2024 Wholesale Catalog
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Smokies Life uses profits from sales and membership dues to:
• Operate 11 visitor contact stations in and around the park
• Fund a long-running water quality monitoring program at 43 sites across six watersheds in the park
• Provide staff and equipment for the park archives, library, and artifact collection
• Support Parks as Classrooms programs for area youth
• Provide funding for seasonal rangers and interns who lead interpretive and education programs for visitors and manage park wildlife
• Create new exhibits for park historic areas
• Sponsor historical demonstrations such as the operation of Cable and Mingus mills and sorghum-making
• Produce and distribute free educational and informational publications like the Smokies Guide park newspaper, campground maps, and fishing regulations
• Support Junior Ranger programs
• Support outdoor education for youth through Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
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Wholesale prices for retailers
1-4 items: 20% discount 10-25 items: 41% discount
5-9 items: 40% discount 26+ items: 42% discount
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HIKING LIFE
HIKING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN THE SMOKIES HIKING MAP AND GUIDE
This guide details the 72.4 miles of the Appalachian Trail that pass through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes a large scale (34" long!) full-color topographic map of the Smokies AT, complemented by a 32"-long trail profile chart. Also included are photos of all 12 camping shelters and information on facilities and regulations. Folds down to handy pocket size (4" x 8 1/2").
Retail $2.50 Order #490104
DAY HIKES IN AND AROUND CADES COVE
A pocket-sized map and guide with descriptions of the nine best day hikes in the Cades Cove area such as Abrams Falls, Gregory Bald, Rich Mountain Loop, Spence Field, and other four-star hikes. Full-color topographic map and elevation charts.
Retail $1.50 Order #490101
DAY HIKES AND AUTO TOUR IN CATALOOCHEE
This folder includes a large-scale topographic map of all the trails and roads in the Cataloochee Valley area as well as trail profiles and descriptions of the most popular day hikes. There are also historical photos of pre-park life in the valley and a short history of Little and Big Cataloochee, plus elk facts and tips on elk viewing.
Retail $1.50 Order #490109
100 FAVORITE TRAILS OF THE SMOKIES AND THE CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE
Smokies Life (formerly Great Smoky Mountains Association) and Carolina Mountain Club present the updated 100 Favorite Trails of the Smokies and the Carolina Blue Ridge, previously produced in 1984. Contains numbered trail locations, trail lengths, and elevation gains as well as detailed hike directions. Printed in full color on waterproof paper.
24" x 36", 4" x 8" folded
Retail $14.99 Order #450003
DAY HIKES OF THE SMOKIES
Carson Brewer’s classic hiking guide is back—expanded, updated, and better than ever. It now includes highly detailed shaded relief maps and elevation profile charts for each of the 34 carefully chosen day hikes, plus photographs of destinations. You just can’t beat Brewer’s folksy writing style and lifetime experience on the trails of his beloved Smokies.
Carson Brewer. ISBN 0-937207-36-5 (softcover)
208 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $11.99 Order #400630
HIKING TRAILS OF THE SMOKIES
5th Edition, more than 100 revised pages.
“Be sure to take this book with you when you go hiking…”
~Southern Living Magazine
Covers all 150 official trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with in-depth narratives and invaluable profile charts that show mileage, elevation change, and major stream crossings at a glance. Includes information on all backcountry campsites, shelters, regulations, and permit/reservation information. This fifth edition includes the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and handy pocket in the back cover to hold the park map. Printed on special lightweight paper. Weighs only 11 ounces.
ISBN 0-937207-15-2 (softcover)
584 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $24.99 Order #400161
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TRAIL MAP
This official park map shows all maintained trails, mileages, and backcountry campsites, plus permit information. Full color. Includes current park regulations and hiking and horseback riding info.
GSM trail map (paper)
Retail $1.00 Order #450002
GSM waterproof trail map
Retail $2.95 Order #450001
SMOKIES HIKING LOG BOOK
Keep track of your hikes with this great organizational tool.
Hike the Smokies booklet
Retail $1.00 Order #490999
• Auto Touring #490005
• Wildflowers #490012
• Trees and Forests #490009
• Waterfalls #490010
• Day Hikes #490006
• Geology #490007
Retail $1.00 each
SMOKIES
ROAD GUIDE: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ROADS IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
The park’s official road guide takes you step-by-step along the Smokies’ scenic highways and less-traveled backroads. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photography, this comprehensive guidebook is keyed to more than 100 numbered posts and mile markers designating special points of interest on 18 separate roads.
Jerry DeLaughter. ISBN 0-937207-00-4 (softcover) 148 pages, 5" x 10"
Retail $12.95 Order #400190
SMOKIES STARTER KIT
Your exploration of the Great Smoky Mountains begins with this kit. Includes an overall map of the park, safety guidelines while in bear country, Cades Cove Tour booklet, Newfound Gap Road and Clingmans Dome tours, and Roaring Fork auto tour booklet.
