Smoky Mountains Around Town / October 2017 by Smoky Mountains Around Town

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Smoky Mountains

Around Town

What To See And Where To Be In The Smokies!

Volume 4, No.10

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Gatlinburg Makes It Easy To Check Out Fall Foliage parkway even more walkable and perfect for fall-foliage trips. The changing leaves color our little mountain town with robust reds and vibrant yellows.

There’s something about fall that sets it apart from the other seasons. It just feels a little slower, a little more relaxed… a little more Gatlinburg. The weather cools off, making the

See miles of nature’s perfection from Newfound Gap or from one of our scenic mountain overlooks. Catch a natural high at the highest point in Tennessee, Clingman’s Dome. Walk downtown Gatlinburg, and see the shops all decked out in autumn colors for the harvest. In Gatlinburg, simply stepping outside and breathing in the fresh mountain air can be a life-afﬁrming, natural relaxant.

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Autumn Color In The Smokies mountainsides from the highest elevations to the foothills. In the lower elevations, faint displays of red can be seen in dogwoods and sassafras while clumps of yellow are emerging in tulip poplars. Fall wildﬂowers such as the pale and spotted forget-me-nots cover the road shoulders in a brilliant display of yellow and orange. Within the mid-elevations, trees such as red and sugar maples, buckeyes, and sweet gum are beginning to turn, giving visitors a glimpse of the beauty to come.

The notion that peak color season in Great Smoky Mountains National Park happens in mid-October is a misconception. The marvelous colors of autumn light up the Smokies for seven weeks or more as the peak elevations move down the

Currently, some of the best color in the park can be found in the higher elevations, above 5,000 feet, where yellow birch, American beech and witch hobble are showing measurable displays. Illuminating the road shoulders to Clingmans Dome, ferns turning a bright sunshine yellow are in abundance as numerous shrub species, particularly lowbush blueberry, are displaying rich hues of red. Continued to Page 8

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Ober Gatlinburg to Host OktOBERfest

Now Serving Beer ! Cold

has plenty of kid-friendly activities including inﬂatables and face painters.

Ober Gatlinburg is celebrating autumn with a fantastic festival featuring Bavarian-Style food, bier and music. OktOBERfest returns to its Gatlinburg-style roots with 38 days of merrymaking from September 22nd through October 29th, 2017. The Bavarian Fun Makers Oompah Band, in authentic costume, will perform traditional folk dances with free daily shows every day during Oktoberfest. Shows will be held in the Seasons of Ober Restaurant Monday through Thursday at 1:00 pm & 5:00 pm, and Friday through Sunday at 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm. Guests will be seated 30 minutes prior to show time.

Ober Gatlinburg Ski Area and Amusement Park is Tennessee's only Ski Area and continues to be a favored year-round destination. Take a ride on the Ski Mountain Coaster or listen to Bluegrass music atop the Scenic Chairlift! Ober offers Skiing, Snowboarding, and Tubing in the winter, and an Alpine Slide, Scenic Chairlift, Chair Swing, Maze, and Mini-Golf in the fall. Year round, visit the Wildlife Encounter, Arcade, and Ober's indoor Ice Rink.

Guests can enjoy outdoor games, live entertainment and a Bier Garten featuring specialty Oktoberfest bier and foods. This family-friendly festival at Ober Gatlinburg

For more information regarding OktOBERfest and Ober Gatlinburg, visit www.obergatlinburg.com, call 865436-5423 or email fun@obergatliburg.com.

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In the Arts & Crafts Community

American Legion Retires Flags When an American Flag becomes worn, faded, torn, or soiled it should be retired and replaced with a new flag. There are several ways to respectfully dispose of an American flag without showing disgrace. The most common way is to burn the flag in a special ceremony. Customarily the flag is folded in a triangle manner and burned in a fire big enough to reduce the flag completely to ashes. While the flag burns individuals should salute or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Finally, the ceremony is ended with a moment of silence and the ashes are burned.

