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  • Welcome to Smoky Mountain University

    Welcome to Smoky Mountain University

    Welcome to Smoky Mountain University! Our online campus will allow you to learn all about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We will also teach you all about the great vacation locations known as Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Wear’s Valley, Cosby and Townsend. We are pleased to announce that we have hired Onyx [...]

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  • Newfound Gap Road Rehab Project Approved

    Newfound Gap Road Rehab Project Approved

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park News Release Immediate Release                Date: June 28, 2010 Contact: Nancy Gray 865/436-1208 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for Planned Newfound Gap Road Reconstruction The National Park Service (NPS) has completed an Environmental Assessment of its planned Newfound Gap Road reconstruction and has issued a Finding of No [...]

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  • Smokies to Ramp up DUI Enforcement Activities

    Smokies to Ramp up DUI Enforcement Activities

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park News Release Immediate Release                                     Date:  June 18, 2010                                        Contact:  Bob Miller 865/436-1207 Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced plans to expand vehicle checkpoints and traffic patrols in an effort to provide a safer visit for the approximately 20 million people who [...]

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  • Top Park Officials Receive Honors

    Top Park Officials Receive Honors

    Great Smoky Mountains News Release Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2010 Contact:  Bob Miller 865/436-1207   During the National Park Service’s Southeast Region Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga., two top officials at Great Smoky Mountains National Park received recognition for significant accomplishments in 2009.   Superintendent Dale Ditmanson received the National Park Service (NPS) Southeast Region’s (SERO) Superintendent of the Year Award. Administrative [...]

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  • Volunteers Needed for Clingmans Dome Contact Station

    Volunteers Needed for Clingmans Dome Contact Station

    Great Smoky Mountains News Release Immediate Release Date: May 28, 2010 Contact: Nancy Gray Phone: 865/436-1208 Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help staff a new visitor contact station at Clingmans Dome when it opens on Saturday, June 19. The building that served as a comfort station, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, is being renovated and converted [...]

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  • Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival 2010

    Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival 2010

    The sixth annual Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival took place on May 15 and 16. This festival featured over 50 Fine Art and Craft exhibits and was setup as a street fair on River Road in front of Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. In addition to the artists exhibits, Ripley’s dedicated the entire patio [...]

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  • Campus Tour: Laurel Falls

    Campus Tour: Laurel Falls

    Laurel Falls is one of the more popular waterfalls in the Great Smoky Mountains. The trail takes you through oak and hemlock and offers views of Blanket and Meigs mountains. During the month of May, mountain laurel blooms in a fantastic show of white and pink. The Laurel Falls trail is a moderate [...]

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  • Celebrate National Trails Day in the Smokies

    Celebrate National Trails Day in the Smokies

    Immediate Release Date: May 10, 2010 Contact: Nancy Gray 865/436-1208 CELEBRATE NATIONAL TRAILS DAY PERFORMING TRAIL WORK IN THE SMOKIES On Saturday, June 5, many trail enthusiasts will be celebrating the 18th anniversary [...]

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