Travel: Parton's Dollywood provides water thrills with down-home flavor Like most theme parks, Dollywood aims to top itself every year with new rides and entertainment, but Dollywood, nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains at Pigeon Forge, has something no other park does — the star power of Dolly Parton.
June 13, 2013 - Ventura County Star
Certification course on no-trace camping offered GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A free course on "leave no trace" use of the backcountry is coming up this month in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The two-day free course will be June 22 and 23, but registration is required by Monday.
June 12, 2013 - The Daily Reflector
Book details the fall and the rise of elk in the East A new book has been published detailing the story of the grand, four-legged keepers of the Great Smoky Mountains Park: the elk.
June 12, 2013 - Smoky Mountain News