Wikimedia Commons/Francine Schroeder photo for Smithsonian Institution The 1950 Smokey Bear Rescue On May 9, 1950, ...

The Great Smoky Mountains reminded visitors of a vital closure set to kick-start on July 14th. The roadwork on Newfound Gap Road is a significant project for the National Park Service, given that over ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

In my decades of outdoor experience, no wild animal charge has threatened my life like my encounters with rampaging wild hogs ...

The artist, whose attention this tree stump attracted, is Louie LaChusa who has been a resident of Laurel Park for the past seven years after retiring from his gas and oil work in California. He and ...

As well-wishers honored Patsy Davis at her retirement banquet, the leader of Mountain Projects, who has pioneered efforts in housing, heating and meeting needs of others, wanted to talk about someone ...

Ready to start planning your next family adventure? Here are 11 of the best affordable family-friendly vacation spots in the ...

Adults want to enjoy the summer, too! From sipping moonshine to ziplining in the Smokies, here are dozens of fun grown-up activities in Pigeon Forge.

At the end of 2024, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres on the eastern edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Not far from Cataloochee Valley and other SAHC-protected ...

GATLINBURG, TENN. — A four-day layoff led to some early rustiness for Eddie Mahan’s North Laurel Lady Jaguars during opening round action of the Smoky Mountain Classic. But in the end, North ...

The National Park Service will begin major rehabilitation of Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smokies, which will close the trail for 18 months.