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June 2014

Awards for Bravery Presented to Smokies Park Ranger and Townsend Fireﬁghter

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ranger Brad Griest and 69th Honor Awards Convocation which included presentations Townsend Fire Department Volunteer Fireﬁghter Christopher of 16 additional Valor Awards to employees who demonstrated

The Smoky Mountains offers a wide choice of outdoor fun for both tourist and locals. This area has many local by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell for their heroic actions Citizen's Award for Bravery to two other private citizens who businesses that specialize in providing professional risked their lives to save others while on Department of the services for these adventures. that saved the life of a motorist. Scarbrough were recognized in Washington DC on May 8, 2014 unusual courage in the face of danger. She also presented the

Interior lands. In December 2011, Griest and Scarbrough rescued a barely conscious motorist trapped in a partially submerged vehicle in “These heroes rapelled from helicopters, scaled cliffs, swam Little River. They winched open the door against the strong through rapids, and protected park visitors from hazards,” said current, freed the driver, secured him to a litter, and lifted him up a National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “They put steep embankment to an ambulance. The complicated rescue their own lives in peril to help others. Yet, each one of them would from the unstable truck occurred at night with temperatures humbly say they were simply doing their jobs. Their passion to hovering around 45 degrees F. Both recipients risked their lives to serve others is inspiring.” save a life of another person while on property owned by and .

entrusted to the Department of Interior. “We are extremely proud of Ranger Griest, not only for the actions he took leading to this well-deserved recognition, but for

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also the actions he takes, along with his colleagues, every day to protect park visitors and resources,” said Chief Ranger Clay Jordan. “We also feel very fortunate that we are aided by such outstanding responders from the community such as Fireﬁghter Scarbrough and the other members of the Townsend Fire Department.” Smokies Chief Ranger Clay Jordan, Park Ranger Brad Griest, Griest received the Valor Award which is presented to those who Fireﬁghter Chris Scarbrough, and Townsend Fire Department demonstrate unusual courage involving a high degree of personal Chief Don Stallions at the Department of the Interior's 69th risk in the face of danger. Scarbrough received the Citizen's Honor Awards Convocation in Washington DC on May 8, 2014. Award for Bravery which recognizes private citizens for heroic acts or unusual bravery in the face of danger.

Townsend Fire Department Contact Information: Chief Don Stallions, dstallions@blounttn.org, 865-223-4729

Jewell presented the awards at the Department of the Interior's

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Chimney Tops Trail Rehabilitation Continues Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trails Forever Crew will begin the next phase of the ongoing full trail rehabilitation of Chimney Tops Trail. The trail will be closed each Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, May 5 through Thursday, October 16 , while the trail continues to undergo a major facelift. The combination of heavy use, abundant rainfall, and steep terrain turned the Chimney Tops Trail into a badly eroded obstacle course of slick, broken rock, exposed tree roots, and mud. Since April 2012, The Park’s Trails Forever Crew has been rebuilding the trail using durable stone and rot-resistant black locust timbers that will stabilize the trail for decades to come, reducing annual maintenance and greatly improving the visitor experience. “We regret the temporary inconvenience to hikers, but the weekday closures are necessary to insure that our crew and visitors are safe while trail construction activities take place,” said Acting Superintendent Pedro Ramos. “The restoration work our team is doing on the trail is amazing and I know these efforts will be appreciated and enjoyed by hikers well into the future.” The crew has constructed rock steps to carry hikers up the

steepest areas and prevent erosion, redefined sections of trail that have become unsafe or difficult to navigate, improved drainage by modifying water bars or constructing other types of Pigeon Forge, today a playground for vacationing families, was once a drainage structures, and built raised turnpike structures out of valley of golden wheat fields and lush farm lands with the majestic peaks sustainable materials to prevent further erosion. of the Great Smoky Mountains for a backdrop. The town takes the first Trails Forever is a partnership program between Great Smoky part of its name from the Little Pigeon River, and the river takes its name Mountains National Park, the Friends of the Smokies who from passenger pigeons. These birds, now extinct, were so numerous donated $200,000 this year to support the program, and the that they darkened the sky as they flew into the valley, and the beech trees along the river were stripped of limbs by the weight of their great generosity of the Knoxville based Aslan Foundation. With 848 miles of hiking trails, an average of more than 80 numbers. The second part of the name came from the bloomery ‘forge’ inches of rain a year, and significant forest vegetation, trail built by Isaac Love in 1817, on a site near the present Old Mill.

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crews at Great Smoky Mountains National Park focus their efforts primarily on cyclic maintenance to keep the trails open by clearing windfalls, mowing/pruning edges, and improving drainage. The Trails Forever program provides the opportunity for a highly skilled trail crew to focus reconstruction efforts on the high use and high priority trails in the park. The program also provides a mechanism for volunteers to work alongside the trail crew on these complex trail projects to assist in making lasting improvements to preserve the trails for future generations.

The ﬁrst white settlers to come into the Pigeon Forge area were probably traders who followed the trail of the Great Indian path from Virginia to the center of the Cherokee nation. Colonel Samuel Wear, a soldier of the For more information on the Trails Forever program please Revolution from Virginia, settled here before 1783. Wear’s Fort, near the mouth of Walden’s Creek on the West Fork of the Little Pigeon, was a visit www.smokiestrailsforever.org. refuge during Indian raids. This historic site is located near Pigeon Forge’s library building.

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As early as the War Between the States, folks in Pigeon Forge were worshiping at a log meetinghouse southeast of the present Methodist Church. The building was used by Methodists, both Primitive and Missionary Baptists, and United Brethren. Sometime in the 1870s or 1880s, a new frame building was built. The Methodists ofﬁcially organized in 1880.

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Mordecai Lewis was a Pigeon Forge pioneer who received a 151-acre land grant and built the now historic Old Mill around 1790. In 1849 the mill (or forge tract) was purchased by Mr. John Sevier Trotter who sold it to Mr. John Marshall McMahan. Mr. McMahan sold one fourth of the mill interest to A. T. Householder in December of 1900. His transfer deed speciﬁcally mentioned a gristmill, sawmill, and a carding machine.

The iron forge, which gave Pigeon Forge its name, was dismantled sometime before 1884. Some believe it was moved to Kentucky. A vertical saw operation took its place. Through the efforts of earlier residents, the ﬁve hundred pound hammer used in the forge was preserved. After the original forge was removed, the hammer was displayed, ﬁrst, at Butler’s Home Market, then, Henry and Fannie Butler’s Forge Hammer Grill and later at Apple Tree Inn.

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Invasive Species Hitching a Ride into the Park The Smokies added two new species to its list of known park species this spring, but they were species that should not be here. One is a shiny green beetle, which could cause the death of hundreds of ash trees in and around the park. The other is a bright green tree frog and the jury is still out as to whether it will harm the park. Both probably hitched a ride to the park on visitors' vehicles and/or in ﬁrewood brought into the park.

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Green tree frog holding onto a leaf to conserve moisture; discovered in Cades Cove in 2012; a new species for the park and certainly not native. Ken Voorhis, Great Smoky Mountains Institute

In advance of their arrival, the park has conducted an inventory of its ash trees using volunteer citizen scientists from our neighboring communities. The Smokies has two ash species found in several forest communities: white ash is common across a wide range of elevations and green ash is less common and at low elevation. While ash is not found in pure stands, the ash borer is likely to ﬁnd these scattered trees and kill many of them. Park resource managers have begun surveying ash trees for symptoms of ash borer infestation, as well as working with Dr. Richard Baird of Mississippi State University to survey walnuts for symptoms of thousand cankers disease.

