“I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains ...

Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

Take a tour around Elkmont, an eerie abandoned ghost town in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains and find out the latest news ...

Mindy Fawver is retired from a career in commercial photography and graphic design ... have documented more than 60 species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park never before recorded there.

Delicate trilliums, glorious columbines, and flamboyant redbuds are some of the harbingers of spring found across the ...

Zip down a down a waterslide or relax in a cabana by the wave pool at one of these awesome outdoor water parks, located ...

Mike Meldrum could claim his current occupation as a third career - if he weren’t so careful to avoid calling it a job. “I ...

Richard “Dick” Lorenz, 95, passed away on February 28, 2025, at his home in Oliver Springs, Tennessee ... the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club and the Ornithological Club, where he shared his enthusiasm for ...

“I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains ...

The Andrew Johnson National Historic Site tells the story of the 17th president, proving that even small Tennessee towns can produce leaders who reach the highest office in the land. Tusculum ...