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John Douglas, the Commander of the American Legion Post 202 in Gatlinburg recently held such a ceremony. This Post is actually a depository of American Flags collected from many groups and individuals from around the country. They retired over 1,000 ﬂags on September 20th. John Douglas and staff retiring American Flag

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Judy Jones Pottery A Gatlinburg Pottery Gallery • Lead Free • Wheel Thrown • Microwave & Dishwasher Safe "Browse and watch potter at work"

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Smoky Mountains Arts & Crafts Village

In The Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community

170 Glades Rd. 865.436.2363 cell 404.216.2118

530 Buckhorn Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

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Robert A. Tino Art at Neil’s Gallery signature meshing of transparent watercolors and gouache (pronounced "gwash" - a little used opaque technique) evoke the countless moods of this mountain eden.

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Check out Robert Tino art at Neil’s Gallery at the Covered Bridge.

Open 11 till 10 - Sunday 12 till 6 Serving The Area for over 10 Years The ORIGINAL Ship Crew Is Back Happy Hour 4-7 Full Menu • Appetizers • Salads Over 40 Drafts To Choose From

For nearly twenty years, Robert A. Tino has interpreted the landscape of the Great Smoky Mountains with an eye, palette and brush stroke that meshed realism with impressionism. His

Robert integrated oils into his portfolio because of the immediate accessibility of blending that allows him to achieve a different kind of softness. Whether the medium is watercolor or oil, Robert preserves his personal experience of the mountains with each scene in remarkable detail, while exploring his characteristic afﬁnity for ﬂourishes of color, depth and texture. Neil’s Gallery, 849 Glades Rd,#2B6, Gatlinburg. 865-430-4029 - www.neilsgallery.com

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Anakeesta: the Newest Smokies Must See Destination provide a fun-ﬁlled experience for both young and elderly. Sitting on 70 acres this property is nestled in the Smoky Mountains and yet located in downtown Gatlinburg with incredible views! Truly, this attraction is the best of both worlds for tourist and locals alike seeking a great family experience!

The anticipated addition to Gatlinburg's recent growing development has opened with great acclaim. Six years in the planning, development and construction stages, Anakeesta will

The adventure begins with a scenic ride from downtown Gatlinburg to the summit mountain on a “Chondola” which features either quad open air chairs or an enclosed six person gondolier. At the top of the mountain guest arrive at Fireﬂy Village which features quaint shops, casual dining and spectacular views. From there visitors can stroll through the elevated Treetop Canopy Walk, Dual-racing Ziplines, the Memorial Walk, and the Tree House Playground for children. Phase two will incorporate an open-air amphitheatre and a full service ﬁne dining restaurant. They are located at 576 Parkway in Gatlinburg across from Ripley's Aquarium. (865) 325-2400 info@anakeesta.com. www.anakeesta.com

Gatlinburg’s Largest Collection of Antiques

You owe it to yourself to stop by our antique shop in Gatlinburg for the best selection of antiques, collectibles and antique furniture in the area.

Alamo Steakhouse in Gatlinburg to Reopen Alamo looks almost exactly the same from the outside. But upon entering, you'll see the inside boasts lots of new and exciting changes. Our 4, wildly popular "love nests" are back, but with more space and more comfortable seating than before. The love nests are perfect for the couple wanting to have a private meal and celebrate a special occasion and are still available for reservations, as always. Our favorite improvement is a private dining room that seats 12, which will also be available for reservations. Of course there will be familiar faces all around, as 95% of our existing staff will be the staff from before the ﬁre.

After 301 long days since it tragically burned to the ground after wildﬁres of last November, The Alamo Steakhouse in Gatlinburg will be reopening on Monday, October 2nd. When you walk across the bridge over the creek, you'll ﬁnd the

The Johnson Family enjoyed almost 18 years of serving delicious steaks with friendly service in the old Alamo, and they are eager to start another tradition of the same in the new building. Please join us on October 2, 2017 as The Alamo rises from the ashes to start anew. There will be a ribbon cutting at 10am and we will be open for business at 11am.