The green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) appears to have been breeding in one spot in Cades Cove near the campground for several years. Photographer Brian Shults first called it to the attention of park officials in 2011 but we were not able to relocate the population until this June. This species is native to the coastal plain of southern states, a long way from the Great Smoky Mountains. While they certainly are feeding on insects here in the park, they may or may not have any impact on any of them, or on the other species of amphibians that share their breeding ponds. The park plans to study the tree frogs in the park to determine if they pose a threat. In the meantime, check over your vehicles and Thousand cankers disease (TCD) is a caused by the fungus trailers, especially in wheel wells and underneath, for any Geosmithia mobida that causes decline and mortality in unwanted hitch-hikers before visiting the park. black walnut and which gains access to the tree with the help of the tiny (2 mm long) walnut twig beetle. Butternut The emerald ash borer (EAB) was found near the is an uncommon relative of black walnut in the Smokies Sugarlands Visitor Center and in the Greenbrier area in late and is also believed susceptible to TCD. Symptoms of May, 2012. Since it was first found in Michigan in 2002, TCD can take ten years to develop and include yellowed EAB has spread to 15 states and two Canadian provinces and dying leaves and branch dieback. Infested branches and killed tens of millions of trees. Movement of firewood will have pencil point size emergence holes and careful and unprocessed logs are the primary means of their peeling of the bark will reveal tiny larval development spread, and it is not the only pest to move this way. As of tunnels (galleries) and dark stained canker infections. March, 2012 emerald ash borer and thousand cankers disease of walnut have each been detected in six counties in east Tennessee. Another species moved by firewood, the Asian long-horned beetle, has been found within 300 miles of the park to the north. Although these pests eventually will have an impact on the forests of the Smokies the best way to slow their advance is by not moving firewood and untreated logs. If you are traveling to the park to camp and want a campfire, use either dead and fallen trees near your campsite or buy firewood that is USDA APHIS certified pest free. APHIS does not provide a list of certified firewood suppliers so you may have to search online for sources near your destination. Certified pest free firewood will have a certification stamp for a particular pest on the package.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA- APHIS PPQ) certification stamp for emerald ash borer. This stamp on a package of firewood means that the firewood is certified free of emerald ash borer.

The Mark of Excellence! The Biblical Times Dinner Theater was recently honored with an Award for Excellence from Tripadvisor

By Michael Williams The Biblical Times Dinner Theater has achieved another milestone in its one and a half year history. This week the popular dinner show was named the winner of the coveted 2014 Tripadvisor Certiﬁcate of Excellence. The theater was recognized as a top performing dinner attraction as reviewed by travelers on the world's largest travel site.

The show features a feast of Biblical proportions that is served during the ﬁrst half. In the short period since the opening the theater has won praise from numerous print publications as well as local news broadcasts. The ﬁve singers in the show will be performing at Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge for the annual 4th of July Celebration at 1:30pm.

“Winning the Tripadvisor Certificate of excellence is a true source of pride for the entire team at Biblical Times Dinner Theater,” said Allan Miller, director and theater manager of the Biblical Times. “We would like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete a review on Tripadvisor. There is no greater seal of approval than being recognized by one's customers. With the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customer reviews, the accolade is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment to excellence.”

The Biblical Times was the first show in the Volunteer State to Blaine Sumler, Rachel Barnes, Steve Fox, Allan Miller, utilize state-of-the-art computer generated holograms that depict Jason Smith, Ashley Jenkins, Adam Elrod & Benjamin Morelock Biblical characters such as Moses and Joshua. The live actors interact with the holograms making it difficult to ascertain which is and the movie were great, but the singing was out of this world! My favorite song was sung by a tall redhead who was blessed with a real and which is a hologram. fantastic voice.” Tripadvisor posted more than 230 similar rave Biblical Times was ranked #22 of 79 attractions in Pigeon Forge. reviews praising the show. The rave reviews from guests on Tripadvisor were filled with praise for the popular show. One reviewer remarked “I was “Tripadvisor is pleased to honor exceptional hospitality businesses expecting something 'Nice.' But I was blown away.” Another for consistent excellence,” said Marc Charron, president of commented “My wife and I attended the show last night and the Tripadvisor for Business.“The Certificate of Excellence Award show was excellent. The music and singing was great. The gives top performing establishments around the world the accuracy of the facts in the show were right from the Bible. The recognition they deserve, based on feedback from those who music added to the meaning of the gospel. The food was good and matter most—their customers. From Australia to Zimbabwe, we want to applaud exceptional hospitality businesses for offering the service excellent. The cost of the show is affordable.” TripAdvisor travelers a great customer experience.” Another reviewer remarked “What a good time! This is an For more information about the Biblical Times Dinner Theater call attraction where Christians can really enjoy themselves! The meal 865-908-3327 and visit website www.biblicaltimestheater.com.

The Biblical Times had a remarkable 92 percent of their ratings that were above four stars. Eighty-ﬁve percent of the theater's ratings were ﬁve stars. The Biblical Times opened with a Christmas show in 2012. Currently the show is running a new production entitled “Moses Mountain of God.” The show features a talented cast that includes a Dove nominated performer.

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Chef JD’s Ras-Purfect Dressing creation in honor of Chef JD. Chef JD’s Ras-Purfect Dressing in which history was made once again brought a smile to Chef JD’s face.

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You may purchase this dressing at any one of the Zi Olive stores located in The Village Shops in downtown Gatlinburg and Millstone Shopping Center in Pigeon Forge, or go on line to ZiOlive.com. Furthermore, you may also wish to come out to the Arts & Grafts Community at the Covered Bridge and meet Chef JD at Uncommon Grounds restaurant.

Birth of a new local dressing and marinade has arrived, Chef JD’s Ras-Purfect Dressing. Prior to the Bush Beans Contest on May 8th, 2014, Don Goings, owner of Zi Olive in The Village Shops, and Chef JD joined together in entering the Bush Beans Contest in which Zi Olive just infused another wonderful 25 year old Balsamic and Extra Virgin Olive Oil, White Raspberry Balsamic & Citrus Habanero Olive Oil. This brought a smile to Chef JD’s face, which does not happen often, and the playing began.

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In the end, Chef JD came to the purrrfect blend for her Three Bean Salad that she would present to Mr. Goings along with the purrrfect name and slogan for the contest.

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Ras-Purfect Three Bean Salad, a perfectly blended three bean salad, with a heated raspberry kick that makes you purr with every bite. Zi Olive & Chef JD was placed in 3rd at the contest and history was made. Zi Olive decided to honor this excitement by bottling and crediting this wonderful

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Jayell Ranch is conveniently located only 5 minutes from Pigeon Forge. Over 150 acres of beautiful trails and views!

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Howard's Steakhouse has been in Gatlinburg since 1946 offering the traditional Howard’s menu. Seating is also available outside next to a running stream. The bar is a long time locals favorite with a hometown atmosphere.

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Catering Available The Wild Boar Saloon located upstairs offers a lighter fare with tavern style appetizers and specialty bar drinks. Offering a great night life atmosphere with Karaoke.

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New Gatlinburg Business Ribbon Cu ng Downtown Gatlinburg is home to a new art gallery: Smoky Mountain Arts! City officials were on hand recently for an official ribbon cutting at the new home for Smoky Mountain Arts. Located in Elks Plaza at 968 Parkway, Suite 3 the gallery features fine arts and crafts from multiple artists including: clay and wood sculpture, painting, jewelry, leather work, pottery, paintings and more. Photo ID: GCVB Executive Director Vicki Simms, Owners Billy Reynolds and Jerry Reid, Mayor Jerry Hayes, Manager Terri Reynolds, City Commissioner Mark McCown, GCVB Board Member Gus Floodquist.

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Artist Of The Month

If you are looking for that special and unique Smoky Mountain pottery piece for your own home or for a gift, Judy Jones Pottery Gallery in Gatlinburg is your place for the best hand made Gatlinburg pottery in the area. From our Bear Collection of pottery to our Moon over the Smokies pottery collection, we are sure you will ﬁnd that special pottery piece that will ﬁt your style and decor. These relief sculptures in Dogwood and Chickadee are truly unique pottery pieces available only from Judy Jones Pottery.

