Charlotte Rollman swears she used to be shy. “I did art so that people would like me,” she said, telling the story of how, as a fourth-grader, she once drew money and passed it out to her classmates, ...

A summer backpacking program aimed at youth groups is coming to Lake Junaluska, and no previous hiking or backpacking ...

LeConte Lodge is in the heart of the most visited national park in the U.S. And despite only being accessible by trail, it’s ...

A charming mountain town in Tennessee has built a surprising reputation around breakfast—where classic pancake houses have become part of the travel experience for generations of visitors.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park conducts 100 to 150 search and rescue missions annually. Wandering off the trail is the most common reason hikers get lost, according to a study. If lost, survival ...

More than a mile into the Great Smoky Mountains wilderness stands a 158-year-old log cabin built around 1857. Once home to a mountain family until the 1930s, this primitive structure was sealed with ...

A Friends of the Smokies program that preserves historic structures in the Great Smoky Mountains is now fully funded thanks ...

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The 6th Annual Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival will be held at the Greater Smokies Event Grounds/Townsend Event Center, 7930 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Friday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Sevierville nonprofit serving at-risk children and teens has received the largest donation in the organization’s history. The donation to Smoky Mountain Children’s Home ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — After six months and over $1.2 million, the Smoky Hill River log jam in Salina has finally been cleared. The massive jam was caused by heavy rains over the summer. In July, the ...