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On This Day, June 15: Great Smoky Mountains National Park established
UPI· 2 days agoOn June 15, 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on a tract of land...
‘They’ll never be forgotten’: Veteran shares journey to identify graves in the Great Smoky Mountains
WATE 6 Knoxville· 4 days agoIn 2020, it was not known how many U.S. veterans were buried in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...
8 Road Trips Through Iconic U.S. National Parks
AFAR· 7 days agoIt wasn’t until I high-tailed it out of my home in North Carolina and lived out of my well-loved Honda CR-V for a few months in 2021 that I came to...
This Favorite Spot In North Carolina Has The Best Sunset In The South
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLocated on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, Max Patch is a grassy mountain bald surrounded by...
Opinion | In Search of the Lost Fireflies
New York Times· 2 hours agoThere were no trees. There was no road. I was the trees, and I was the road. That darkness was like no darkness I’ve ever known.
Meier passes over 400 miles on Appalachian Trail
The Globe Gazette· 4 days agoThe trail along the North Carolina-Tennessee border is the highest elevation section of the whole trail, culminating in Clingman's Dome, roughly halfway...
'You get to see nature right up close' | New company brings rafting and tubing to French Broad River
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 2 days agoAccording to the National Park Service, the French Broad River is believed to be the third oldest...
Yes, There Are All-Inclusive Resorts Right Here in the U.S.
Country Living via Yahoo News· 6 days agoYou may think of the Caribbean or Mexico when you hear the term all-inclusive resort, but there are...
Rock Island Airbnb hosts may see new taxes as city extends hotel-motel tax to web entities
Quad-City Times· 4 days agoRock Island plans to collect taxes from short term rentals. On Monday, June 10, the Rock Island City...