Judy Jones Pottery A Gatlinburg, Tennessee pottery shop located in the historic Great Smoky Mountains Arts and Crafts community, Judy Jones Pottery designs and sells some of the most unique Gatlinburg hand made pottery and gift pieces. All of her pottery pieces are hand thrown on the pottery wheel and she does not use molds, decals or stencils in the making of any of our pottery. Each pottery piece Judy makes is hand formed, hand painted, kiln ﬁred and hand glazed which produces a unique pottery original every time. Her pottery is also lead free and oven, dishwasher and microwave safe. She has a large collection of uniquely designed pottery including; bowls, plates, pots, vases, jars, coffee or tea mugs, bird feeders, ﬂower arrangers, clocks, hurricane lamps, candlestick holders, fountains and more. We also have batik clothing and other accents for purchase.

Then, in 2001, she moved her studio to it's present location in the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and she invites you to visit "Judy Jones Pottery & Gift Gallery in the Smokies". Judy was born and raised in Tennessee and graduated high school at Oak Ridge and moved to Iowa to ﬁnish BFA Art degree at the University of Iowa.

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When Judy graduated from the University of Iowa she graduated with a certiﬁcate to teach art but wanted to engage herself in art rather than teach. In 1979 she established her ﬁrst pottery studio and began to travel to local and regional art fairs. She called it "Sugar Creek Pottery" because her husband and she and their son, Don, lived in the country on "Sugar Creek" just outside of West Point, Iowa. In 1992 they moved to Fort Madison, Iowa nearby the reconstructed replica of Old Fort Madison and she changed the name to "Old Fort Pottery". From that location, she operated a gallery in conjunction with the studio and began to do fewer and fewer art fairs. Across the Mississippi River and 9 miles from Fort Madison was an active tourism center in Nauvoo, Illinois and in 1996 she moved her shop and studio and adopted the name "Nauvoo Pottery & Gift Gallery". By this time she was down to one art fair, "The Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair" in Gatlinburg, Tennessee which they had been attending since 1985.

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Judy Jones Pottery A Gatlinburg Pottery Gallery • Lead Free • Wheel Thrown • Microwave & Dishwasher Safe

(865) 430-3472 www.judyjonespottery.com "Browse and watch potter at work" In The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community 530 Buckhorn Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

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The park's library and archives are open to the public by appointment.

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(865) 325-8084 www.mistymountainsoup.com Two locations in the Arts & Crafts Community! 601 Glades Road (Morning Mist Village) 849 Glades Road (Covered Bridge Complex)

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Research Library serves park staff and volunteers, but is also made available to the visiting public by appointment. The library and the park's archives comprise a very large and valuable resource of materials relating to local history. Located in Sugarlands Visitor Center, the library is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM. It is closed on weekends and federal holidays. Policies for use of the library and its materials will be explained when scheduling an appointment. To contact the library please phone (865) 436-1296.

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Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community Come and see artisans at work ! the way and chat with a painter or potter, or let a broom maker show you how it's done.

The Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community is the largest group of independent artisans in North America with over 100 artisans. Established in 1937 this 8 mile loop weaves through Gatlinburg, Tennessee. These craftsmen and artisans weave, carve, cast, sew, paint and whittle to create a vast variety of collectibles such as jewelry, ceramics, dolls, pottery, quilts, brooms, baskets, candles, leather, silver smithing, wearable fashions, artistic photography, oils and watercolor paintings, stained glass and so much more. The area also has numerous restaurants, cafes, candy shops, soda fountains, tea rooms and lodging.

This a great experience for the entire family or just the two of you. There's plenty of free parking at each shop throughout the trail loop. Ride the "Craft Trolley" if you'd like to see it all without the hassles of driving, a one-fare trip will provide a great way to see everything getting on and off as often as you like. Either way you travel you won't be disappointed, you'll see history in the making and it's the real thing!

You'll discover one-of-a-kind crafts, treasures and artwork, and you can watch the artisans at work. Stop along

Turn at trafﬁc light #3 in downtown Gatlinburg on highway 321 and go three miles. www.gatlinburgcrafts.com.

This sign at Route 321 and Glades Road is a landmark to the Arts & Crafts Community

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THE GATLINBURG INN RICH IN SONGWRITING HISTORY By Cyndy Montgomery Reeves For 3 days Aug. 21-24, 2014, thirty songwriters with hits such as "I Cross My Heart" George Strait, "One More Day" Diamond Rio, "She's Country" Jason Aldean, "Woman Woman, You Got Cheatin On Your Mind" Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, "Rock My World" Brooks and Dunn, "Ain't Going Down Till The Sun Goes Up" Garth Brooks, "Three Wooden Crosses" Randy Travis, “Every Which Way but Loose” Eddie Rabbit, "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" Kenny Chesney and “Don't Think I Don't Think About It” Darius Rucker will be performing at free live music venues throughout Gatlinburg. Up and coming songwriters from all over the country will also be performing. For details go to www.SMSWF.com or call 865-604-9066.

Snow White Dove”), Webb Pierce, (“In The Jailhouse Now”) Eddie Arnold, (“Make the World Go Away”), Don Gibson, (“I Can't Stop Loving You”), more recently Steve Dean (“Watching You”), Bill Whyte “Retired”, Hall of Fame and Grammy Award Winner Kim Williams, (“Three Wooden Crosses”), Scott Southworth, WSM Music Row Show Host, Grammy nominated/Dove Award winner, John Condrone, (“She Stole My Heart”), and Barbara Cloyd, Play for Publishers, are songwriters who have stayed at the Gatlinburg Inn. Artists and ﬁlm industry guests of the Gatlinburg Inn include: Andy Williams, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Liberace, Brenda Lee, Dianah Shore, Frank Fontaine, John Cullum, David Keith, the Chad Mitchell Trio, and American Playwright Kermit Hunter.

Guests from the political world include: President Herbert Hoover, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, Governor Frank Clement, Gov. Buford Ellington, Gov. Adlai Stevenson, Justice John M. Harlan, II, Interior Secretary Donald Hodel, Gov. Lawrence Wetherby, Senator Herman Talmadge, Gov. Terry Sanford, Gov. J. Wellborn Martin, US Senate Minority/Majority Leader and Reagan Chief of State Howard Baker, Congressman Jimmy Quillen, TVA Chair Whispering Bill Anderson ("Whiskey Lullabye") will be the David Lilienthal, Earl Warren, Rogers Brackett, and George featured Artist in the only ticketed Artist/Songwriter Concert Hartzog. Saturday, Aug. 23rd. For concert tickets go to www.SMSWF.com. Other guests on the Gatlinburg Inn's Wall of Fame include: Pistol Songwriters, musicians, celebs and politicians are a part of the 77 Pete Maraviche, Brooks Firestone, Melville Bell Grosvenor, year history of the Gatlinburg Inn. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant President and Editor of the National Geographic Magazine, Igor wrote “Rocky Top”, the famous University of Tennessee Sikorsky, a Russian American aviation pioneer, Kurt Vonnegut, an VOLUNTEERS victory song in suite 388 at the Gatlinburg Inn. American Writer, Duncan Hines, Steve Sloan and JC Penney. June Carter Cash, (“Ring of Fire”), spent her honeymoon with Carl The Gatlinburg Inn appeared in the movie “A Walk in the Spring Smith there. John Jacob Niles, Dean of American balladeers, Rain” starring Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn. stayed at the Inn in his travels throughout the mountains, collecting Local history lists the Gatlinburg Inn as home to the City's first and preserving songs of the Southern Highlands. Roy Acuff, large press newspaper, the first Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce (“Great Speckled Bird”), Ferlin Huskey (“On The Wings of a Thursday. Aug. 21st songwriters, musicians, artists, music industry pros, city officials and fans will gather on the grounds of the historic Gatlinburg Inn for the 2014 SMSWF Opening Night Ceremonies and Kick Off Show. The VIP Meet and Greet Reception opens at 5:30 PM. Opening Ceremonies and Kick Off Show get under way at 6:30 PM.