Retail $5.00 Order #100179
SELF-GUIDING TOUR BOOKLETS
Explore some of the park’s most interesting drives and walks with these handy booklets as your guides. Keyed to numbered posts or landmarks along the way, these tour booklets describe points of interest and feature historical photographs and illustrations that show what life was like a century ago.
• Cades Cove #490025 Retail $1.25
• Cataloochee #490027 Retail $1.25
• Mountain Farm Museum #490036 Retail $1.00
• Tremont Logging #490041 Retail $1.00
• Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail #490037 Retail $1.00
• Newfound Gap Road #490034 Retail $1.25
• Clingmans Dome #490103 Retail $1.00
SCAVENGER HIKE ADVENTURES AND MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
Fun for the whole family, this hiking guide turns 14 park trails into exciting and educational scavenger hunts that can be big fun for both kids and adults. As a scavenger hiker, you look for things like 13 rock steps, bear tracks in concrete, remains of a Model T, and an ancient Native American path.
Kat and John LaFevre. ISBN 0-9744194-1-9 (softcover)
154 pages, 6" x 8 1/2"
Retail $17.95 Order #400921
CADES COVE: THE DREAM OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS
If you like Cades Cove, you’ll adore this book by Rose Houk with incredible color images by photographer Bill Lea. Topics covered include Native Americans in the cove, wildlife, geology, wildflowers, settlement, and community life. Also included is an excellent map and special sections on Becky Cable, the Civil War in the cove, and Bear #287 (the real “Troublesome Cub”).
Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0937207567 (softcover)
72 pages, 9" x 11"
Retail $12.95 Order #400759
FLORA AND FAUNA LIFE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SMOKY MOUNTAIN BLACK BEARS
Revised second edition with BearWise® tips. This book is a great way to explain the secret world of the park’s bears. It features dozens of large photos of Smokies bruins and text that is lively, interesting, and accurate. How large are park bears? How many live here? When are bears most active? Can bears swim? How fast are they? What do I do when I encounter one on the trail?
You’ll find the answers to these questions and more in this engaging book. Published by Smokies Life (formerly Great Smoky Mountains Association) in cooperation with the National Park Service.
Courtney Lix. ISBN 978-0-937207-63-5 (softcover)
64 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"
Retail $13.99 Order #400852
SMOKY MOUNTAIN ELK: RETURN OF THE NATIVE
You’ll love the gorgeous photographs and informative text in this book featuring one of the most majestic creatures in the national park. The author reveals the amazing story of how elk were reintroduced to the Smokies, how they survive here, their dramatic courtship rituals, and how calves and cows struggle to elude predators
Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-73-4 (softcover)
72 pages, 11" x 10"
Retail $11.95 Order #400922
PLANTS OF THE CHEROKEE
Author William Banks researched this book in the 1950s on the Cherokee reservation when many elders still remembered hundreds of uses for wild plants. He was one of the few ethnobotanists who used actual plant specimens when conducting interviews and recorded his information in both common and scientific names. The result is a thoughtfully organized, easy-to-read book on medicinal, edible, and otherwise useful plants. Covers 300 plus species.
William H. Banks Jr. ISBN 0-937207-43-8 (softcover)
136 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $11.95 Order #400690
BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS OF THE SMOKIES
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Great Purple Hairstreak, and Diana Fritillary butterflies and the Hummingbird Clearwing, Cecropia, and Giant Leopard moths are just a few of the species included in this beautiful field guide to butterflies and moths in the national park. Written by Liz Domingue and Charles R. Smith, the book showcases 73 species of butterflies and 27 species of moths for a total of 100 species commonly found in the Smokies.
Charles R. Smith and Elizabeth Domingue. ISBN 978-0937207932 (softcover)
306 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $13.95 Order #400847
MAMMALS OF THE SMOKIES
A fascinating and beautiful guide to the most popular and famous critters in the park. You won’t believe the pictures of bats in flight and other elusive animals. You’ll be amazed at all the information packed into this guide. Covers all your favorites and more, including bear, elk, deer, flying squirrels, chipmunks, fox, bobcat, and even buffalo.
Edward Pivorun, Michael Harvey, Frank T. van Manen, Michael Pelton, Joseph Clark, Kim Delozier, and Bill Stiver.
ISBN 978-0-9372087-58-1 (softcover)
240 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $14.99 Order #400805
FISHES OF THE SMOKIES
The newest addition to a popular series of pocket-sized park field guides, Fishes of the Smokies describes dozens of species in striking detail, presenting brilliant photography alongside full-page profiles with key information about the species’ habitat, range, and diet. Debut author Grant Fisher applies his years of research and experience as an employee of the park service to present the most comprehensive field guide available to date devoted to the astounding aquatic biodiversity of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Grant Fisher. ISBN 978-0-937207-02-4 (softcover)
156 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $14.95 Order #401054
WATERFALLS OF THE SMOKIES
A totally revised and greatly expanded full-color guide to more than 40 waterfalls in the Smokies. Includes maps, photographs, and detailed directions to each waterfall, including elevation and difficulty of each hike. Handy pocket size with rounded corners and long-lasting sewn binding. Hal Hubbs, Charles Maynard, and David Morris.