Danny preserving an ancient art form

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Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament

The Smiths

The Unique, The Unusual and the Hard-to-Find

¬Handcrafted Old World Santas ¬Special Ornaments (865) 436-3339 ¬Thoughtful Gifts

• Handmade Knives • Scrimshaw in Ancient Ivory

Unusual Antiques & Oddities

from Remote Corners of the World

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October 7 - October 8

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Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is open to adults or children and equally challenging for both visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies. Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Tournament is open to adults or children – and equally challenging for both visitors and locals, with multiple categories to be contested in this largest trout tournament in the Smokies. All Gatlinburg and state ﬁshing regulations will be observed. For information, call 865-661-3474 or email rockytopoutﬁt@aol.com.

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The Best Place To Dance!

HOGG'S UPSTAIRS TAVERNE Every Second Monday.. Smoky Mountain Songwriters Nite

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Hear Neesee Wednesday - Sunday & Local Artists Monday & Tuesday

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Where The Locals Go !

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Appetizers • Salads • Soups • Entrees Italian Dishes • Daily Specials • Desserts Full Bar Service • Free Parking • In House Catering Pet Friendly Sports Porch!

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Sparky’s Glassblowing wish that you had talked with him more, asked more questions and watched him at work as he used his deft hands to handcraft that piece of wood into a ﬁne example of artistry.

By A. Jann Peitso It's that time of year when leaves become color-tinged, when mornings have a fresh coffee smell and the nights call for an extra blanket on the bed. Folks turn to thinking about happenings with no plausible explanation and they perhaps embellish a tale just a tad to make it more interesting. Young people snuggle a bit closer as they beg for “just one more ghost story, please”. When visitors to Gatlinburg drive through The Loop, that's the eight mile loop road meandering through the arts & crafts community, they often ask, “any ghost stories out here?” We hope so! What would any eighty-plus year old community be without a ghostly visitor or a haint or two? There is a tale of people seeing a white bear roaming the woods and lumbering across some roads. One visitor swore he saw a white bear with eyes that glowed, stop in the middle of Glades Road, stare at him and left him with chills up his spine. One even said he took a wrong turn off “The Spur” one foggy night and saw a mama bear and two cubs, white as snow with blood-red eyes! Anyone working at their craft in the quiet of a morning or the warmth of a late afternoon, may feel the presence of a kind spirit speaking from afar. You seem to be guided in your work by a faint memory or even a voice giving you instructions again. Sounds like your granddaddy's voice offering knowledge that perhaps you had put aside. How practical and astute that man was. You

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You may keep wishing for the woman who made “the most delicious apple pies ever” to return and tell you her secret. She was someone's mother and grandmother but she could make those pies like no other! You wish for her recipe but she had none, just a pinch of this and a handful of that. You listen, hoping to conjure up her spirit in your attempt at making your “okay pies” but not the best. You have a table full of fall apples but you haven't heard from that special spirit. Perhaps one more attempt at pie-making will bring her back, just for a short while to offer her knowledge. The craftsmen on The Loop all learned from someone. They work with their hands in the peace of their day and their minds often wander to times past and people long gone. Those are our spirits, our guiding forces that we wish to ask questions from, just once more. The white bear? The only ones guaranteed to be known in these parts are the stone ones sculpted by Ross Markley in Turtle Hollow on Buckhorn Road. Who knows what spirit a sculptor instills within his creation? Original work from a master craftsman seems to have life, to exude that spark that makes each piece an individual, “almost real”, a visitor will say. The white bear could be “almost real” and who knows? Those are the tales of Autumn evenings. A. Jann Peitso, art! www.ajannpeitsoart.com 170 Glades Road, Gatlinburg • 865.436.2363

