Articles and News about Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains
80 Years Down And a Lot More To Go!
Downtown Gatlinburg Hotel Open Year Round The year is 1937, 3 years away from the park officially being dedicated at Newfound Gap, and the tourism industry of the Smoky Mountains are virtually at their infancy compared to the city today. The stops are few, the roads...
2015 Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival Events
The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival is designed to be a showcase for songwriters, the importance of a songwriter and songwriting, as well as an economic booster for the Smoky Mountains area. Below is a list of the Showcases we are presenting. Every 2nd Monday of...
Gatlinburg’s Fireworks Finale
Finish off the 4th in style with a magnificent fireworks show visible from the downtown streets of Gatlinburg! Join the celebration in downtown Gatlinburg to mark our nation’s “Independence Day” with a magnificent fireworks show. Designated a Top 20 event by Southeast...
First Independence Day Parade In The Nation
Saluting the valiant men and women of our military services, this 40th annual showcase is the “First July Fourth Parade in the Nation!” Parade starts at the stroke of midnight to begin Independence Day. The Historic Gatlinburg Inn is the perfect viewing locationfor...
The Historic Gatlinburg Inn has a rich, musical heritage
The registration book of the Historic Gatlinburg Inn shows that Mr. and Mrs. Boudleaux Bryant checked in at the Inn on August 28, 1967. They were assigned room 388. The rest, as they say, is history. The husband-wife team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, co-writers of...
The Historic Gatlinburg Inn received the Community History Award
The Gatlinburg Inn received the Community History Award for preserving the history of Gatlinburg. Built in 1937 by R. L. Maples, Sr. this historic inn remains in the hands of the Maples descendants and is the oldest lodging facility in Gatlinburg. It was the first...