ISBN 0-937207-51-9 (softcover)
206 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $14.95 Order #400266
FLORA AND FAUNA LIFE
FERNS OF THE SMOKIES
This handy, pocket-sized guide covers every fern and fern ally in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each species gets its own page with at least one color photo and secondary illustration or close-up image. Text by Dr. Murray Evans, former University of Tennessee professor and one of the world’s leading authorities on ferns.
Murray Evans. ISBN 0-937207-45-4 (softcover)
100 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $8.95 Order #400725
TREES OF THE SMOKIES
“This is a perfect book for budding botanists to tuck into a backpack when headed for the slopes of the Smokies.” ~Backpacker Magazine
A delightful, pocket-sized field guide to the trees of the Smokies. Features 80 color photographs of the most common species, plus more than 100 line drawings. Text covers virgin forests, record trees, fall colors, blooming times, and more.
Steve Kemp. ISBN 0-937207-09-8 (softcover)
128 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $11.95 Order #400253
WILDFLOWERS OF THE SMOKIES
This durable, pocket-sized field guide is packed with color photographs of the Smokies’ most beautiful wildflowers. Its highly readable text is by Dr. Peter White, a premier botanist and one of the leading authorities on the flowering plants of the Great Smoky Mountains. Includes sections on suggested walks, hikes, and drives in the park, wildflower conservation issues, rare park plants, wildflower value and diversity, how to identify wildflowers, and more.
Peter White. ISBN 0-937207-20-9 (softcover)
240 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $14.95 Order #400282
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE SMOKIES
The fourth volume in our award-winning Natural History Handbook series! The Smokies are the Salamander Capital of the World, and Reptiles and Amphibians of the Smokies by Stephen Tilley and James Huheey covers all 30 park species, plus frogs, turtles, snakes, and more! 84 color photos in all.
Stephen Tilley and James Huheey. ISBN 0-937207-30-6-7 (softcover)
144 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $11.95 Order #400585
BIRDS OF THE SMOKIES
This gem includes 100 extraordinary color photographs of park birds. The text reflects more than 25 years of birding experience in the Smokies with sections on where to find birds, suggested birding trips in the park, bird songs, and how to observe the 12 most sought-after species in the Smokies. Includes a complete checklist. Fits pocket or pack.
Fred J. Alsop III. ISBN 978-0-937207-17-8 (softcover)
167 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $14.95 Order #400043
HISTORIC LIFE
INTO THE MIST: TALES OF DEATH AND DISASTER, MISHAPS AND MISDEEDS, MISFORTUNE AND MAYHEM IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, VOL. 1
These beautiful, mist-shrouded mountains can, and often do, turn deadly. Read about men and women in extreme situations, struggling to survive against brutal and often deadly adversity. Through the book’s 13 chapters, readers will share a hiker’s lonely death from hypothermia, a massive and successful rescue operation by park rangers, the first fatal bear mauling in park history, killers at large in the park, lightning strikes on the Appalachian Trail, and other true and harrowing incidents. Includes a comprehensive appendix of all park deaths since 1931.
David Brill. ISBN 978-0937207871 (softcover)
280 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $22.95 Order #400981
CORN FROM A JAR: MOONSHINING IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
In the Great Smoky Mountains, moonshine-making was a world unto itself. On the one hand, moonshining was about dynamite-toting lookouts, fast cars, snitching, quick cash, hidden stills, “revenuers,” and deadly gunplay. On the other, it was a story of earnest farm families living in remote mountain valleys and practicing their traditional craft of moonshining so they could buy shoes for their children. Yet perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this book is the sudden resurgence of making moonshine in the Southern mountains today. Learn about the traditions, foibles, and dangers of mountain “blockading” from the early 19th century to tomorrow.
Daniel S. Pierce. ISBN 978-0937207741 (softcover)
112 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $9.95 (softcover) Order #400179
Retail $14.95 (hardcover) Order #400929
NO PLACE FOR THE WEARY KIND: WOMEN OF THE SMOKIES
From legendary hiker Margaret Stevenson to famed singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, what do these 19 remarkable Smoky Mountain women have in common? Tenacity. Perseverance. And an ironwood-like toughness in the face of adversity. Besides these qualities, all had (or have) a deep love for the Great Smoky Mountains. Featured women include Karen Wade, Gracie McNichol, Wilma Dykeman, Hattie O. McGiffin, and Mary E. Caldwell.
