Little River Road
Little River Road just outside of Gatlinburg offers some of the area’s best natural attractions. If you’re going to be in the Smoky Mountains, or if you’ve lived here your entire life, Little River Road offers people a way to really immerse themselves in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and offers a glimpse at […]
Free Trolley Rides Along the Parkway
The city of Gatlinburg will offer a free trolley ride throughout the summer for anyone in town from June 15 to August 18.
The Ogle Family
To find the root of Gatlinburg, the true history, you really can point to one name in particular: Ogle. And it all began with a strong-willed lady named Martha Ogle. Martha Jane Huskey Ogle to be exact. Along with her children and other family members settled a place called White Oak Flats in 1807. At […]
Gatlinburg Trolley Schedule
You’ve made it to Gatlinburg, found a place to park, and now you’re out and about touring the town. But say you want to tour town but don’t want to have to spend the day walking it. Simple, take the trolley. Gatlinburg’s trolley is one of the nicest public transit systems in the state. There […]
Updated: Fall Foliage Report – Late October
How’s the fall color looking in Gatlinburg during the final weeks of October?
Third Distillery to Call Gatlinburg Home
The moonshine business is booming in Gatlinburg…. Legally, that is. And there looks to be some additional competition on the horizon. Plans are in place to open a third moonshine distillery in Gatlinburg by year end. Despite a few snags, the Sugarlands Distilling Company project is moving right along despite there being two distilleries already […]
National Park Asking for Volunteer Guides
If you’ve ever wanted to give back to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for all that it has given to its millions of visitors over the years, now could just be the perfect time. And no, they aren’t asking for money or anything like that. Just time and a helping hand. Plus, you get […]
The River Walk and Downtown
So you thought the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the only place to take a memorable hike in the area? Think again. Gatlinburg, which is literally right outside the national park, is a wonderful place to take a hike, or a short walk, especially around downtown and in the scenic Riverwalk area. The Smoky […]
Rocky Top Sports World to Target Sports Tourism in Gatlinburg
Around this time next year Sevier County will be planning a summer grand opening for a brand new sports complex. Titled Rocky Top Sports World, the facility is currently under construction in Gatlinburg and will be open by next June. In all, it will be home to 80 acres of sports fields including a football […]
Newfound Gap Road Re-Opens a Month Ahead of Schedule
Following a landslide which closed the road for almost three months, Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which runs from Gatlinburg to Cherokee, NC reopened Monday, April 15 at 10 a.m. The landslide that occurred during January storms took out a 200-foot section of pavement six miles south of […]