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Glassblowing at its best! Beautiful, handcrafted blown & sculpted glass (865) 325-8186 www.sparkysglassblowing.com Smoky Mountains Art’s & Crafts Community

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(865) 325-8142 Located at the Covered Bridge in the Glades Gatlinburg's Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community

There's something you need to know about one of nature's hidden secrets. It all has to do with bent trees and what they really mean... According to the national American Forests website, bent trees are a clear Native American trail markers. Indians used to strap the trees down and allow them to grow so the bend became permanent. This method was popular with Native American tribes all across the land and the form has stuck around years after the trees were bent as saplings: “Native Americans would bend young trees to create permanent trail markers, designating safe paths through rough country and pointing travelers toward water, food or other important landmarks. Over the years, the trees have grown, keeping their original shape, but with their purpose all but forgotten as modern life sprang up around them." However, not all bent trees are markers toward a certain direction. There are a few important details that you need to keep an eye out for when trying to decipher the differences. Many of the bent trees you see while exploring the great outdoors are nature's doing. A vast majority of the trees bent by Native Americans decades and decades ago have a noticeable nose, or notch that juts out Continued to Page 11

This sign at Route 321 and Glades Road is a landmark to the Arts & Crafts Community 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. 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, blown and stained glass and so much more.The area also has numerous restaurants, cafes, candy shops, soda fountains, tea rooms and lodging. You'll discover one-of-a-kind crafts, treasures and artwork and watch the artisans at work. Stop along the way and chat with a painter or potter, or let a broom maker show you how it's done. This is 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! Turn at trafﬁc light #3 in downtown Gatlinburg onto highway 321,go 3 miles and see sign on the left. Visit our website www.gatlinburgcrafts.com.

Hundreds or ﬂavors to choose from!

•Wine Dispensers •Hand Made Hammers •Gifts and Crafts Jams • Jellies • Honey Sauces • Rubs • Relishes Pickled Vegetables

Steaks • Escargot • Lobster • Shrimp • Tilapia • Prime Rib • Trout • Pork • Chicken Pasta • Appetizers • Soups • Salads • Desserts • Kids Menu • Full Cocktail Service

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Gatlinburg Pickers

Fowler’s Clay Works

by Danny Lewis Antiques, Art, Cottage Style Furniture and More! American Sideshow Antiques is Gatlinburgs Largest Showroom. We have some amazing one of a kind pieces. Come by and take a look at some wonderful things we have. There is no other store like it. A fun place to shop!

Take home a memory that wil last a lifetime! 865- 412-1003 Facebook/FowlersClayworks American Sideshow Antiques, 373 Parkway, Gatlinburg https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSideshow (865) 325-1411

1402 E. Parkway, #10, Gatlinburg

Critical Health News Skin Hormones And Skin Health By Pharmacist Ben Fuchs

Nothing happens in the body or a cell without the action of a hormone. Hormones initiate activity and all cells respond to them. Bone cells make bone, muscle cells contract, digestive cells secrete their juices, liver cells detoxify, and countless other chemical reactions occur in response to and ONLY in response to the initiating action of a hormone.

Like other cells, skin cells respond to hormones, but recently it’s been discovered that skin cells also make hormones, and many of these hormones are associated with stresses and the defensive response. Their external location, on the outside of the body, exposes them to a plethora of various stimuli including trauma, solar radiation, environmental toxins and chemicals in moisturizers, makeups and other intentionally applied topical products. Via the activity of hormones, the bites and breaks, burns and wounds that skin cells are subjected to, into various physiologic responses including changes in blood ﬂow (as in the response to heat or cold), pigmentation (the tanning response caused UV radiation) and growth and repair (initiated by wounding, exfoliation and laser treatments, and topical nutrients).