Courtney Lix. ISBN 978-0937207826 (softcover)
294 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $15.95 Order #400967
HISTORIC LIFE
THE CIVIL WAR IN THE SMOKIES
Never were the bodies and souls of mountain families more severely tried than during the Civil War. Both Confederate and Union armies constantly foraged food and supplies from farms, bushwhackers looted and robbed at will, and divided loyalties split neighbors, churches, friends, and families. This book by the acclaimed winner of the Peter Seaborg Award for best nonfiction book on the Civil War is by far the most dramatic we’ve ever published.
Noel C. Fisher. ISBN 0-937207-46-2 (softcover)
190 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $9.95 Order #400735
HISTORY HIKES OF THE SMOKIES
For hikers who love history, this book is for you! It features in-depth narratives of the 20 most culturally rich trails in the Smokies, including Little Cataloochee, Old Sugarlands, Bone Valley, Old Settlers, Boogerman, Cooper Road, and more. Learn the stories behind the cabins, barns, outbuildings, chimneys, stone walls, and other features so often encountered on Smoky Mountain trails. Includes detailed trail maps, trail profile charts, and lots of historical photos.
Michal Strutin, ISBN 0-937207-40-3 (softcover)
352 pages, 4 1/2" x 6"
Retail $12.95 Order #400650
PICTURES FOR A PARK: HOW PHOTOGRAPHERS HELPED SAVE THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
When advocates for preserving the Great Smoky Mountains as a national park needed support for their battle, they turned to photographers like Jim Thompson and George Masa for help. Their gorgeous landscape photographs helped convince officials that the Smokies rivaled any scenery in the West and were worthy of national park status. This incredible large-format book showcases these images—mountain views, mountain people, verdant forests—all artistically captured by Carlos Campbell, Doris Ulman, Ansel Adams, George Grant, and many others. Published by Smokies Life. Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-83-3 (softcover)
96 pages, 9.5" x 11"
Retail $20.95 Order #400968
BACK OF BEYOND: A HORACE KEPHART BIOGRAPHY
COMING SOON!
GEORGE MASA: A LIFE REIMAGINED
George Masa, who never became a US citizen, would be lauded some 90 years after his death by President Obama for reminding us “what citizenship is all about.” Friendly, ambitious, yet private, Masa was dedicated to shaping the Smokies in the late 1920s and early 1930s. From Cornell University librarian Janet McCue and documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel comes the first comprehensive biography of this enigmatic Japanese photographer. Slated for fall 2024 release. Stay tuned to Smokies Life to learn more.
THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL LITERARY AWARD WINNER!
An icon of the Southern Appalachian region known for books such as Camping and Woodcraft and Our Southern Highlanders, Horace Kephart was instrumental in efforts to create a national park in the Smokies and to establish the Appalachian Trail through North Carolina and Tennessee. Read the behind-thescenes story of this librarian turned woodsman who had a farreaching effect on wilderness literature and outdoor pursuits throughout North America, written by eminent Kephart scholars George Ellison and Janet McCue.
George Ellison and Janet McCue.
ISBN 978-0937207949 (softcover)
460 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $18.99 Order #400949
LETTERS FROM THE SMOKIES
This book, inspired by the park’s vast collection of time-worn documents, makes some of the most salient of its letters readily accessible. Within a three-century span, GSMNP Archivist Mike Aday captures stories of people whose voices we don’t often hear. The letters Aday has chosen, sensitively presented, explained, and contextualized, represent the centuries-long development of a region in a way that makes history tangible, immediate, and recognizably human
Michael Aday with Denise Aday.
ISBN 978-0-937207-25-3 (softcover)
160 pages, 6” x 9”
Retail $16.99 Order #401061
HISTORIC LIFE
THE CHEROKEES OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS
Horace Kephart’s classic story of the Eastern Band of Cherokees and their tragic westward removal on the Trail of Tears. It includes rare material on their culture, written language, and betrayal by the US government.
Horace Kephart. ISBN 0-937207-18-7 (softcover)
48 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $6.95 Order #400066
OUR SOUTHERN HIGHLANDERS
Our special expanded 3rd edition of Horace Kephart’s classic work includes eight articles not published in any of the earlier editions, including stories on rifle-making, moonshiners and revenuers, mountain culture, and the proposed new national park in the Smokies. Also features an introduction by the late Kephart scholar George Ellison. Illustrated with historical photos by Kephart, George Masa, and others. Fully indexed for the first time!
Horace Kephart.
ISBN 978-0-937207-77-2 (softcover)
332 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $14.95 Order #400204
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MAGIC: A NOVEL
Horace Kephart’s fictional adventure set in the Deep Creek watershed, Cherokee Indian Reservation, and Bryson City in the summer of 1925. Written in 1929 and never before published, the original manuscript was passed down for three generations and resurfaced during the park’s 75th anniversary celebration. “What better topic than a journey into a forbidden realm, complete with witches, robber barons, noble savages, and a winsome lady, all wrapped in a cloak of mystery and myth?” asks reviewer Gary Carden. Kephart is featured in Ken Burns’ PBS series on our national parks.
