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Jim and Leslie Costa will create an insect field guide during their time with Steve Kemp Writers Residency in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Word from the Smokies: Couple will focus on insect field guide during park residency
Jim and Leslie Costa will create an insect field guide during their time with Steve Kemp Writers Residency in Great Smoky ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiking trail to Mount LeConte to close on weekdays
A multiyear rehabilitation project will close Bullhead Trail on certain days until the fall. Here's when you can and can't hike the trail starting May 5.
This Is the Most Crowded National Park in the Country. You Should Still Go.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be crowded, but that’s only because it’s wonderful. Here’s why—and a guide to ...
The Spur between Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge to close lanes to traffic: Here’s when
Routine road maintenance will cause temporary, single-lane closures along the north and southbound Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, the National Park Service announced April 23. Drivers are ...
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National park opens 'firefly lottery' for an 'otherworldly' light show — here’s how to enter
Great Smoky Mountains National Park gives parkgoers a chance to see a magical phenomenon — a synchronous firefly viewing. The ...