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as well as the first dentist office. 1946-1947 the City Offices were located at the Inn. Gatlinburg's First National Bank was organized within the walls of the Gatlinburg Inn. Built in 1937 by R.L. (Rel) and Ruby Maples on the site of the Maples' home place, is Gatlinburg Inn, the oldest hotel in downtown Gatlinburg.The heirs of Rel and Wilma Maples, recognizing the Inn's place in history, are now on a course to upgrade and preserve the Inn. The Gatlinburg Inn is a Diamond Sponsor for the 3rd Annual Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival. Venues with live music weekly in Gatlinburg are the Cabin Café, Crystelle Creek Restaurant and Grill, Hardrock, Loco Burros, Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Holler, Senor Hoggs Cantina, Smoky Mountain Brewery, Sugarlands Distillery and Three Jimmys Eatery. Go to www.smswf.com for details.

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Vipers Invade Gatlinburg introduced a new model in 2012. The Dodge Viper has a V-10 engine and a 6 speed manual transmission.

The Vipers Owners Association, with members from 40 states, converged at the Crystelle Creek Restaurant in Gatlinburg. This was the second year in a row that Crystelle Creek Restaurant hosted their annual meeting

Pushing the Viper to its limits requires good driving skills but even novices appreciate its incredible power and sticking to the road handling.

The members started arriving around 6 pm Friday night and shortly ﬁlled the entire parking lot with a display of beautiful sports cars. The Dodge Viper began production in 1992 and has fast become a favorite with sport car enthusiast. It’s ﬂowing curving design and 0-60 mph in 4 seconds is a hard combination to beat. Approval for production came from Lee Iacco in 1990. Famous sport car builder Carroll Shelby drove one as the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 in 1991.

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Tales from the Titanic

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The Smoky Mountains National Park is getting a lot of reports of bear sightings. Please, if you see a bear, please for your safety, and the bear's safety, stay at least 150 feet away from the animal.

SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT Hens and Roosters and Icebergs, Oh My!

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day. Ella was brash and aggressive, while Marie was soft-spoken and artistic - she was once music instructor to President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Ethel. When Ella injured her ankle, it fell to kind-hearted Marie to look after her and to mind the chickens nesting in the ship's kennel.

Marie Young, Ella White and Ella's niece Mrs Harry S. Durand © Michael A. Findlay / Harry Durand Jr., USA

By Crewmember Cheri You've probably heard stories about the ten, dear dogs that were on Titanic, but I'll bet you didn't know there were chickens on board, too. They weren't your ordinary, barnyard birds of course, not on Titanic! These were rare and exotic French roosters and hens, the very symbol of French national pride. This elegant brood belonged to widow Ella White, 55, and her traveling companion Marie Grice Young, 36. The two women purchased the birds while touring the continent with a maid and man servant. They were returning to Ella's family home, Briarcliff Manor and Farm in New York, where they planned to raise the colorful foul.

It became a happy, daily routine for Marie to visit the birds in their “D” deck coop, always accompanied by Titanic's 26-yearold carpenter, John Hutchinson, who, by the way, also looked after the welfare of Titanic's ten dogs. Checking on the chicks gave Marie a chance to explore the work-a-day world aboard ship and to report her ﬁndings to Ella. On the night before Titanic struck the iceberg, 2nd Class passenger Nellie Hocking was shocked to hear a cock crowing between sunset and midnight and that, according to folklore, signaled impending disaster. Well, you know what happened next, but before the sinking Marie had tipped the young Mr. Hutchinson with some gold coins, to which he exclaimed, “It's such good luck to receive gold on a ﬁrst voyage.” Sadly, his luck, along with that of his feathered and furry wards, ran out when Titanic went down. Marie and Ella, however survived, maintaining their relationship for 30 more years. When Ella died, Marie inherited the majority of her estate.

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Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a national art education center. The School offers weekend, one- and twoweek workshops for the beginner to advanced artist, taught by national and international practicing studio artists and university faculty. Students work and learn in professionally equipped studios on a 14-acre residential campus in Gatlinburg, TN. A series of weekly classes are also offered for residents of the local community. Workshops and classes are offered in ceramics, fiber, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, mixed media, books and paper. Our Artists-in-Residence Program provides a supportive, stimulating work and learning environment for five earlycareer artists during a year-long residency. Conferences and symposia bring together artists, art educators, collectors and others to work in the studios, engage in dialogue about making art and to discuss issues and trends in the field.

In The Smokies combination of these, each day or in possession, regardless of whether they are fresh, stored in an ice chest, or otherwise preserved. The combined total must not exceed five fish. Twenty (20) rock bass may be kept in addition to the above limit. A person must stop fishing immediately after obtaining the limit. Size Limits Brook, rainbow, and brown trout: 7 inch minimum Smallmouth bass: 7 inch minimum Rockbass: no minimum Trout or smallmouth bass caught less than the legal length shall be immediately returned to the water from which it was taken. Lures, Bait, and Equipment

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Fishing is permitted only by the use of one hand-held rod. Only artificial flies or lures with a single hook may be used. Dropper flies may be used. Up to two flies on a leader.

The public is welcome year-round to visit the campus and view artwork by local, national and international artists in the School's ﬁve galleries, which offer a full schedule of changing exhibitions, attend evening presentations, and visit the Artists-in-Residence studios. The Marian Heard Library and Resource Center includes print and electronic materials for research, and displays work from the School's permanent collection. The Artist Outﬁtters Store offers tools and supplies for students on campus and artists in the community, as well as offering for sale selected artwork from past Artists-in-Residence.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has about 2,115 miles of streams within its boundaries, and protects one of the last wild trout habitats in the eastern United States. The park offers a wide variety of angling experiences from remote, headwater trout streams to large, coolwater smallmouth bass streams. Most streams remain at or near their carrying capacity of ﬁsh and offer a great opportunity to catch these species throughout the year.

Use or possession of any form of fish bait or liquid scent other than artificial flies or lures on or along any park stream while in possession of fishing tackle is prohibited. Prohibited baits include, but are not limited to, minnows (live or preserved), worms, corn, cheese, bread, salmon eggs, pork rinds, liquid scents and natural Fishing is permitted year-round in the park, from 30 minutes baits found along streams. before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset. The park Use or possession of double, treble, or gang hooks is prohibited. allows fishing in all streams EXCEPT the following stream and Fishing tackle and equipment, including creels and fish in its tributaries upstream from the point described: possession, are subject to inspection by authorized personnel. Tennessee Please report violators to nearest ranger or call .... Lynn Camp Prong upstream of its confluence with Thunderhead (865) 436-1294 Prong. Safety This stream is closed to fishing to allow fish to repopulate

ArtReach, a collaboration with the Sevier County Schools, provides nearly 1,200 students, grades 4-12, with an indepth, full day art workshop at Arrowmont each year.

following restoration work. For the exact location, consult the appropriate USGS 1:24,000 Quadrangle Map available at park visitor centers. Detailed information, including a complete list of regulations and a map of ﬁshable park waters, is also available at any visitor center or ranger station.

Standing and wading in streams can drain body heat and lead to hypothermia. Rising water levels resulting from sudden mountain storms occur quite frequently, so monitor water level. Water currents are swifter than they appear and footing is treacherous on wet and moss covered rocks.

Didymo is a non-native single-celled algae species that ruins Be A Clean Fisherman stream and river beds. It has been found in the streams of 16 states, If there's a tangle of line, or an empty can at your feet, clean up including Tennessee. after your fellow angler. It is unlawful to dispose of fish remains on land or water within 200 feet of a campsite. The National License Requirements You must possess a valid fishing license or permit from either Park Service recommends disposing of fish entrails in a deep pool Tennessee or North Carolina. Either state license is valid downstream for the campsite.

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Summer June through August: Summer in the Smokies means heat, haze, and humidity. Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are common. Temperatures increase through the period with July and August afternoon highs in the 90s in the lower elevations. Evening lows are usually comfortable with readings in the 60s and 70s. In the higher elevations, the weather is much more pleasant. On Mount Le Conte (6,593' elevation), temperatures above 80 degrees are extremely rare.

