Tag: great smoky mountains
Support our N.C. gateway Friends during a time of need
November 21, 2024
(Updated Nov. 27, 2024) As the national park’s gateway communities in Western North Carolina work to recover from the devastation[…]
Read More2024 ‘Plein Air Smokies’ artists, soiree, and quick draw announced
May 23, 2024
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Get ready for a week of fantastic artists painting scenes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Plein[…]
Read MoreVolunteer with Trails Forever Crew on Chimney Tops Trail
July 10, 2014
By Holly Scott Jones, former Marketing Director of Friends of the Smokies A Brief Look Back at Smokies Trails[…]
Read MoreFavorite Spring Wildflower Hikes in the Smokies
April 23, 2014
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director On a recent ‘Get On the Trail with Friends & Missy‘ hike in Elkmont, several of my hiking companions[…]
Read MoreSweet Partnership with Sugarland Cellars Is a Big Win for the Smoky Mountains
November 20, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director In June of 2012 a unique and profitable partnership debuted in the form of an[…]
Read MoreHike to Rocky Top High Above Cades Cove
November 8, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director The days immediately following the much-celebrated reopening of Great Smoky Mountains National Park were glorious.[…]
Read MoreCamping in the Smokies Today (Oct. 16) – What You Need to Know
October 16, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director Camping in the Smokies Today (Oct. 16th) – Edited This post was written on October[…]
Read MoreGreat Smoky Mountains National Park Open Again
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened at 8 a.m. today (Oct. 16). That’s right, Cades[…]
Read MoreUPDATED-5 Alternative Hikes for Fall Fun Near the Smokies
October 10, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director Week 2 of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Shutdown Oops. According to Bryson City, I’m[…]
Read More5 Things You Can Do While Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Shutdown
October 2, 2013
By Holly Scott, Marketing Director As you may have heard, due to the government shut-down, Great Smoky Mountains National Park[…]
Read MoreKick Off Fall Color Season with Friends of the Smokies
September 26, 2013
by Holly Scott, Marketing Director Here in the Smokies the whole month of October is celebrated as a holiday by[…]
Read MoreParticipate in Friends Across The Mountains Telethon on Aug. 15 to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park
August 12, 2013
by Holly Scott Friends of the Smokies, Marketing Director Join supporters of Great Smoky Mountains National Park by making a[…]
Read MoreSmoky Mountains Parks as Classrooms Program
August 8, 2013
by Holly Scott Friends of the Smokies, Marketing Director More than 20,000 kids every year get to go to school[…]
Read MoreThe Impact of Your “Friends”
February 8, 2013
by Meridith Powell, Board of Directors, Friends of the Smokies Today, I had a great reminder of why Friends of[…]
Read MoreSmokies Road Conditions & Trails Forever Infographic
December 21, 2012
by Holly Scott, FOTS Marketing Director On a blustery Smoky Mountain afternoon when winds and rains banished any thoughts of[…]
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