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Articles and News about Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains

A Saturday Night of Songs in Gatlinburg

There is something about a Saturday night in Gatlinburg that already feels a little electric. The sidewalks hum with visitors. The lights glow against the mountains. And somewhere between the river and the ridgelines, music finds its way into the air. On my last visit...

A Timeless Craft in the Pioneer Room: Welcoming the Peachtree Handspinners Guild

Recently, the Historic Gatlinburg Inn had the pleasure of hosting a gathering that felt like a step back in time - in the best possible way. A group of women from the Peachtree Handspinners Guild, based in the Atlanta area, spent time together in the Inn’s Pioneer...

Glass House Gatlinburg: Coffee Shop or Children’s Boutique? Both!

Right in the middle of downtown Gatlinburg, inside Reagan Terrace Mall, Glass House is one of those places that makes you stop and look twice. Part of that comes from what it offers, and part of it comes from the building itself. The structure is almost entirely...
The Gatlinburg Sky Lift Is Now Open

The Gatlinburg Sky Lift Is Now Open

One attraction that got hit during the wildfires was our neighbor, the iconic and indispensable Gatlinburg Sky Lift. The Sky Lift is one of only two attractions in Gatlinburg that let you actually climb the mountain aerially to a mountaintop destination, and the only...

The History of the Smoky Mountain National Park

The History of the Smoky Mountain National Park

Whether you know it or not, one of the main reasons people come to the Smokies and Gatlinburg is for the history and culture our little section of Appalachia has built for itself. We say "know it or not" because it's either a conscious decision to want to visit for...

There is Music at the Gatlinburg Inn

Please meet Fish, one of our favorite guests who from time to time comes to visit us in Gatlinburg. While staying at the Gatlinburg Inn he sits on the front patio and entertains you, our guests.  He comes to town several times a year, call our front desk and they will...

Romantic Gift Basket Providers

Romantic Gift Basket Providers

February is the season of romance in the Smokies! Well yeah, that's true everywhere in the country for one big, heart-shaped reason coming up middle of the month, right? But everywhere else in the country doesn't have the crisp, cool air coming down from Mt. LeConte,...

Mountain Man Memorial March

One of the best things our Smoky Mountain community has in unity is our pride of the military and our support of soldiers and veterans who sacrificed either some or all to keep us free in the United States of America. We demonstrate this pride frequently throughout...

The Winter Sports of Ober Gatlinburg

The Winter Sports of Ober Gatlinburg

Before Dollywood (and the amusement parks that property was before it was Dollywood), our big mountain family fun draw was Ober Gatlinburg in, you guessed it, Gatlinburg. Ober's been an iconic fixture of Sevier County's highlands since the days when color television...

Things To Do in Gatlinburg After the Holidays

Things To Do in Gatlinburg After the Holidays

January, February, & March After the summer party dies down, after the bright, shining multi-colored leaves have fallen, after the turkey has been cooked, the presents opened and the fireworks celebrating the new year have exploded, the city of Gatlinburg gets to...