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There are dozens of fun, free activities for the family this
summer in the Smokies.
What's your preference: hiking, museums, history? No
matter what you're looking for you'll find lots to do in
connection with the 75th anniversary of the park.
Click here to check our website for
a list of events.
Click here to visit the 75th
Anniversary website.
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| Rhododendron In Bloom |
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Rhododendron is in bloom! Check it out. You won't
believe how beautiful it is.
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| Parson Branch Road Re-Opens |
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Parsons Branch Road is now reopened (again) so you
can leave Cades Cove via a 150 year old wagon track
route!
It's a beautiful 8 mile drive (but not for motor homes,
buses, and vans longer than 15 feet, or trailers).
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| Synchronous Fireflies |
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This year the trolleys will be running from
June 6-14.
Elkmont entrance road will be closed to motor
vehicles
and pedestrian use every night from at 5:00
p.m. until
midnight, June 6-14, except to registered
campers
staying at the Elkmont Campground.
The trolleys will begin picking up visitors
from the
Sugarlands Visitor Center RV/bus parking area
at 6
p.m. The trolleys will run continually until the
Sugarlands Visitor Center parking area is
full or until 9
p.m., whichever comes first.
The last trolley to return visitors from
Elkmont to the Sugarlands Visitor Center is
scheduled at 11 p.m. The cost will be $1
round trip per person as in previous years.
Click here to get all the details.
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| New Business Members |
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To support business members who support the
park,
check out our newest GSMA Business Members!
Highland Craft Gallery
755 Buckhorn Road
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.430.8951 Kathie Thomas
email: highlandcraftgallery@planetc.com
Century 21 A + Realty Group
239 East Parkway
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 877.436.2100 Deanna Dellinger
email: agents@c21aplusrealtygroup.com
www.c21aplusrealtygroup.com
BDS/InfoFast
2572 Pittman Center Road
P.O. Box 4065
Sevierville TN 37864
tel: 865.428.8735 Tim King
email: thking1@aol.com
www.brochuredistribution.com
Alewine Pottery
*GSMA members in good standing will receive 10%
off purchases.
623 Glades Road
Suite 10
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.430.7828 Robert Alewine
email: alewinepottery@earthlink.net
www.alewinepottery.net
Ace Hardware of Gatlinburg
1025 East Parkway
P.O. Box 447
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.436.5173 Libby Latham
email: libbycl@comcast.net
www.acehardware.com
Reed M David, D.D.S.
*GSMA members in good standing will receive a
10%
discount on services.
111 Bruce Road
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.436.5024 Reed M. David
email: reedmdaviddds@yahoo.com
www.smilesofthesmokies.com
The Best Italian
968 Parkway
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.436.7414 Marilyn England
email: marilyn@bestitalian.com
www.bestitalian.com
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
88 River Road
Gatlinburg TN 37738
tel: 865.430.8808 Mary Phillips
email: aquariumofthesmokies@ripleys.com
www.ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com
Sevier County Bank
111 Main Street
Sevierville TN 37864
tel: 865.453.6101 Lynn Perella
email: contact@seviercountybank.com
www.seviercountybank.com
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee
307 Parkway
Sevierville TN 37862
tel: 865.453.2143 Jim Galbraith
email: online.banking@homefederaltn.com
www.homefederalbanktn.com
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Bears, Bears, and More Bears |
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Be careful or you might find yourself sharing lunch with a
bear.
Park biologists say bear sightings have been
unusually high this spring. Bears are being
spotted regularly in Cades Cove and in the
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail area of the park.
Campsite Closures on Account of Bears:
BC#10, BC#15, BC#24, BC#40, and BC#93.
Campsite, Shelter and Trail Warnings on
Account of Bears: BC#6, BC#13, BC#29, BC#38,
Icewater Shelter, Mt LeConte Shelter, Russell
Field Shelter, and Grotto Falls Trail.
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