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throughout the park and no trout stamp is required. Fishing licenses and permits are not available in the park, but may be purchased in nearby towns or online (links provided by state below). Special permits are required for ﬁshing in Gatlinburg and Cherokee.

Brook Trout Fishing

North Carolina License Requirements

Disturbing and moving rocks to form channels and rock dams is illegal in the park!

Because of the results of recent fisheries research and the success of the park's brook trout restoration effort, in 2006 park management opened brook trout fishing and harvest park-wide for the first time since 1976. The results of a recent three-year brook trout fishing study indicate there was no decline in adult brook Tennessee License Requirements Residents and nonresidents age 13 and older must have a valid trout density or reproductive potential in any of the eight streams license. Residents age 65 and older may obtain a special license opened to fishing during the experimental period compared to eight streams closed to fishing during the same time period. from the state. Residents and nonresidents age 16 and older need a license. Residents age 70 and older may obtain a special license from the Moving rocks is harmful to both fish and aquatic insects that live in the streams. Many fish species that live in the park spawn state. between April and August. Some of these fish build their nests in Persons under 16 in North Carolina and under 13 in Tennessee are small cavities under rocks and even guard the nest. When people entitled to the adult daily bag and possession limits and are subject move the rock, the nest is destroyed and the eggs and/or young fish to all other regulations. die. Season Aquatic insects need rocks for cover as well. Some aquatic insects can drift off or move when disturbed, but many species attach Fishing is permitted year-round in open waters. themselves to the rock and cannot move. When a rock is moved, Time aquatic insects fall, are crushed by the movement, or dry out and Fishing is allowed from a half hour before official sunrise to a half die when the rock is placed out of water. hour after official sunset. One of the fundamental policies of the National Park Service is to preserve natural resources in an unaltered state. Consequently, it Five (5) brook, rainbow or brown trout, smallmouth bass, or a is against the law to move rocks in the stream. Please abide by these rules so that future generations may enjoy the park as well. Daily Possession Limits

Natural Sounds Elk bugling in the cool autumn air of Rocky Mountain National Park, waterfalls thundering in Yosemite Valley, cannons ﬁring at Fort McHenry National Monument, the quiet hush among giant redwoods-these are the sounds that make visiting our national parks a unique experience. Natural and cultural sounds awaken the sense of awe that connects us to the splendor of national parks and have a powerful effect on our emotions, attitudes, and memories. Who can forget the ﬂash of adrenaline from the sound of looming whitewater or the

lightning bolt that cracked just a little too close? The National Park Service regards these sounds as part of a web of natural and cultural resources that must be protected. Like thunder rumbling in the distance, threats to natural and cultural soundscapes are increasingly difﬁcult to ignore. From growing demands for park overﬂights and expanding energy development to greater numbers of park visitors, potential noise sources are proliferating. So too, however, are efforts to understand their effects and avert negative impacts.

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Wildlife Encounter at Ober Gatlinburg The Barred Owl lives in coniferous forests near water sources, and wooded swamps. They require dense foliage for daytime roosting, and large trees with cavities for nesting. Their reliance on large tree cavities means that populations of barred owls are dependent on the presence of old growth forests throughout much of their range. Average lifespan (wild): 12-15 years Average lifespan (captivity): 20-25 years The longest recorded age of a wild barred owl is 18 years and 2 months old. Mortality during the ﬁrst year of life is probably highest. The Barred Owl is primarily a nocturnal hunter, although they are sometimes active during the day. Barred owls live alone for most of the year, only living in family groups from the breeding season until the young leave the nest. Mated pairs typically live in adjoining home ranges, with the degree of overlap between home ranges increasing during the breeding season. They will call to other members of the species in the area if disturbed. Their distinctive call of "hoo, who cooks for you!" can be heard at night and they will often answer even a bad imitation. Barred owls are territorial and do not range widely unless food scarcity causes them to move farther in search of prey. They do not migrate.

Golden Eagles are found in open and semi-open habitats from sea

level to 11,800 feet elevation. Their habitats include tundra, scrublands, grasslands, woodland-brush lands, and coniferous forests. Most golden eagles are found in mountainous areas, but they also nest in wetland, riparian and estuarine habitats. Golden eagle pairs maintain territories that may be as large as 60 square miles (155 square kilometers). They nest in high places including cliffs, trees, or human structures such as telephone poles. Average lifespan (wild): 25-28 years Average lifespan (captivity): 35-40 years The oldest known golden eagle lived to 46 years in captivity. In the wild, golden eagles have been known to live up to 32 years. Golden eagles are monogamous, and may bond for life. Breeding pairs will use the same nest site for years. Both the male and female build the nest, incubate the eggs and care for the young. Juveniles do not breed until 4 to 7 years of age.

Peregrine Falcons are among the world's fastest birds of prey and live on all continents except Antarctica. They prefer wide-open spaces, and thrive near coasts where shorebirds are common, but they can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts. They nest on cliff faces and crevices and have recently begun to colonize urban areas because tall buildings are suitable for nesting in this species, and because of the abundance of pigeons as prey items. Average lifespan (wild): 15-18 years

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Women's Work Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum June 21, 2014 A woman's work is never done! Join us to learn about the vital role women played in creating and maintaining a mountain home. Demonstrations of open hearth cooking, spinning or sewing, corn shuck doll making and more.

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Red-Cheeked Salamander

Park officials have announced the Elkmont Firefly Vi e w i n g e v e n t i n Great Smoky Mountains National Park will take place from Wednesday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 11. For this year’s viewing event, the on-line ticketing system, operated through Recreation.gov, will again provide visitors with parking passes to guarantee they will be able to park at Sugarlands Visitor Center without the inconvenience of having to arrive hours in advance. Every year in late May or early June, thousands of visitors gather near the popular Elkmont Campground to observe the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus; a firefly species that flashes synchronously. Access to the viewing area is provided by shuttle from the Sugarlands Visitor Center. A parking pass will be required for all vehicles wishing to attend the event. The pass will cover a maximum of 6 persons in a single passenger vehicle (less than 19 feet in length). Four passes for oversize vehicles, like a mini bus (19 to 30 feet in length and up to 24 persons), will also be available. Each reservation will cost $1.50. Parking passes will be non-refundable, non-transferable, and good only for the date issued. There is a limit of one parking pass per household per season. Each reservation through www.Recreation.gov will receive an e- mailed confirmation and specific information about the event.

Fireﬂy Debut at Tino Gallery June 14th

The Great Smoky Mountains are often called the "Salamander Capital of the World" and are home to several rare species. The red-cheeked salamander is a pretty special animal — they breathe through their skin and they don’t live anywhere else in the world except in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. How will climate change affect these unique animals? It might adapt to changing climate conditions.

Fireﬂy Viewing Scheduled June 4-11

Average lifespan (captivity): 20-25 years Survival rates through the ﬁrst year of life are estimated at 40% with adult survivorship estimated at 70%. A heathy falcon lives an average of 13 years and maximum longevity records for wild birds are from 16 to 20 years old. The longest known lifespan for a captive peregrine falcon is 25 years. Peregrine falcons became one of the world’s most Endangered Species during the 60’s and 70’s. Widespread use of pesticides caused these predators’ egg shells to become too thin to incubate and their population in the wild plummeted. There were no Peregrines sighted in the Smoky Mountains for several decades. After the ban on DDT, a captive breeding program and releasing or “hacking” of the young birds has returned them to our skies. In June 1997, the ﬁrst nesting of previously released Peregrines was recorded in the Smokies. Peregrine falcons are active during the day. These birds may travel widely outside the nesting season—their name means "wanderer”. Though some individuals are permanent residents, many migrate. Some nesting sites have been in continuous use for hundreds of years, occupied by successive generations of falcons. Peregrine falcons form monogamous pair bonds that often last throughout many breeding seasons. They typically raise one clutch each year. Both parents care for their young and teach them to hunt. It takes 2 - 3 months before they are independent, and 3 years for them to reach adulthood and be able to breed. Peregrine falcons prey almost exclusively on birds, which make up 77 to 99% of prey items. They will also eat small reptiles and bats, squirrels and rats. They most frequently hunt from a perch with a high vantage point, such as a cliff or tall tree. After sighting their prey, they drop into a steep, swift dive that can top 200 miles an hour. Falconry is an ancient sport. It was practiced in China before the year 2000 BC: falconry is also the subject of some of the oldest Egyptian wall paintings. English playwright William Shakespeare was a falconry fan who introduced falconry terms into popular speech: the word "Hag" or "Haggard" is the term for a mature wild hawk or falcon. Horus, an Egyptian god, was a Peregrine falcon: the "Eye of Horus" is clearly a stylized Peregrine falcon's eye.