Horace Kephart.
ISBN 978-0-937207-64-2 (softcover)
206 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $12.95 Order #400842
THE WALKER SISTERS OF LITTLE GREENBRIER
This gorgeous, full-color book tells the intriguing story of the Walker Sisters who made a rich life for themselves on a small farm in the Great Smoky Mountains. The sisters battled to keep their home and became eccentric tourist attractions after the park was established. Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-47-0 (softcover)
64 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $8.99 Order #400730
HAZEL CREEK: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AN ICONIC MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY
It’s amazing to read about all the things that happened on Hazel Creek. A famous writer mysteriously arrived and settled into a remote log cabin. A mine opened and showed great promise . . . until things turned very sour. One of the biggest lumber companies in the country set up shop and brought opportunity and prosperity for all. TVA decided to build a large dam to help the US win World War II, and a once-bustling town found itself inconveniently within the boundaries of our nation’s most popular national park. Nominated for a Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award.
Daniel S. Pierce. ISBN 978-0-937207-85-7 (softcover)
120 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $11.95 Order #400980
MOUNTAIN HOME: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
With more than 300 historical photographs, this book is a stunning visual record of the Great Smoky Mountains prior to and after establishment of the national park. The text by Tennessee State Historian Wilma Dykeman and her son is considered the best historical overview of the area ever written. In addition, the book includes a useful appendix on the park’s historic sites today. Photographs courtesy of national park archives, the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Archives. Wilma Dykeman and Jim Stokely. ISBN 0-937207-57-8 (softcover)
163 pages, 8" x 8"
Retail $14.95 Order #400799
HISTORIC LIFE
CADES COVE: A PERSONAL HISTORY
Who better than Judge William Wayne Oliver, direct descendant of John and Lucretia Oliver, to tell the story of growing up in Cades Cove? Feuds, murders, moonshining, and barn burnings—it’s all in there. But most of the book is pure childhood delight, with personal stories about trips to the mill, to the grassy balds in summer, gathering chestnuts, Christmas festivities, fishing, chores, horses—all the details of an idyllic childhood of growing up in the cove.
William Wayne Oliver. ISBN 0937207799 (softcover)
150 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $14.95 Order #400951
THE CADES COVE STORY
Updated with new photos! Scholar and former resident of the cove, A. Randolph Shields relates the history of this beautiful, lively mountain community. Learn about farming, homelife, religion, and recreation in the cove. Delightful historical photographs, clippings from area newspapers, and excerpts from diaries help tell the story of the families who called Cades Cove home.
A. Randolph Shields. ISBN 0-937207-07-1 (softcover)
116 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $10.95 Order #400055
STORIED STITCHES: QUILTS AND COVERLETS OF THE SMOKIES
Born of necessity, these handmade bedcovers were things of beauty, created with care and love, and each and every one tells stories of people’s lives. This book includes six traditional quilt patterns you can make yourself. Filled with color photos of quilts, coverlets, and traditional equipment
Rose Houk. ISBN 978-0-937207-68-0 (softcover)
68 pages, 8" x 8"
Retail $9.99 Order #400887
GRISTMILLS OF THE SMOKIES
This booklet is packed with information about the history of water-powered gristmills in the Great Smoky Mountains. It offers an in-depth look at the four working gristmills in the national park: Mingus, Cable, Reagan, and Ogle.
Michal Strutin. (softcover) 16 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $2.50 Order #400430
CHURCHES OF THE SMOKIES
This full-color booklet describes the history of religion in the Smokies from the days of brush arbors and circuit-riding preachers to the “homecomings” and decoration days that still occur in the park each summer. The booklet takes an in-depth look at the seven churches that are preserved in the park.
Charles Maynard. (softcover) 36 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $3.50 Order #400680
THE CCC IN THE SMOKIES
This booklet tells the story of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Between 1933 and 1942, more than 4,000 CCC enrollees worked in the Smokies planting trees, building trails, and constructing buildings and roadways. Includes stories of camp life, work life, and the notable accomplishments of our nation’s “tree army.”
Harley E. Jolley. (softcover) 24 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $2.95 Order #400586
A HOME IN WALKER VALLEY: THE STORY OF TREMONT
Walker Valley (now referred to as the “Tremont” area of the park) has one of the most fascinating histories of any Smoky Mountain locale—an idyllic microcosm of Southern Appalachia. Includes more than 30 historical photos.
By Jeremy Lloyd. (softcover) 52 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $7.95 Order #400841
SPECIAL LIFE
SMOKIES SPECIES-A-DAY PERPETUAL DESK CALENDAR
This perpetual desk calendar can be used during any year and features one species found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park each day. Each page includes a full-color illustration or photo as well as interpretive text that gives the casual (non-scientific) audience a bit of background knowledge about that species. Once a month, a page is dedicated to a new-to-science species that has been newly described by Discover Life in America in the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory.
