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 www.PigeonForge.com Newsletter December 28, 2011 - January 4, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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| Cabin Fever Vacations
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In the New Year, we hope you are overwhelmed with a sense of joy every day, that your troubles stay far away, that you are blessed beyond measure, you find new things to treasure, and that you get an opportunity to enjoy a Smoky Mountain Vacation.
Hope to see you soon and Happy New Year!
We would love to connect with you on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter in the new year. We offer lots of great content and area information on these social networks.
Cabin Fever Vacations Local: (865) 908-1919
Toll free: 1-877-572-3946 |
| Arrowhead Cabin Rentals
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STAY 7 NIGHTS PAY FOR ONLY 5 STAY 5 NIGHTS PAY FOR ONLY 4 STAY 3 NIGHTS PAY FOR ONLY 2
Book now and receive the above discounts
towards any cabin through the end of the year.Ask about other offers!
Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Arrowhead Cabin Rentals offers fully furnished 1 to 7 bedroom cabins, complete with fireplaces and Jacuzzi hot tubs. Some cabins are equipped with games from a pool table, air hockey and arcade style games. Easy access in Pigeon Forge and minutes away from Gatlinburg. Stay with us in the Smoky Mountains for a inexpensive get-a-way!
Visit our website at www.ArrowheadPigeonForge.com to take advantage of this GREAT OFFER. New reservations only. Not to be combined with any other offer or discount.
Not redeemable holiday weeks or holiday weekends.
Arrowhead Cabin Rentals
Toll Free: 1-800-557-8168 |
| Oak Haven Resort and Spa
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Summer Vacations are the BEST at
Oak Haven Resort & Spa!
Call now to reserve your perfect cabin for your Summer Vacation!
The Smoky's Premier Cabin Rental and Day Spa Experience
** 1-7 Bedroom Log Cabins
** Luxury is Standard
** Free Wireless Internet
** Hot Tub, Game Rooms, Pool, Golf, Full Kitchens
** On-Site Day Spa
** Hiking Trails
** Fitness Room
** Playground
** Family Vacations-Reunions-Couples Retreat-Girlfriend Getaways!
Oak Haven Resort and Spa 1-800-652-2611
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| Comfort Inn and Suites at Dollywood Lane
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Welcome to the Comfort Inn & Suites at Dollywood Lane Pigeon Forge, TN. We are located at traffic light # 8 (Dollywood Lane) in the center of action packed Pigeon Forge, TN. We offer 133 units and one-room suites that feature king or queen beds, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron/board. We also offer 100% nonsmoking, interior corridors, in-room 2 person whirlpool tubs, gas fireplaces, 32" flat panel TVs and...
*Hot Breakfast Buffet *Vacation Value Packages (accommodations & area attractions, theaters, shows) *Indoor & Outdoor Heated Pools with Hot Tub *New Outdoor Heated Kids Splash & Play Pool *WiFi Internet access *Restaurants on site (Denny's, Texas Roadhouse, Pizza Hut and more) *Guest Laundry facilities *Convenient Pigeon Forge Trolley Service *Sorry, but we do not allow pets
Visit our web site below or call us today to reserve your vacation!
Comfort Inn & Suites at Dollywood Lane Local: 1-865-429-4494 Toll Free: 1-800-427-4494 |
Question of the Week! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This section is dedicated to you, our readers! Feel free to reply to this email with any of your fun stories from your vacation in Pigeon Forge. Send us photos, memories, travel tips, anything that you would like to tell us about your experience in the Smokies. Every week we will highlight reader's comments in this article. Thanks for all the feedback. We love to hear from you!
This week's question, "Are you ringing in the New Year in the Smoky Mountains? Where will you be celebrating?"
Last week's question, "Merry Christmas! Are you spending Christmas weekend in Pigeon Forge? What are your Pigeon Forge Christmas plans?"
Jacob writes, "I would love to spend Christmas down in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg! But...I will be back home in Ohio. But, I would like to just sit by the fire with my family." |
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Two Pigeon Forge Hotels Earn Top Awards
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Each year Choice Hotels presents the Gold Award to all hotels in the top 10% and the Platinum Award to the top 5% of their hotels. Two of our Pigeon Forge hotels have received two of these prestigious awards from Choice Hotels. The Quality Inn & Suites at Dollywood Lane received the Platinum Award and was ranked 14th out of 923 Quality Inns in the United States. The Comfort Inn & Suites at Dollywood Lane ranked number 90 out of 1346 and received the Gold Award. Ken Maples, owner of both of these properties, said they are all very pleased. "We have worked hard over the past year and it's been difficult." We are so proud to have such great hotels in the city of Pigeon Forge along with hard working hotel owners who care about their staff and their guests! If you're looking for a great hotel for your next trip to Pigeon Forge these two should be on the top of your list!
