd Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
The sounds of bagpipes cutting through the air signaled that it was the start of the 42nd Annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games. Folks walked around, checking out the different clan tents that lined the main field, where the competitive games and demonstrations took place. Tartans were as far as the eye could see. Attendees could make their way to the Townsend Visitor’s Center stage area, where they could...
'Best day of my life': Kari's dream to meet Morgan Wallen to become reality
COSBY — When Kari Shults walked into the classroom of her mother Jennifer Shults at Cosby High School on Monday morning she was overcome with emotion when she saw her surprise visitor. Kari, who is obsessed with Morgan Wallen and his music, was shocked to see Wallen’s mother Lesli Wallen standing there. Lesli Wallen explained a friend gave her a copy of the article about Kari’s love of music — and specifically Morgan Wallen — that appeared in The Newport Plain Talk on May 1. ...
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