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This label will appear on 1000 bottles of 'Dance of the Fireﬂy'

The number of passes issued for each day will be based Another Robert A. Tino custom wine label creation is ready to be bottled at on Sugarlands Visitor Center parking lot capacity. Passes Sugarland Cellars to beneﬁt Friends of the Smokies. will be issued with staggered arrival times to relieve Through this generous partnership, and everyone who has purchased these congestion in parking lot and for boarding the shuttles. The shuttle buses, which are provided in partnership with the City of Gatlinburg, will begin picking up visitors from the Sugarlands Visitor Center RV/bus parking area at 7:00 p.m. The cost will be $1 round trip per person, as in previous years, and collected when boarding the shuttle. The shuttle service will be the only transportation mode for visitor access during this period, except for registered campers staying at the Elkmont Campground. Visitors will not be allowed to walk the Elkmont entrance road due to safety concerns.

highly collectible & limited edition releases over the past two years, more than $40,000 has been raised to help improve one of America's greatest natural treasures- Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Saturday, June 14th Dance of the Firefly Release Party. Help us celebrate 2014's debut of 'Dance of the Firefly'- the 9th East Tennessee-agricultural wine with a beautiful custom label designed by Robert A. Tino to benefit Friends of the Smokies.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14th we'll be at the Robert A. Tino Gallery in Sevierville selling the custom art tiles that Robert has created to The parking passes for this year’s event will be on sale pair with the Sugarland Cellars wines. on-line beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 30. Sample 2014's newest seasonal offering 'Dance of the Fireﬂy' and experience The park will hold back 85 passes for each day to the variety and excellence of other Sugarland Cellars wines. For this one day accommodate individuals who did not learn of the need to only, you can purchase your bottles at a special price, and there will be more pre purchase tickets. The 85 passes will go on sale on-line great deals on tile + bottle combos. Be sure to get yours before they all at 10:00 a.m. the day before the event and will be available until 3:30 p.m. on the day of the event or until disappear. the passes are all reserved. Passes can be purchased at www.Recreation.gov. Parking passes may be obtained by calling us at 877-444-6777, but park ofﬁcials strongly encourage the use of the online process, because it provides more information to visitors about what to expect when they arrive at the park and because the process is faster and visitors are more likely to get a pass. The $1.50 reservation fee covers the cost of processing the requests for the passes. Park will not receive any revenue from the reservations or shuttle tickets.

With every purchase of 'Dance of the Fireﬂy', $5 will help preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park through Friends of the Smokies. Joining us will be the folks with Smoky Cornwall's BBQ Sauce - for a $5 donation to Friends of the Smokies you can enjoy a pulled pork BBQ sandwich with chips, a cookie, and bottled water. Play a game of cornhole on the lawn and enjoy some live music, too. Many thanks to Sugarland Cellars and Robert A. Tino for partnering with Friends in this exciting opportunity!

Animals in the Park

Photo by Gary Carter

Black bears are dangerous and unpredictable wild animals. Do not approach bears or allow them to approach you. Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains some of the largest tracts of wilderness in the East and is a critical sanctuary for a wide variety of animals. Protected in the park are some 65 species of mammals, over 200 varieties of birds, 67 native ﬁsh species, and more than 80 types of reptiles and amphibians.

Surrounded by warm lowlands, the cool, moist, climate of the park's highest elevations creates islands of habitat suitable for animals commonly found in more northern areas, allowing them to live far south of their present primary ranges. Northern species such as the northern ﬂying squirrel, red squirrel, and rock vole thrive at high elevations, while the Northern Saw-whet Owl, Canada Warbler, Common Raven, and other birds reach their southern most breeding point here in the park.

Over 700 miles of streams in the park support fish. The park boasts over 50 native fish species, including the brook trout, whose fragile habitat is being wrested from the non-native rainbow and brown trout by active fisheries management. Low elevation, slower and warmer streams have the greatest aquatic diversity including four reintroduced federally threatened and endangered small fish: the Smoky Madtom, Yellowfin Madtom, Spotfin Chub, and Duskytail Darter.

The symbol of the Smokies, the American Black Bear, is perhaps the most famous resident of the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park provides the largest protected bear habitat in the East. Though populations are variable, biologists estimate approximately 1,500 bears live in the park, a density of approximately two bears per square mile.

Smoky Mountains National Park has been called the "Salamander Capital of the World." Climatic and geologic factors have combined to spur the development of 30 salamander species in ﬁve families making this one of the most diverse areas on earth for this order. Lungless salamanders have undergone an extraordinary level of evolutionary diversiﬁcation in the park-24 species inhabit the park making it the center of diversity for the family.

Of the 65 other mammal species documented in the park, the white-tailed deer, groundhog, chipmunk, and some squirrel and bat species are the most commonly seen. Over 200 species of birds are regularly sighted in the park, 85 of those migrate from the neotropics. Some 120 species nest here. Several bird species that are listed as Species of Concern breed here, making the park an important source for repopulating areas outside the park that are showing declines in the numbers of these birds.

Prior to park establishment in 1934, a number of animals native to the Smoky Mountains were eradicated by hunting, trapping, changing land uses, and other causes. Extirpated species include bison, elk, mountain lion, gray wolf, red wolf, fisher, river otter, Peregrine Falcon, and several species of fish. A primary goal of the National Park Service is to preserve the flora and fauna of the Smokies in a condition similar to that which existed prior to the arrival of modern, technological humans. In accordance with this

mission, the National Park Service has helped reintroduce the river otter, elk, and Peregrine Falcon to the Smokies.

As human activities dominate ever-larger portions of the American landscape, our national parks have become increasingly valuable as sanctuaries for rare and endangered wildlife. Endangered park animals include the northern flying squirrel, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Indiana bat, spruce-fir moss spider, and the Smoky madtom. The Park Service has been involved in a number of efforts to save these species from extinction. Park resource management crews have conducted prescribed fires in old-growth pine-oak forest to create suitable nesting sites for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers. Crews have also erected solid steel barricades at cave entrances to protect endangered bats from spelunkers during critical times of the year. Reintroduction programs have also increased the survival chances for Smoky madtoms and Peregrine Falcons. Viewing wildlife in the Smokies can be challenging because most of the park is covered by dense forest. Open areas like Cataloochee and Cades Cove offer some of the best opportunities to see white-tailed deer, black bear, raccoon, Wild Turkey, woodchuck, and other animals. During winter, wildlife is more visible because deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Since many animals are most active at night, it can be advantageous to look for wildlife during morning and evening. It's also a good idea to carry binoculars. And don't forget to scan the trees-many animals spend their days among the branches.

Did You Know? About 100 native tree species make their home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—more than in all of northern Europe. The park also contains one of the largest blocks of old-growth temperate deciduous forest in North America.

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Missing Predators from our Smoky Mountains Last seen in park: late 1800s Species story: In the Smokies, these relatives of weasels were trapped for their silky fur until they disappeared. About 30 years ago, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources reintroduced them to that state, and while the population has been spreading, it’s unknown if they will return to the Smoky Mountains.

