by Gary Bailey | Mar 7, 2022 | History
Christus Gardens (later renamed “Christ in the Smokies”) was a Gatlinburg landmark for many years. The museum opened in 1960, early in the rise of Gatlinburg as a vacation hotspot, by Mr. Ronald Ligon. The museum featured life-size figures populating...
by Gary Bailey | Feb 23, 2022 | Food, Places to Eat In Gatlinburg, Restaurants, Reviews
Timbers Log Cabin is a unique restaurant located in the Arts & Crafts district of Gatlinburg. Is this a good place to stop in for a bite while you’re exploring Smoky Mountain arts? Read on to find out. Timbers Log Cabin really is what its name suggests...
by Gary Bailey | Feb 15, 2022 | Food, Places to Eat In Gatlinburg, Restaurants, Reviews
Mountain Edge Grill has been a Gatlinburg staple since 1998. It is a family-owned restaurant that specializes in “burgers and brews.” That’s our kind of place! This is a downhome, all-American type of place. It has the feel of the kind of place where...
by Gary Bailey | Jan 17, 2022 | Celebrities, History
Legendary country music broadcaster, Ralph Emery, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, January 15th, at the age of 88. Emery was born in McEwen, Tennessee, in 1933 and after attending broadcasting school, got his first job in radio at the WTPR station in...
by Gary Bailey | Jan 12, 2022 | Festivals, Special Events, Things to do
The Historic Gatlinburg Inn, along with the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival, is hosting a special event on Friday, January 28th – a songwriters spotlight featuring Bobby Tomberlin and Steve Dean, each of whom have multiple number one hit songs to their credit....