Spiral binding, 5" x 4"
Retail $24.99 Order #600007
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 2025 WALL CALENDAR: A YEAR OF BEARS
New! Our 2025 calendar showcases amazing images by nature photographer and black bear advocate Bill Lea. The calendar also features BearWise® Basics—tips for living and recreating responsibly in bear country—as well as seasonal flora and fauna information, like wildflower blooms by month and predicted peak leaf color dates.
Spiral wire binding, 11" x 11"
Retail $14.95 Order #600001
BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS POSTER
This beautiful 20" x 30" poster of Butterflies and Moths of the Smokies adds a splash of color and a glimpse of the natural world to any room. This poster complements our title of the same name, part of our popular field guide series. All 73 species of butterflies and 27 species of moths from the book are shown on the poster.
20" x 30" wall poster
Retail $8.99 Order #650011
SMOKIES GUIDE
This is the official newspaper of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Filled with information about the park, each issue highlights things to see and do, essential tips for hikers and backpackers, and guidelines for recreating responsibly. Handy area map on back page and detailed park map inside. Published four times annually at the start of each season. Minimum order of 100 copies.
12 pages, tabloid size. Wholesale price per bundle of 100: $10.00 Order #490021
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK: FIVE DECADES OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPES
One of the most gorgeous coffee-table books of Smokies photographs ever published. Mack’s sensitivity to light, the extra-large format, and spectacular print quality make this an absolutely breathtaking work. Includes landscapes, flora, and fauna in all four seasons of glorious nature.
Richard Mack. ISBN 978-0975395424 (hardback) 220 pages, 11.5" x 13.25"
Retail $45 Order #400831
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NOTECARD SETS
Each packaged boxed set features 20 cards with envelopes (4 each of 5 images). The winter set features beautiful photographs of the Carter Shields Cabin, snow-covered bear, deer, and more. The illustration set features 5 illustrations by Robin Easter Design. Printed on super high-quality heavy card stock. A tremendous value for the price, and your purchases benefit the park. The wildlife set features five animals of the Smokies, including a firefly, fox, salamander, owl, and black bear.
• Winter card set. Order #600375
• Illustration card set. Order #600374
• Wildlife card set. Order #600376
Retail $14.95 per set
FISHING REGULATIONS
This brochure summarizes GSMNP fishing regulations and features illustrations for identification of the park’s three trout species and two bass species. Stream map on back.
23.375" x 16.5". Wholesale price per bundle of 600: $90.00 Order #490021
PARK MAPS
This standard park brochure describes the biodiversity of the Smokies as well as its human history. It includes essential information for visiting the park and depicts various forest types. Park map on back.
23.5" x 16.5". Wholesale price per bundle of 450: $45.00 Order #490021
SMOKIES LIFE JOURNAL
Our twice-yearly publication highlights life and history in the Smokies, stewardship efforts in the national park, flora and fauna great and small, and other incredible stories from this diverse landscape.
Fall 2018 Vol 12 #2, #401020 $9.95 (Foothills Parkway; Ethnologist and Cherokee scholar James Mooney; Year of the Bird; Old Settlers Trail; Outpost on Mount Le Conte; Carolina flying squirrels; Discover Life in America; Favorites from the park archives; Bears; Willa of the Wood preview)
Spring 2019 Vol 13 #1, #401021 $9.95 (Trout fishing in the park; Horace Kephart biography; Luthiers; Tremont’s 50th anniversary; Climate change in the park; Decoration Day; Wildlife mortality; Best laid plans for the park that didn’t pan out; Why entrance to the park is free)
Spring 2020 Vol 14 #1, #401023 $9.95 (What is PSAR?; The Untold Story: Smokies Seeks to Uncover African American History; Nature Illuminated: The Fireflies of Elkmont; Point of Conflict: Where Bears and Humans Converge; “Uncle Mark” Cathey: A Sportsman for the Age)
Fall 2022 Vol 16 #2, #401028 $10.95 (Old-growth forests; Fungi, mushrooms, and mycelia; Backcountry campsites; Early Smokies filmmakers; Trail maintenance in the Smokies; Safe Passage for wildlife)
Fall 2023 Vol 17 #2, #401030 $11.95 (Smokies Most Wanted: Three invasive species; Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association turns 100; The secret lives of shrews and moles; The powerful gift of fire; The 70th anniversary timeline; Critter comebacks; The park has an archive?)
Spring 2024 Vol 18 #1, #401031 $11.99 (Bears, bears everywhere; Plants and the people protecting them; Off the beaten path trails; GSMA rebrands as Smokies Life)
FILM LIFE
AN ISLAND IN THE SKY
Smoky Mountain Explorer Series. Take a video journey to Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains. View astonishing footage of rivers of clouds, sunrises, wildlife, wildflowers, and the turn of the seasons atop this island in the sky.