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Northern Pine Snake Drawing by Tate T, Robbinsville High School, North Carolina. Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) Status: Missing Last seen in park: Unknown; possibly 2000 Species story: Like the red-cockaded woodpecker and fox squirrel, the northern pine snake depended on ﬁre for an open forest understory habitat, but disappeared when ﬁre was suppressed. Now that the park has reintroduced controlled burns, the pine snake’s habitat may return.

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Drawing by Chelsea A, Robbinsville High School, North Carolina. Eastern Cougar (Puma concolor couguar) Status: Declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011 Last seen in park: 1920s Fisher Drawing by Mandy H, Robbinsville High School, North Carolina. Fisher (Martes pennanti) Status: Locally extinct

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Species story: The Eastern cougar once roamed across the Southeast. As a top predator, it controlled deer, raccoon, and other animal populations. Nationwide, cougars were the most widely distributed animal in North America, living from southern Canada all the way to South America. Eastern cougars disappeared as people killed them and cities expanded into cougar habitat.

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865-332-GROW (4769) The Gatlinburg Farmers Market provides area residents and visitors with Tennessee grown produce, local products, and foods in a friendly social environment. See you there !

Opening Summer 2015 Dolly Parton recently gave a preview of her new Dream More resort at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge.

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The new Dollywood Dream More resort is 230,000 square feet with over 300 guest rooms. This is part of a planned investment that with cost more than $300 million dollars in the next ten years. The new resort will be located on 100 acres close the original them park.

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The new resort will feature a three story lobby and a two story window providing exciting view of Mount LeConte and other mountain views. In addition, the resort features different room types including adjoining rooms that extend for reunions and family vacations.

Every year researchers discover many new species of life here in the Smokies. The cost to name one of DLIA's newly discovered creatures ranges from $2,500 to $10,000. Donors who name a species will receive a print of their named organism, as well as a copy of the scientific publication in which it is first described. The species naming process typically takes a year or longer to complete, as the scientific process of careful research, paper submission, and review for publication is very involved. Questions? Interested in naming a species? DLIA is happy to help. Call us at (865) 430-4757 or email todd@dlia.org.

Dolly Parton said “I want folks who stay at Dollywood’s Dream More Resort to experience the same heartfelt hospitality that they come to expect at my Dollywood theme park”. Dollywood's DreamMore Resort will be situated on 100 acres near the theme park.

Photo by Sam Hobbs Recently photographed cub in the Smoky Mountains National Park by Sam Hobbs.

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Please Remember Feeding Bears & Other Wildlife Is Il egal The black bear symbolizes the invaluable wilderness qualities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But bears are dying unnecessarily due to improper disposal of garbage or illegal feeding by visitors. A bear's remarkable sense of smell may lead it to human foods, such as a picnicker's cooler, garbage left in the open, or food scraps thrown on the ground or left in the grill.

A bear that has discovered human food or garbage will eventually become day-active and leave the safety of the backcountry. It may panhandle along roadsides and be killed by a car or it may injure a visitor and have to be euthanized. Please do your part to help protect black bears and other wildlife in the Great Smokies. Clean your picnic area, including the grill and ground around the table thoroughly after your meal.

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Great Kids In History The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth stepped onto the ﬁeld. The team featured two of the most famous baseball players of all time, home run king, Babe Ruth, and a man known as “the Iron Horse,” Lou Gehrig.

Jackie Mitchell meets baseball greats Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig, Jackie Mitchell, unidentiﬁed journalist & Babe Ruth By Michael Williams In March of 1931, the New York Yankees baseball team had just ﬁnished spring training in Florida and was on their way back to New York. As was the custom, the team stopped in Chattanooga, Tennessee to play an exhibition game with the Chattanooga Lookouts, a Class AA minor League team. The Lookouts were unique because they had a female on their roster. Her name was Virne Beatrice “Jackie” Mitchell. Jackie was born 1914 and grew up living next door to a Minor League pitcher named Dazzy Vance who taught the young girl how to pitch. Jackie learned the skill well and when she was 16 she began playing for a woman's team in Chattanooga. The following year she signed a contract to play for the Lookouts for the 1931 season. On March 2, a capacity crowd of more than 4,000 spectators turned out to watch the Lookouts play the New York Yankees. Excitement hung in the air as the World champion Yankees

The starting pitcher for the Lookouts threw a pitch to the Yankee's In the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the vast majority of lead-off batter Earle Combs who clobbered a double. Next up was water is of the flowing variety. The park currently boasts 76 species of fish that occupy 12 different families. Therefore, the current 76 Lyn Lary who hit a single up the middle. species of ray-finned fishes must be able to navigate and successfully The Lookout coach decided to take out the starting pitcher and sent exist somewhere within the Park's 2,100 + miles of flowing water. Jackie to the mound. Ruth watched curiously as a young teenage Surprisingly, of the 2,100 miles of stream in the park, fish only girl prepared to face him. But Jackie showed no concern the power occupy approximately 800 miles. Even the large reservoirs on the of the slugger. South and Western border of the Park are merely impounding the Little Tennessee River, with quite a volume of flow-through.Fontana Jackie wound up and threw a high pitch the umpire called a ball. Lake photo by C. Wilder The next three pitches went straight into the strike zone and the mighty Babe Ruth struck out. The wonderful thing about the waters of this park is that they are all The crowd gasped as the angry Babe Ruth stormed off the field. within a landmass that is protected. It is preserved as a showcase of Next up was the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig. He was more of a what clean water looks like, and how it also preserves all aquatic life gentleman than Babe and never lost his temper in front of the fans. within, including a great diversity of fishes. This does not mean that Lou stepped up to home plate and Jackie let loose her first pitch. the fishes of the park are all thriving. There are several species of fish “Strike!” cried the umpire. The crowd gasped. Could the teenage that are state and/or federally listed as being threatened or endangered. Because of this, Conservation Fisheries Incorporated of girl strike Gehrig, too? Some wondered. Knoxville, TN has been working with DLIA and Park Staff to restore Jackie then hurled two more pitches across the plate striking out populations. the mighty Gehrig. The stunned batter stepped back and smiled then tipped his hat at the young hurler. News of Jackie's strikeouts However, air pollution on our mountaintops, even from sources hundreds of miles away, have added acid to the headwater streams at spread across the nation and she became a celebrity. high elevations and have removed or limited the life forms In the years to come she played 5 seasons for the House of David inhabiting them. 95% of streams in the Great Smoky Mountains and retired at the young age of 23 to work for her father, an eye National Park are sensitive or extremely sensitive to acidification. doctor. She died in 1987 and will forever be remembered as “the Please join DLIA and other friends of the park, and do whatever you Girl Who Struck out Babe Ruth.” can do to say "No!" to air pollution - for the park fishes, for us, and for generations to come. Michael Williams is the author of “Great Kids in History,” a collection of 22 amazing stories of incredible kids that have For more information about the fishes of the Great Smoky accomplished amazing things. The book is wonderful reading Mountains National Park, refer to the DLIA fish pages starting at material for parents and children alike and would make an http://www.dlia.org/class-actinopterygii. You can find information excellent gift for the great kid in your life. “Great Kids in History” regarding species, habitat, appearance and interesting facts. is available in Kindle or in print at Amazon.com.

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How Foxﬁre Mountain Got Its Name

Once the fire burned out, the hapless fox would chew off the string tied to his tail and escape unharmed. These kinds of fires were known as fox fires.

Marc and Marion Postlewaite purchased the 150 acre farm known as Foxﬁre Mountain in the Pearl Valley in 1998. The Postlewaite's raised prize Herford breeder cattle on this farm for many years until 2009, when a serious drought caused hay and feed prices to rise so high that it was unproﬁtable to raise the expensive cattle. So, Marc and Marion decided they had to sell the farm that they loved so much and move into an apartment in town. Then, by chance, they took a long planned dream vacation to Alaska where Marc rode a zip line and immediately told Marion to call the real estate broker and take the property off the market.

