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Events in the Smokies Summer 2011

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

June 2011

June 2-4: Sevierville: Parker’s Greatest Knife Show
Sevierville Events Center

June 3: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

June 3-4: Pigeon Forge: Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Classic Car Show
Music Road Hotel & Convention Center. Call for details. (865) 379-9595

June 4-8: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Jackson
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

June 15-19: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Chattanooga
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

June 16-18: Pigeon Forge: All Chevy Supernationals
Call for details. (423) 623-4644, (423) 623-1871,or (423) 465-5855

June 17-Aug 7: Pigeon Forge: Dollywood’s KidsFest
1-800-DOLLYWOOD

June 17-August 13: Gatlinburg: Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales
All summer long hear tales, mountain music, and learn the lore of the Smoky Mountains on the sidewalks of downtown Gatlinburg. Fourteen acts nightly. 6 – 11 p.m.

June 18-19: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

June 25-26: Sevierville: Arts of the Samurai Grand Nationals
Sevierville Events Center. (865) 691-4088

June 28-July 3: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Carolina
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

July 2011

July 1: Pigeon Forge: Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis in Concert
Country Tonite Theatre. Call for details. 1-800-792-4308

July 3-4: Gatlinburg: 36th Annual July 4th Midnight Parade
For the 36th consecutive year, Gatlinburg kicks off America’s Independence Day celebration with the nation’s first parade, which leads off at 12 a.m. on Sunday.

July 4: Pigeon Forge: 21st Annual Patriot Festival
Celebrate America’s independence with food, fun and entertainment. Games, concerts and fireworks round out this free event.

July 4: Gatlinburg: Gatlinburg’s River Raft Regatta
Gatlinburg’s popular River Raft Regatta takes place at noon on Monday, July 4th, on the Little Pigeon River in Downtown Gatlinburg.

July 4: Gatlinburg: “Stand Here” Fireworks Finale
Finish off the 4th in style with a magnificent fireworks show visible from the downtown streets of Gatlinburg!

July 7-10: Pigeon Forge: SEAA Girl’s Slow Pitch World Series
Pigeon Forge City Park. Call for details. (865) 717-4932

July 8-9: Sevierville: Mid Tennessee Pullers Assoc. Modified Tractor Pull
Sevier County Fairgrounds. For more information, please call (865) 453-0770 or visit www.seviercountyfairgrounds.com

July 8-11: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Chattanooga
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

July 15: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

July 15-23: Gatlinburg: Gatlinburg Craftsmen’s Fair
Art, crafts and music lovers can find almost 200 booths featuring some of the nation’s finest work. Artisans and craftspeople are on hand to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and offer their unique art for sale. Live Country & Bluegrass entertainment. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July 19-24: Pigeon Forge: SEAA Girl’s Fast Pitch World Series
Pigeon Forge City Park. Call for details. (865) 717-4932

July 20-24: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Carolina
www.smokiesbaseball or call (865) 286-2300

July 22-23: Pigeon Forge: George Jones in Concert
Country Tonite Theatre. Call for details. 1-800-792-4308

July 31: Pigeon Forge: Lee Greenwood in Concert
Smith Family Dinner Theater. Call for details. 1-866-399-8100

July 31-August 4: Sevierville: TN Smokies vs. Birmingham
www.smokiesbaseball.com or call (865) 286-2300

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Reconstruction of Newfound Gap Road

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Every once in a while, we get news on something that would potentially affect your travel here in the Smokies, so we want to share with it you in hopes it will not inconvenience or disrupt your plans for an incredible vacation here in the Smoky Mountains.

Here is a press release on the Re-construction of Newfound Gap Road from the National Park Service.

“Motorists travelling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March 1, 2001 when work begins to rehabilitate 2.4 miles of the road from the North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap northward into Tennessee.

The work will be performed by Estes Brothers Construction, Inc. of Jonesville, Va. under a $7.8 million contract with the Federal Highway Administration.

In addition to repaving that segment of the road, the contactor will be repairing thousands of feet of stone masonry retaining walls and several drainage culverts. At two locations the retaining walls will require extensive re-construction to support the roadbed, necessitating the closure of one lane between March 1 and June 10, 2010.

At the upper retaining wall worksite, just above the Morton Overlook, flaggers will be used to control traffic around the lane closure during daytime hours, from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., but two-lane traffic will be restored overnight. At the lower site, traffic signals will be installed to control alternating north-bound and south-bound traffic around the clock, seven days a week.

From June 11 until August 15 daytime lane closures will not be permitted, but will be allowed overnight from 9:00 p.m. through 8:00 a.m.

Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson said, “We try very hard to minimize impacts on Park visitors due to road construction. We applied this same lane closure schedule when we rebuilt the North Carolina end of Newfound Gap Road from the state line to Cherokee, NC between 2006 and 2010 and found that delays were modest and complaints almost non-existent.”

Completion of the current contract is scheduled for October 2, 2012. This work is the first of three phases to repair all 15 miles of the Road from Newfound Gap to the Park boundary at Gatlinburg, TN a process that Park managers expect to finish in 2016.”

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Penguins? In the Smokies? From Africa?

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The Ripley’s Aquarium in the Smokies turns 10 years old in just a short period of time, and to commemorate it, Ripley’s is building a brand new 4,000 sq.ft. Penguin exhibit!   Black-footed African Penguins are on their way to be the brand new guests of honor for the Smokies at the Ripleys Aquarium! Take some time out of your Spring schedule to see the new Penguins!   Deer Ridge Mountain Resort has Ripley’s Aquarium vacation packages that offer a tremendous savings for families. Learn more at http://www.deerridge.com/ripley_s_aquarium.html.

Our accommodations are among the greatest in the Smokies, comfortable, clean accommodations with the Best Views of the Smokies are what you will find with Deer Ridge.  Choose  cabins or condos, all have pool and sauna priviledges.  The aquarium is an all time favorite family, couples, or group attraction in Gatlinburg and one you really don’t want to miss!  To learn more about this new exhibit visit http://gatlinburg.ripleyaquariums.com/

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