A rockslide is expected keep Little River Road between the Elkmont Campground and the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area closed through Tuesday evening, August 18.
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Wilma Maples, the 86 year old owner of the historic Gatlinburg Inn is donating 104 acres of woodland to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The property is located near Cove Mountain between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. She has always considered the property as a special getaway for her and her late husband, R.L. Maples.
This is the largest private land donation to the park in a decade.
Maples was quoted in The Mountain Press as saying “I get so sick of seeing midnight rentals on every hillside.”When I die, I didn’t want the land to be sold and have the same thing happen up there. I don’t want to be part of tearing up the earth.”
Park officials say that the property could become part of the final path on the uncompleted Foothills Parkway Project.
Kudos to Mrs. Maples on her generous donation in a time in which alot of the landscape surrounding the national park as sliced, diced and sold off to developers.
Our hats are off to you Mrs. Maples!
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The Smoky Mountain Jam, formally the Knoxville Thunderbolts, are close to signing a deal to play the 2009-2010 season in Pigeon Forge.
Rick Williams, one of the Jam’s owners said “We’re waiting on the final contract to be drawn up.”
The 2009-2010 American Basketball season will probally be played at Pigeon Forge High School. Pigeon Forge principal Perry Schrandt has signed off on these plans.
“We’re around. We’re set to move into Pigeon Forge,” Williams said. “People are very excited about it. We’re looking at a two-year commitment and property to buy.”
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Mountain Splendour at Museum of East TN
The Museum of East Tennessee History is featuring a new exhibit called “Mountain Splendour”. This exhibit showcases how the Great Smoky Mountains has inspired homegrown and visiting artists for over a century.
The Mountain Splendour exhibit includes 60 paintings, photographs and sketches by more than two dozen artists from 1850 – 1950, including Charles Krutch, Louis E. Jones, Jim Thompson and E.T.H. Foster.
The exhibit celebrates the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s 75th Anniversary.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to offer its fall Parks as Classrooms program, September – November, for students in grades K-8 from Tennessee schools.
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