Articles and News about Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains
Vacation Sweepstakes
Have a Vacation on Us! We have started a new sweepstakes contest to win a vacation to Gatlinburg. The winner will be selected via random drawing, and there are multiple ways to enter. The more you enter, the better your chance at winning! The winner will be selected...
Christus Gardens – the Demolition of a Gatlinburg Landmark
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 scenes from the...
Timbers Log Cabin – Gatlinburg Restaurant Review
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 - a log...
Mountain Edge Grill – Gatlinburg Restaurant Review
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 the locals would...
Remembering Ralph Emery and His Connection to the Historic Gatlinburg Inn
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...
Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival presents a Songwriters Spotlight at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn
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. In...
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. – Gatlinburg Restaurant Review
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is an unusual eatery in that it is the only restaurant chain in the United States that is based on a motion picture - in this case, the classic, Forrest Gump. Since its inception in 1996 in California, locations have spread to tourist...
Chicken Guy – Gatlinburg Restaurant Review
We recently sat down at Gatlinburg's newest eatery, Chicken Guy! Is it worth the hype? Is the chicken REALLY that good? Read on! Chicken Guy is a chain of restaurants founded by famous chef and TV personality, Guy Fieri, and restauranteur, Robert Earl. It specializes...
2021 Chili Cookoff to Kick Off Gatlinburg Winter Magic
Gatlinburg's annual Winter Magic starts this week. During Winter Magic, the whole town is covered in holiday lights. It is a truly spectacular display, and a must-see. The opening event is the 32nd Chili Cookoff presented by Bush's Chili Beans. It takes place...