by Gary Bailey | Jun 16, 2020 | Attractions, Reviews, Things to do
Mountain coasters have recently exploded onto the scene around the Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge area. The editorial staff at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn created this guide to tell you everything you need to know about them....
by Gary Bailey | May 20, 2020 | News
There is life in Gatlinburg. At the time of this writing, on May 20th, 2020, many businesses have been closed or operating at a reduced level for a couple of months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But things are changing rapidly. Here is where we stand now. The Great...
by Gary Bailey | May 6, 2020 | History
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the closing of an attraction in Gatlinburg that most of you (except maybe those of you local to the area) probably didn’t know existed – Fun Mountain. Fun Mountain is an abandoned theme park that closed in the...
by Gary Bailey | Apr 22, 2020 | History, Nature
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to the black bear, a medium-sized bear that is widely distributed throughout North America. They are omnivores (meaning they eat both plants and animals) that like to live in heavily forested areas but will approach...
by Gary Bailey | Apr 8, 2020 | History
In 1970, Columbia Pictures released a movie titled “A Walk in the Spring Rain.” The movie, filmed in 1969, starred Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn, two Hollywood superstars at the time. The plot of the movie involves a couple (college professor Roger...