35 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $13.95 Order #200943
SEASONS OF THE SMOKIES
Smoky Mountain Explorer Series. This film showcases life in the four seasons at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enjoy breathtaking scenes of wildlife, wildflowers, and the changing seasons in one of the most biologically diverse places in North America.
35 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $14.95 Order #200946
MOUNT LE CONTE:
SACRED MOUNTAIN OF THE SMOKIES
Smoky Mountain Explorer Series. Mount Le Conte draws thousands of hikers up steep slopes to its rocky summit each year. Join narrator Bill Landry in an exploration of the scenic trails, wildflowers, waterfalls, llama teams, lodge staff, and other extraordinary people who make Mount Le Conte incredibly special.
37 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $14.95 Order #200960
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK DVD
This is the same wonderful film previously shown in the park’s Sugarlands Visitor Center. It covers geology, wildlife, forests and wildflowers, history, and the amazing story of the creation of the national park. Stereo surround sound, chapter search, and optional closed captioning.
DVD. 20 minutes.
Retail $10.99 Order #200150
FILM LIFE
LAND OF FALLING WATER
Smoky Mountain Explorer Series. This film takes you on a journey to explore the 3,000 miles of streams and rivers that splash and churn from the Smokies’ highest mountains to the valleys below. Join narrator Bill Landry in an exploration of the waterfalls, aquatic life, trout streams, and extraordinary park employees who work to protect rare and endangered species in these important habitats.
39 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $13.95 Order #200966
A PLACE CALLED CADES COVE
Smoky Mountain Explorer Series. At one time it was a bustling community of more than 800 people with schools, churches, stores, an iron forge, and gristmills. Today it is where people flock to watch bear, deer, river otter, and birds. Bill Landry narrates the story of Cades Cove, from the time of Cherokee hunters, through the Civil War, to the days of moonshiners, mountaintop cattle herders, and the creation of the national park. Learn about all the wildflowers and wildlife you love to see.
1 hour, 24 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $13.95 Order #200969
SMOKY MOUNTAIN EXPLORER VOL. I
The first five films in the Smoky Mountain Explorer Series rolled into one box set: Explore Clingmans Dome and the spruce-fir forests; follow the diversity of the park through four seasons; learn the history of Mount Le Conte; glimpse the fascinating aquatic world of mountain streams; and learn how nature and human history are preserved in Cades Cove. Plus bonus short feature about the wildfires of November 2016.
3 hours, 54 minutes. Contains DVD and Blu-Ray on separate discs. Produced by GSMA (now Smokies Life).
Retail $34.99 Order #200974
FOOD LIFE
MOUNTAIN MAKIN’S IN THE SMOKIES
A cookbook filled with delicious, old-time recipes from the heart of the Smoky Mountains handed down from grandmother to mother to daughter. Sifted and blended with a few mountain anecdotes and tales. Spiral bound for easy use.
ISBN 0-937207-12-8 (softcover)
54 pages, 6" x 9"
Retail $9.95 Order #400189
FOOD AND RECIPES OF THE SMOKIES
Enjoy more than 300 hearty, authentic recipes savored for generations by the people of the Great Smoky Mountains. Lively text and historical photographs capture the spirit of mountain folk and describe their time-honored techniques of cultivating, preparing and preserving food. Spiral bound for easy use.
Rose Houk. ISBN 0-937207-22-5 (softcover)
176 pages, 6" x 8"
Retail $17.99 Order #400108
KID’S LIFE
SINGING CREEK
New! Molly is a singing crayfish in the Great Smoky Mountains, and she has a big dream: to make a record. With her ragtag band that includes three madtoms on drums, a piano-playing tangerine darter, a bullfrog on banjo, and a fishing spider on guitar, Molly’s dream may come true. But when a mysterious stranger with a bad reputation appears just as they’re about to make their record, Molly’s plans could take an unfortunate turn...This charming early reader, written by Morgan Simmons and illustrated by Don Wood, also includes a glossary of facts about aquatic life in the Smokies.
Morgan Simmons. ISBN 978-0-937207-95-6
48 pages, 5 ¼" x 7 ¼" (hardcover)
Retail $12.95 Order #400918
10 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT YOU:
DISCOVERING GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK COLORING BOOK
Salamanders, forests, flowers, bears, deer—what’s not to like about coloring the pages of this book?
32 pages, 9" x 12" (softcover)
Retail $4.99 Order #400075
SABRINA:
A GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS STORY
Lisa Horstman, author and illustrator of The Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball and The Troublesome Cub has outdone herself this time with Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story. Sabrina is the tale of a special kind of squirrel who finds herself in a strange new home after a run-in with an owl. Follow along as Sabrina learns how to survive, and then thrive, in her new environment. Sabrina and her kind are denizens of the rich and rare spruce-fir forest that clings to the Smokies highest peaks. A perfect “sit on my lap and I’ll read you a story” book.
