Historical Tennessee Posts
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Posted 8/9/2010 @ 7:35:34 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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As the name "Ponderosa" conjures up the days of "Bonanza", Big Rock Due Ranch is really a bonanza filled with enough fun things to do for the whole day for the entire family. Right at the edge of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, take a right at Traffic Light #10 just before you enter the Spur to go to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, travel just two miles, tu...
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Posted 8/5/2010 @ 10:31:30 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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At Traffic Light #7 in Pigeon Forge off the Parkway and tucked behind The Old Mill and Old Mill Square is Patriot Park. The City Park has "one of the best walking tracks" in Sevier County that follows along the shoreline of the Little Pigeon River for a half mile where you can feed the ducks, geese and, what else -- the pigeons, and then enjoy the grassy areas for playing with your kids or t...
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Posted 8/4/2010 @ 10:24:06 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Once upon a time when the Cherokee lived throughout the Smoky Mountains before the European invasion of settlers infringed on their hunting grounds, the Southern Appalacian mountain range was fertile with wildlife. Elk and bison both roamed the mountains freely in Tennessee and North Carolina. During the 18th and 19th centuries both species were hunted excessively and because of the on...
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Posted 8/3/2010 @ 11:09:03 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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If the inspiration of the Smoky Mountains and visiting the many arts and crafts stores and galleries in and around the area has tweaked the creative streak in you or your children, and you want to try your hand at photography, sketching, painting, sculpture, jewelry, working with metals, ceramics or woodworking, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is waiting for you.
Founded by ...
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Posted 7/28/2010 @ 8:15:14 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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As well as spectacular views of the Great Smoky Mountains once at the top of Mt. LeConte, awaits another experience for individuals searching for unique, out-of-the-box adventures when traveling. At the summit of one of America's famous peaks, thousands a year hike the trails to the top, there sits LeConte Lodge, and the only lodging in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. &nbs...
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Posted 7/26/2010 @ 8:39:05 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Two decades ago a baby Bald Eagle was hatched in his mother's nest down in Louisiana. At five weeks old this adorable hatchling was just sitting in his nest minding his own business and waiting for his mother to return with some food. All of a sudden the winds picked up and he could feel his nest rattle and shake high up in the tree he and his family called home. The tr...
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Posted 7/22/2010 @ 1:24:59 pm by pigeonforgesays.com
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In reading the article "Fun Time At The Parade", I was taken on a trip down memory lane to the small town nostalgia of the parades held in honor of a holiday such as Memorial Day or the 4th of July with the high school marching band, the little children on tricycles, the farm animals and tractors that all got involved. And remembered, as the author pointed out, the enthusiasm on the fac...
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Posted 7/20/2010 @ 11:13:08 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Ever since 1982 the Apple Barn Village has been a "Smoky Mountain Tradition", and easy to locate between Pigeon Forge and Sevierville. Traveling toward Gatlinburg on the Parkway, or Highway 441, just turn onto the aptly named Apple Valley Road, follow a winding road along the Little Pigeon River, and come upon an old Southern-style village set among an orchard of apple trees.
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Posted 7/19/2010 @ 1:47:55 pm by pigeonforgesays.com
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One of the fun things to do for tourists when visiting the Smokies is to get into the woods and see the wonder of ages-old trees, creeks, cascades and be right in the middle of the mountains. What better way to get back to mother nature than hit the hiking trails provided in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Park Service has maps and trails online, and all of...
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Posted 7/18/2010 @ 11:22:49 am by pigeonforgesays.com
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Pigeon Forge is a vacation resort community in Tennessee that is surrounded by the Smoky Mountains and where there is something for everyone. One of the main attractions in Pigeon Forge is Dollywood, named for the great country singer, Dolly Parton, and probably what Pigeon Forge is most equated. Besides Dollywood, there are many other activities and tourist attractions t...
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