At the suggestion of a New York publicity firm, the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association. Soon, the mountains themselves were referred to as the Great Smokies.

Place naming is only truly reparative if these processes truly reflect the agency and intent of these historically oppressed ...

Right now is prime leaf-peeping season in the Smokies. Take a look at our photos of the colorful trees in the national park.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The historic Noah "Bud" Ogle Cabin has been preserved. Last year, a storm tore off the ...

NPS officials are reminding drivers that no commercial vehicles are allowed on this main road connecting Cherokee in North Carolina to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping ...

Korrin Bishop If you're interested in art and authentic Appalachian crafts, you'll want to spend a day exploring the 8-mile loop through Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community.

AT maintainers celebrated by reblazing all 72 miles of the trail’s Great Smoky Mountains section with a fresh round of iconic white rectangles. Club volunteers gathered at the Smoky Mountains ...

18, 2024, to formally agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee to Kuwohi (koo-whoa-hee). The mountain, known as “Clingmans Dome” since 1859 ...

The best way to get around Great Smoky Mountains National Park is by car. The park does not offer any guided tours and there is no public transportation to the park from the major cities in the ...

It’s an amazing site. On this episode, I head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to experience the synchronous fireflies and learn how light from human development is threatening the future ...