The skin’s innate hormonal response can also cause skin problems. For example, dry climate, the sun, topical irritants and blood borne food allergens from the digestive tract are all likely suspects when it comes to stimulating a defensive secretion of defensive chemicals from skin cells. Even emotional and mental stressors can act as triggers for turning on the skin cell's hormonal stress response. This is why many people will notice increases in skin conditions including eczema, acne, and dermatitis in association with changes in weather, poor food choices, digestive conditions or psychological turmoil. Chronic stress hormone (cortisol) secretion can also affect broken skin and wounds, delaying and impairing the healing process. In addition, cortisol secretion following external or internal triggers can create changes in circulation. It can cause the dilation of blood vessels that are characteristic of rosacea, increase the rate of division of skin cells leading to the plaques of psoriasis, as well as the excessive secretion of skin oils evidenced in a condition called seborrhea.

One of the most important ways we amplify this inflammatory response is by eating the wrong kinds of fats. Pro-inflammatory fatty foods including chips, French fries and many vegetable oils (particularly Omega-6 rich ones like sunflower oil, safflower oil, corn oil, and soy oil) can be a major source of hormonally-based skin distress. Likewise, deficiencies in omega 6s, and Omega 3s, as well as deficiencies in fatty vitamins including E and A can initiate or exacerbate inflammation. Because nutrient

deficit can cause skin to become much more likely to turn into dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis, deficiencies in the essential (musthave) nutritional fats are an inflammatory response waiting to happen. Another important way skin cell hormones can be affected is by the actions of food allergens or foods processed incompletely, that seep into the blood through a broken down digestive tract. That’s called Leaky Gut Syndrome, and once these elements get into the blood, they can stimulate the production of inflammatory factors within the circulatory fluids. Once those factors contact skin cells, they can act as a trigger for the production of their inflammatory hormones. Even worse, the deteriorating digestive tract will be less able to absorb nutrients, accelerating the degenerative process. Thus, it's important to have strategies that strengthen the organs of digestion. Taking a tablespoonful of apple cider vinegar and some digestive enzymes can facilitate the work of the stomach. Algae and sea vegetables, aloe, noni and wheat grass can have a soothing and coating effect on surface of the small intestine. Probiotics and fermented food can help restore the health of the large intestine environment. Gelatin, cartilage containing products as well as building blocks like hyaluronic acid, glucosamine (particularly in its N-acetyl glucosamine or “NAG” form), and chondroitin along with vitamin C can help restore the integrity of intestine’s connective tissue. Keep Skin & Skin Cells Healthy with These 7 Nutrients Essential Fatty Acids – Both Omega 6’s and omega 3 are important for skin health and function as hormone substance raw materials. Zinc – the skin’s favorite mineral, use 50mg of the picolinate form Vitamin A – one of the skin’s favorite 2 vitamins. 10,000-20,000 iu a day is way over the RDA but the higher dose can provide important benefits that lower doses cannot. Vitamin C – the skin's other favorite vitamin. Its protective befits are renowned, but less recognized is its importance for the production of healthy skin fats. Vitamin D – Sun exposure is the best way to get this vitamin. Organ meats, especially liver and fish oil, are good sources too. Vegans can get Vitamin D from mushrooms. Vitamin B3 – All the B’s help fuel the growth of cells like the ones on the skin...B3 has especially significant skin health benefits Probiotics – All heath begins in the gut, and probiotics (good bacteria) are the most important digestive supplement for everyone, especially for those dealing with a skin health issue. Look for multiple strains of bacteria, and use at least 20 billion units a day. Fermented foods are also a good source of good bacteria. www.criticalhealthnews.com

Live Music & Tasty Food Make A Great Combination

Five Star Rated Hot Dogs, Chili & BBQ ! Join us for snacks, songs & shade!

865-325-1004

968 Parkway, Downtown Gatlinburg (In the Elks Plaza)

Proudly the largest liquor store and selection in Sevier County since 1983. Epi’s Fine Wines & Spirits of Gatlinburg, TN offers a huge selection of liquor, spirits, high-gravity beer and wines from local and around the world. We have convenient, unlimited and free parking. www.episliquor.com

At trafﬁc light #3 in Gatlinburg turn onto Rt. 321. Go 2.7 miles and we’re on the left.

