Dolly Parton's musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600s. That's where her ...

eventually landing in the hollers of East Tennessee and its familiar mountain ranges, bringing their songs with them. A new ...

“Smoky Mountain DNA” could only end with one song: “When It's Family,” originally co-written by Parton and released as ...

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

Another great spot is the Morton Overlook ... you to fully immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of the season. All in all, fall in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains offers an unforgettable experience, ...

8, an iNaturalist user documented the joro spider in Townsend, Tennessee. “That’s just down the road ... and interpretive ...

Tenessee through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and see wild Black Bears!!! We also explore the most touristy town we ...

They’ve been spreading ever since, and on Oct. 17, Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded its first ... with multiple ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Monarch butterflies are at risk of becoming an endangered species. Right now, volunteers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are helping with ...

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 ...