Read More About These Great Pigeon Forge Hotels! |
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Featured Smoky Mountain Weddings
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Each week on the PigeonForge.com blog we feature a Wedding Wednesday post. We feature all kinds of wedding inspiration and ideas and now we're featuring you! Real stories of Smoky Mountain Weddings! You can follow these great stories by reading the PigeonForge.com blog on Wednesdays and you can even submit your own Smoky Mountain wedding story. If you would like to be featured email us today to get started! Be sure to read our first Wedding Wednesday post and check out today's featured wedding! We're excited to bring you real stories from real Smoky Mountain bride and grooms and we hope you'll follow along!
Read All the PigeonForge.com Wedding Wednesday Posts!
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Romantic Getaway in Pigeon Forge
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With the Holidays behind us and the New Year upon us most are in need of a break and a romantic getaway in Pigeon Forge is just the answer! Whether you're planning on a Valentine's getaway or something for next weekend we have the perfect trip already planned for you! Check out our Romantic Getaway Itinerary and get swept away into the beautiful scenery of the Smoky Mountains. Restaurants with checkered tablecloths..a playful game of putt putt...outdoor hot tubs. It's all here in Pigeon Forge! This is the perfect way to start planning your romantic getaway is to read through our suggested itinerary, then sprinkle your own romantic ideas in between.
Plan Your Romantic Getaway Today! |
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Upcoming Events...
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Ongoing - April 10:Titanic's Rose Petal Memorial Tribute - when you visit Titanic Museum Attraction now and throughout the entire year leading up to April 2012, guests will be given an actual rose petal and that rose petal will be placed into a rose petal memorial case - which will then will be placed out to sea by the Coast Guard at the exact site where we lost Titanic 100 years ago on April 15.
Ongoing - December 31:Christmasfest at the Opry - The Christmas festival, located in front of the new Smoky Mountain Opry will feature a huge outdoor ice skating rink, Ferris wheel, Christmas Carousel, and other family friendly rides. Santa Claus, live reindeer, an outdoor synchronized Christmas Light Show and a choreographed indoor Laser Light Show, food vendors, an Arts and Crafts Christmas Village, horse drawn carriage rides, Santa train rides, and S'mores Pit all complete the new "ChristmasFest at the Opry"
Ongoing - February 28: Smoky Mountain Winterfest - visitors enjoy millions of twinkling lights throughout the Great Smoky Mountains area. 1-888-738-4378
Ongoing - February 28: Winterfest in 3D - Winterfest in 3D Glasses are available at the Sevierville Visitor Center on Hwy 66 while supplies last. These glasses help you see Winterfest in a whole new light, as every point of light shifts into a snowflake.
Ongoing - December 31: Winterfest Trolley Tour of Lights - Fun Time Trolley Station at Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge, TN (Mon. through Fri. only) at 6:30 p.m. Price is $5--Call Trolley office at 865-453-6444 for reservations and departure times.
Ongoing - December 31: Candlelight Christmas Evenings at Biltmore™ - Available by reservation only. Call toll free 866-851-4661 and reference promo code 200. Thousands of sparkling lights guide you through George Vanderbilt's 250-room French château--a real life wonder located in Asheville, NC.
December 1 - 30: Gatlinburg Winter Magic™ Trolley Ride of Lights - Enjoy a guided trolley tour of spectacular Gatlinburg Winter Magic™ lighting displays. Departure is from the Ripley's Aquarium Trolley Station in Gatlinburg. Group reservations are available. Trolley leaves at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30. Tickets on sale October 15. For more information, call (865) 436-0535.
December 30 - 31: Annual New Year's Eve Extravaganza - at Grand Resort Hotel Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. For more information call 1-800-251-4444
December 31: New Year's Eve Fireworks Show and Ball Drop - For the 24th straight year, the Space Needle area at traffic light #8 comes alive at the stroke of midnight with a fabulous fireworks show. Features free party favors and live entertainment. "Best New Year's Eve Show in the South." (800) 568-4748
December 31: New Year's Eve Bash! "PARTY FOR A CAUSE" - to benefit Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center. 8:00 p.m. at Music Road Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. Live music by 3CD playing rock, pop, soul, blues, and country and featuring special guest Malcolm Link. Heavy hors d'oeuvres 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., party favors, midnight toast, 2 beverage tickets per person (beer and wine only available on cash bar.) Complimentary trip to the photo booth. For tickets and hotel room packages call 865-286-2239.
January 7 - 14: 22nd Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week - There will be a full schedule of outdoor recreational activities that will unite visitors with the rustic beauty of nature in the Smokies. Nearly 100 mountain experts will guide guests on walks, hikes, seminars, hands on workshops and lectures on topics ranging from Smoky Mountain history to plant and animal habitation.
January 14: 2nd Annual Regional Ice Carving Competition at Titanic Museum Attraction - They're back! Those champion chainsaw slinging, blowtorch wielding, and ice block chopping sculptors who took Titanic Pigeon Forge by storm last year. In 2012 they'll be joined by a new batch of professional and amateur contenders, ready to whip 250-pound blocks of ice into frozen works of art. Bring the family and your camera for this one-day ice spectacular. You don't want to miss this.
January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration - Great speakers and music at the First Baptist Church in Sevierville, TN, 865-428-2212.
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