Last year, 11.5 million people visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitation numbers have declined since what ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park conducts 100 to 150 search and rescue missions annually. Wandering off the trail is the most common reason hikers get lost, according to a study. If lost, survival ...

Nearly half of the 22,893 species documented in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are insects. Shortly after becoming the park entomologist in the late 1990s, Becky Nichols got the chance to witness ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — After nearly two years, a new superintendent has been selected for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Charles Sellars has been selected to officially serve as ...

It was fitting that Rascal Flatts played the first arena concert in Milwaukee in 2026. In addition to performing country pop hits like "Life is a Highway" at Fiserv Forum Jan. 22, the band's Gary ...

The 6th Annual Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival will be held at the Greater Smokies Event Grounds/Townsend Event Center, 7930 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Friday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Sevierville nonprofit serving at-risk children and teens has received the largest donation in the organization’s history. The donation to Smoky Mountain Children’s Home ...

Explore the remains of Daisy Town, an abandoned Smoky Mountain village slowly being reclaimed by nature, where empty structures and fading paths tell stories of life long gone #GhostTowns ...

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