Lisa Horstman. ISBN 978-0-937207-80-2 (softcover)
48 pages, 10" x 10"
Retail $9.95 Order #400952
WE’RE GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS
The youngest fans of the park will love this beautiful, sweet book that leads them on a pleasant hiking and camping trip through Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kids will enjoy the gorgeous illustrations of fish, skunks, river otters, bear, deer, trees, wildflowers, and stars. Written by Steve Kemp; illustrated by Lisa Horstman.
Steve Kemp. ISBN 978-0-937207-59-8 (softcover)
48 pages, 8" x 10"
Retail $7.99 Order #400801
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN SALAMANDER BALL
Children ages three to eight will delight in this fantastic tale of a young girl’s vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Wandering from her tent late one summer’s night, Sara finds an invitation she just can’t resist! It leads her to a secret salamander festival she enjoys watching until suddenly she is discovered…. Written in verse and filled with fascinating salamander facts, this award-winning book is irresistibly fun!
Lisa Horstman. ISBN 0-937207-21-7 (softcover)
32 pages, 10" x 10"
Retail $8.95 Order #400219
THE TROUBLESOME CUB
“... should be required reading for children and their families who regularly camp, hike and play in...parks that are home to wild black bears...”
~Knoxville News Sentinel
Kids will love this true story of a bear cub who fell asleep in a dumpster and was inadvertently picked up by a garbage truck. Written in delightful rhyme, the story has a happy ending and some important lessons for protecting wildlife.
Lisa Horstman. ISBN 0-937207-31-4 (softcover)
32 pages, 10" x 10"
Retail $8.95 Order #400551
THE SMOKIES YUKKY BOOK
Kids will go wild over the weird, creepy, yukky stuff in this book. Where else can your kids learn about carnivorous plants, vomiting vultures, snot otters, ant lions, and other magnificent things that really, really live in the Great Smoky Mountains?
Written by Doris Gove; illustrated by Lisa Horstman. Recommended for kids ages 8 through 12.
Doris Gove. ISBN 0-937207-48-9 (softcover)
64 pages, 7" x 10"
Retail $8.95 Order #400740
MABLE MEETS A BLACK BEAR
New! After a life-changing encounter in the Smokies, twin sisters Mabel and Louise set out on a mission to teach others about keeping black bears wild. This charmingly illustrated picture book for ages five to ten includes a bonus section with real-world guidance for enjoying bear country responsibly.
Frances Figart. ISBN 978-0-937207-08-6
38 pages, 10" x 10" (softcover)
Retail $10.99 Order #401058
KID’S LIFE
JUNIOR RANGER ACTIVITY GUIDE
The official guide to the Junior Ranger program at Great Smoky Mountains National Park comes packed full of fun activities designed to introduce kids of all ages to the Smokies as they look, listen, map, notice, tell, consider, dance, play, seek, wonder, predict, observe, study, act, hike, and share! Kids can be officially sworn in as Junior Rangers at any park visitor center after completing at least five activities and five experiences in the guide with help from a team including a parent or guardian. Developed by National Park Service staff at Great Smoky Mountains National Park with support from GSMA (now Smokies Life) and assistance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cherokee Speakers Council. Illustrations by Jesse White.
ISBN 978-1-7370351-0-7
38 pages, 9" x 12" (softcover)
Retail $4.50 Order #400767
A SEARCH FOR SAFE PASSAGE
The story of best friends Bear and Deer who grew up together on the northern side of a beautiful Appalachian gorge. In the time of their grandparents, animals could travel freely on either side of a fast-flowing river, but now the dangerous Human Highway divides their home range into the North and South sides. On the night of a full moon, two strangers arrive from the South with news that will lead to tough decisions, a life-changing adventure, and new friends joining together in a search for safe passage.
The book is closely connected to Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project, a new public education and infrastructure development campaign in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It includes an additional nonfiction section with educational lessons about animal habitat requirements, behavior, migration patterns, and roadway ecology problems and solutions developed with input from both international and local experts. Aimed at readers ages 7 to 13. Frances Figart. ISBN 978-0-937207-01-7
122 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (softcover)
Retail $14.95 Order #401050
COMING MAY 2024!
PHO: A SMOKIES FIREFLY ADVENTURE
Synchronous fireflies like Pho and his friends are searching for their mates as they light up the mountains like a starry night sky. But when Pho finds himself all alone in the darkness, he may have to rely on a secret defense to save him from danger. Will Pho find his way back into the light, back to his friends, and find the mate he’s been searching for since the day he could fly? Follow along on this firefly adventure.
This delightful children’s picture book by Mary Arkiszewski features gorgeous illustrations by Emma Oxford and an educational back section to illuminate curious young minds. Mary Arkiszewski. ISBN 978-1-7370351-4-5 32 pages, 10" x 10" (softcover) Retail $9.99 Order #401062
