Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee’

Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th anniversary

TENNESSEE: It’s been called 500,000 acres of paradise. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Related posts Secretary Salazar Announces Settlement on North Shore Road (0) Parktips – October 2009 (0) Parktips – November 2009 (0) Parktips – April 2010 (0) First Lady Michelle Obama Asks Junior Rangers to Take It [...]

Congress recognizes Smokies’ 75th

East Tennessee’s congressional delegation released the news that a resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park passed both houses of Congress last night. Related posts Secretary Salazar Announces Settlement on North Shore Road (0) Parktips – October 2009 (0) Parktips – November 2009 (0) Parktips – April 2010 (0) Big [...]

Event to recall Smoky Mountain memories

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Gatlinburg is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with an event featuring people affected by the land purchase between Tennessee and North Carolina. Related posts Secretary Salazar Announces Settlement on North Shore Road (0) Parktips – October 2009 (0) Parktips – November 2009 (0) First Lady Michelle [...]

Fires being battled near Gatlinburg, Cherokee in Smoky Mountains

Forest fires on both sides of the Smoky Mountains have closed part of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and several hiking trails in Tennessee. Related posts Section of Blue Ridge Parkway in NC to reopen (0) Repairs scheduled on Blue Ridge Parkway in May (0) Man critical after falling in Maine park (0) [...]

Bat disease prompts Smokies to close caves

Dr. Gary McCracken from the University of Tennessee holds a big brown bat in September 2004. Related posts Fires being battled near Gatlinburg, Cherokee in Smoky Mountains (0) Minus 22 reported in Smoky Mountains (0) Young Fil-Ams Learn About The U.S. – Philippine War (0) Yosemite to review park’s American Indian history (0) Yosemite sure: [...]

Minus 22 reported in Smoky Mountains

Tennessee remains in the grip of frigid weather, including a minus 22 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Related posts Fires being battled near Gatlinburg, Cherokee in Smoky Mountains (0) Yosemite to review park’s American Indian history (0) Yosemite sure: Ahwahnee retrofitting is needed but about five years away (0) Yosemite Park Besieged By [...]