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Azaleas & Rhododendron Bloom! An Update from Great Smoky Mountains Association
June 2008

Welcome to the Twenty-Second Edition of the Great Smoky Mountains Association Online Newsletter. We hope you will enjoy the latest news from the Smokies as well as information about interesting people, places, and things to do!

In This Issue
  • Azaleas and Rhododendron Bloom
  • See What You're Missing!
  • Mini-Movies of the Park
  • Women's Work Festival
  • Indian Head Rock Stabilized
  • 75th Anniversary Website Launched

  • See What You're Missing!
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    Enjoy what's happening right now on Gregory's Bald.


    Mini-Movies of the Park

    Spend a relaxing moment watching a rainbow in a Smokies waterfall...or watch wildflowers nod in the breeze.

    Click here to visit the new free video blog!

    You'll be glad you did.


    Women's Work Festival
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    A day of tribute to the many contributions of the region's rural women will be celebrated on Saturday, June 21, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Mountain Farm Museum at Oconaluftee.

    As part of the celebration, demonstrations among the historic buildings will include hearth cooking, cornshuck dolls, spinning, natural dyeing, clothes washing, music, quilting and more.

    The Mountain Farm Museum features a log home, barn, and several other outbuildings as well as livestock, from sheep to chickens, plus impressive row crops, such as corn and sorghum. The gardens and orchards are made up of heirloom varieties of apples, beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers and peas.

    All activities are free to the public. The Mountain Farm Museum is located on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. Highway 441), 2 miles north of Cherokee, North Carolina. For additional information call the visitor center at (828) 497-1904.


    Indian Head Rock Stabilized

    The famous Indian Head Rock on Little River Road began to show some signs of age and needed some shoring up recently.

    A piece of the famous landmark broke loose and fell onto the road.

    Using special materials, crews were able to stabilize the bluff.












    Here's how to do a face lift on a rock:


    75th Anniversary Website Launched
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    www.GreatSmokies75th.org is ready! Click the link and check out the nifty new website created for the 75th Anniversary of the park!

    The site features a 75th Anniversary Schedule, a Family Album for posting photos, and a very cool Smokies Timeline.


    Azaleas and Rhododendron Bloom
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    Flame azalea is nearing its peak on Gregory Bald. Here are some photos thanks to Tom Harrington.

    Rosebay (white) is blooming profusely at lower elevations right now.

    300 historic photos of the park are in our special edition book Mountain Home. Click here to learn more.
    Only $11 for GSMA Members!
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    Click here to check out our new high-tech, high-performance logo hiking shirts!
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    Click here to enjoy browsing in our online store...All Proceeds Benefit the Park



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