The Postlewaite Family Marion, Matthew, Rufus the hound, Liam, Cresson, Stephanie & Marc By Michael Williams Before there were park rangers in the Smoky Mountains, settlers had to protect the beauty of the land by controlling undergrowth. Undergrowth (weeds and fauna that cover the forest floor) could be hazardous as it often builds up over the years and becomes a fire hazard. Once these fires ignite the dead undergrowth serves as fuel for the inferno and could potentially become a forest fire. To prevent these forest fires settlers learned how to conduct controlled burns. These controlled burns were designed to burn off unwanted undergrowth while protecting the forest. The early settlers had an ingenious method for burning off the undergrowth. They would capture a fox and tie a rag to his tail. The rag would be soaked in fuel oil. They would then light the fuel oil and the frightened little fox would run through the hills through the dry undergrowth setting fires wherever he ran. The settlers would remain nearby with shovels and other implements to contain the fire and ensure it didn't burn out of control.

When the Postalewaites returned home Marc began making plans to convert his farm into an adventure park. In a shining example of agri-tourism saving the family farm, the Postlewaites opened Foxfire Mountain Adventure Park in 2010. The Postlewaites opened three zip line courses, an aerial walking canopy tour, a rope obstacle course and hiking trails. Foxfire is home to some of the biggest and most astounding adventure attractions in the south. Foxfire Mountain has the highest rock climbing wall in the state of Tennessee. Known as the Gorilla, the rock climbing wall is 60 feet high. At 355 feet, Foxfire's Bridge to Prosperity is the longest suspension bridge in the U.S. Their newest zip line, Goliath is the highest in the south hovering 475 feet above the ground. That's 170 feet higher than the statue of liberty. The park hosts numerous other family friendly attractions as well including hiking trails and llama treks. “Opening this park was the best decision we ever made,” Marion Postlewaite said, “We get to stay on our farm and we love sharing it with our many guests.” And as a big bonus for Marc and Marion's, their son, Matthew, his wife Stephanie and their two children came back home to help run the family business.“I guess you can keep em' down on the farm,” Marc added, “If you turn your farm into an adventure park”. For more information about Foxfire visit their website at www.foxfiremountain.com.

Biodiversity Days In The Smokies Celebrate Biodiversity Days in Great Smoky Mountains National Park beginning June 19 - 21, 2014 with walks, seminars, demonstrations, scientist-led ﬁeld trips, and other fun events both on the Tennessee side and North Carolina side of the Park. All in celebration of the amazing diversity of GSMNP. Learn more about the biodiversity of GSMNP and the on-going All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) throughout the website www.dlia.org. Space is limited so make your reservations early. What is Biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variation of species in a given ecosystem, including all types of life forms from plants to animals. It is estimated that as many as 100,000 unique species reside in the Smoky Mountains. Why is biodiversity important? The level of biodiversity in an ecosystem is a measure of its health. Humans are affected by biodiversity in their daily lives, with the ecosystem and its biodiversity providing vital clean air, fertile soil, and water puriﬁcation. The diversity in ecosystems enrich human life through methods not easily seen, and we need biodiversity to support ourselves and all other life on the planet.

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June 20- 10 am – 3 pm – Freshwater Sponges Of Tennessee– Twin Creeks Science Center (Emily Stuart - LMU). Little is known of freshwater sponges within Tennessee. They are truly unique benthic invertebrates. In this presentation I will discuss basic life history and habitat information. Some of the information covered will include foods, reproduction, symbiotic relationships with algae, and their basic function within an ecosystem and how they can act as a biological indicator species. An overview of the who, what and where of freshwater sponges, followed by a ﬁeld collecting event, and a review of some examples. Call to register.

June 21- All Day-FERN FORAY–(Dr. Pat Cox - UTK) Survey trail to be determined. This is the continuation of the inventory of ferns and associated species along the trails of the Park. The sampling method includes the utilization of 7.5 meter circular plots located approximately What are biodiversity days? Biodiversity days are events presented every 200 meters along trails. Between-plot sites are made up of by Discover Life in America including workshops, presentations & observations and field identifications of flora along the trails hikes to raise awareness of importance of biodiversity. between the formalized plots. The intent of the project is to June 19-10 am–3 pm-Centipedes: Biology and Identification– inventory the ferns and associated flora over the entire Park utilizing the extensive network of trails and a dedicated group of Twin Creeks Science Center (Joseph Desisto - UCONN) volunteer citizen scientists. Trail to be determined. -call to register. Centipedes are fascinating and scary all at the same time. Learn the biology and ecological role of centipedes, be introduced to the 4 For more information call 865-430-4757 or visit our website at orders and many families, and see a demonstration of the many of www.dlia.org

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To enhance the farmers market experience while shopping around for seasonal foods, plant starts and other goodies, we will also feature local Author-Artist Mary Phillips and Musician Barry Bianchi, along with Native American Dancing and the Sevier County Humane Society. Each Saturday through September 13, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, as the season progresses, you'll find an array of fresh produce that may include strawberries, blueberries, apples, okra, tomatoes, etc. Homemade baked goods, honey, jams, jellies, plants, herbs and flowers are also a welcome site under the vendors' canopies. Other vendors who participate sell natural health and wellness products. Artisans will be available to demonstrate a craft or two and musicians are frequently around to perform. Because the market supports only locally grown foods the season starts out with a smaller selection of veggies and fruits. Certain fruits and veggies can only be grown in certain climates and grown at certain times of the year which means you may not always find

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what you are looking for. When you buy produce “in season”, you're purchasing the product when it's plentiful. There are beneﬁts to buying locally. In season produce is less expensive than out-ofseason produce. Since it doesn't have to travel far to get to you, you aren't paying extra for gas, labor, transportation, etc., and you're getting better nutrition. In general, there are less pesticides/toxins used in growing local/seasonal produce, since they don't have to travel far or stay fresh for long periods of time. Your dollars are supporting a local food system and the community. Right now we are looking for all sorts of vendors of locally-raised produce, fruits, nuts, berries, honey, and eggs and homemade products. Nancy Gray, President, GFM, says, “It's about sharing the bounty with your neighbor.” The market is a social gathering spot too. Visitors and residents enjoy sharing ideas among themselves and with the vendors about gardening techniques and tips, as well as those mouth-watering recipes too. Call 865-332-4769 and visit us GatlinburgFarmersMarket.com

New Acting Superintendent of Park Selected

MacLeod began her career with the National Park Service in Michigan in 1980 as an architectural historian. She worked in the National Park Service regional ofﬁces in Omaha, Neb., and in Philadelphia. She served in international assignments in Poland and France. Prior to joining Independence National Historical Park, she was superintendent of Richmond National Battleﬁeld Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, in Virginia.

MacLeod has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia and a bachelor's degree from Duke University, where she majored in both zoology and comparative literature. She completed Harvard University’s Senior Managers in Government Program and the Senior Executive Service training program. She is married to architect Douglas Harnsberger, and they have two children. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected land areas east of the Rocky Mountains, with more than 500,000 acres of forests and more than 2,000 miles of streams. It spans eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina along the high peaks of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the nation's most visited national park, with more than nine million visitors a year.

National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin announced that Cindy MacLeod has been selected as the acting superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park effective June 1. MacLeod is the superintendent of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. She replaces Pedro Ramos who has been the acting superintendent since January. Ramos will return to his position as superintendent of Big Cypress National THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IS COMPOSED OF MORE Preserve in Florida. THAN 20,000 RANGERS, BIOLOGISTS, HISTORIANS, “Cindy is an experienced superintendent and I know she will bring GEOLOGISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE great leadership and energy to the Smokies until we complete the FOR AMERICA’S 401 NATIONAL PARKS AND OTHER SPECIAL PLACES SO THAT EVERYONE TODAY AND IN search for a permanent superintendent,” Austin said. THE FUTURE CAN EXPERIENCE AMERICA’S HISTORY MacLeod said, "I think this is a dream job, especially for the AND BEAUTY. summer. I look forward to working with the park staff, volunteers, and partners to continue to meet the mission of taking care of and EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA learning about the wondrous diversity of life, and providing for its The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. enjoyment in a safe, sustainable way.”

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