Want Something New to Do with your Best Canine Friend on Vacation? Saturday June 2nd, 2012 Outdoor Adventures is hosting the second annual Charity Doggie Rafting event from 2pm until 6pm at our Pigeon River outpost in Hartford TN. All proceeds will go to the Newport Animal Shelter. If you cannot make the trip, but want help, you may contact us at 866-333- RAFT (7238). Visit our siteto make reservations and see our goals for this event! Charity Doggie Float Trips are 1 hour trips that include guide, equipment, and a fun environment for dog lovers. Not vacationing with your canine friend, that's okay! Pigeon River Rafting trips run all Summer long. View our reservations page for schedule and times. Also take advantage of our $10 off coupon by booking your rafting trip on-lineOR...call now and reserve (866) 333-RAFT (7238).

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May 25: Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie & Sammy Kershaw in Concert- at Country Tonite Theatre. For more information please call 1-800-792-4308 or visit www.firstclassconcerts.com 

June 1 - 30: Behind the Scenes of James Cameron's Titanic - Get some behind the scenes action of what really happened on the ship. For more information call 1-800-381-7670 

June 1 - 2: Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge - Classic Car Show at Music Road Convention Center. Call (865) 379-9595   

June 2: Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival - located in Townsend, TN - at the Townsend Visitor Center, 30 booths of exceptional and talented master potters. You don't want to miss this! 

June 2 - 10: Synchronous Fireflies of Elkmont - Experience the nightly display, which occurs every year during the first days of June. Plan ahead, because the national park service enforces some very specific viewing hours and rules. You will be glad you made the effort to visit the mountains during this captivating firefly season. For specific dates and guidelines, call (865) 436-1200.  

June 11 - 16: Discovery Camp - Discovery Camp is full of firsts for many kids. Each one is an exciting discovery. It's a place to explore nature while getting down and dirty with the forests, rivers, and critters that make these mountains home. 

June 11 - 16: Wilderness Adventure Trek - Spend a week away from parents? Sure! But spend it among black bears, towering trees, rattlesnakes and barred owls while backpacking on steep mountain trails? Oh, yeah!  

June 15: Ronnie McDowell, T. Graham Brown & Jimmy Fortune in Concert - at Country Tonite Theatre. For more information please call 1-800-792-4308or visit www.firstclassconcerts.com 

June 15 - 16: All Chevy Supernationals III- LMC Truck/SUV Parts and Accessories presents the all new All Chevy Supernationals III at the Pigeon Forge City Municipal Parking Lot. 

June 25 - 30: Discovery Camp - Discovery Camp is full of firsts for many kids. Each one is an exciting discovery. It's a place to explore nature while getting down and dirty with the forests, rivers, and critters that make these mountains home. 

June 25 - 30: Wilderness Adventure Trek - Spend a week away from parents? Sure! But spend it among black bears, towering trees, rattlesnakes and barred owls while backpacking on steep mountain trails? Oh, yeah! 

June 30: Tennessee Smokies Baseball - Salute to Heroes Begins 5:00 p.m. at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, TN. Tennessee Smokies vs Birmingham Barons. Salute to heroes event pays homage to America's fallen heroes and their families with a pre-game memorial program while saluting our veterans, active-duty, reserves, and guard members for their service.