1359 E. Parkway, Gatlinburg • 865-436-5287

Ripley’s Fright Nights September 30 - October 31

Steaks Burgers Seafood and much more

Where The Locals Go

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.

Ripley’s Haunted Adventure will hold its 19th Annual Fright N i g h t s s h o w. . . . . “Contamination”! Dr. Streaper has gone completely mad and is contaminating all the residents, patients, and even the soldiers trying to stop him with a mutant virus that is turning them all into the unstoppable dead!

Catering Available

Enjoy a screaming good time at these shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in October as well as September 30th and October 31st.

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.

For the regular cost of admission, visitors can experience this multi-million dollar, year-round haunted house with a new theme and new ghouls stalking its dark corridors. Shows start at 6pm

976 Parkway, Downtown Gatlinburg

www.HowardsRestaurantGatlinburg.com (865) 436-3600

with a character parade to kick off the night. Children must be at least 6 years old to enter...during our Fright Nights shows the house is geared more toward ages 12 and up!

865-430-9991www.ripleys.com

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sometimes simple is really good

The Jewelry Spot Creating Unique Hand Crafted Jewelry

David A. Howard

• Wire Art • Enamels • Gemstones • Sterling Silver

Artist

At the Covered Bridge in The Glades

(865) 430-3387

Now Open For Breakfast!

info@thejewelryspot.net

849 Glades Road, Gatlinburg • 440-478-1841

www.dhowardpottery.net

Delauders BBQ, 680 Glades Road at Blinking Light Behind Shops • 865-325-8680

170 Glades Road, Suite 32, Gatlinburg Sugarlands Visitors Center

The Artsy Olive

Judy Jones Pottery

To National Park

Lead Free Wheel Thrown Dishwasher Safe Microwave Safe (865) 430-3472

• Extra Virgin Olive Oils • Balsamic Vinegars • All Natural Sea Salts

LeConte St.

Get On The Map!

M & O St.

"Browse and watch potter at work" www.judyjonespottery.com

www.theartsyolive.com

Ski Mountain Rd.

Ober Gatlinburg

In the Arts & Crafts Community

Located in Arts & Crafts Community at Glades Village 680 Glades Rd., #1, Gatlinburg

Park Vista Hotel

530 Buckhorn Road, Gatlinburg

Airport Road

Watch Glass Artist J. Hills Kaleidoscopes Frogman Jewelry Art Glass M&D Hills Photography

Riverside

Maples Lane

Road

(865) 254-8835 19

HillsCreek.com 865-430-7778

Roaring Fork

Casual International & Healthy Foods

Covered Bridge in the Glades 849 Glades Road # 1C1

6 6 6 Post Ofﬁce

4 3 Rd Hidden Hills

To Newport

2 12

Artist Crafts Village

www.dipsnmore.org

15 Cardinal Drive

Body Wash & Warmers Dips, Cheeseballs, Soups Tarts, Warmers, Chapsticks Spreads, Butters, Pickles, Jellies Hand Crafted Items

E. Parkway (Route 321)

463 Parkway, Gatlinburg, at Traffic Light #3

Judy Jones Pottery

629 Glades Road, #2, Gatlinburg

King Rd.

Dudley Creek Bypass

Arts & Crafts Community

Baskin Creek Bypass

5 20 3 31

Ogles Drive West

Moonshine Dawg

865-325-8284 Call-in Orders Welcome

Campbell Lead Road

12 Gatlinburg Bypass Road

(At the corner of Highway 321 & Mills Park Rd.)

Gatlinburg Welcome Center

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THE BEARS

Little Pigeon River

8 Dollywood Lane

103 Mills Park Rd. • Gatlinburg, TN 37738

FOOT GEAR Of Gatlinburg

It’s Against The Law

21 18 19

Powdermill Road Dollywood

3 7

Old Mill Ave.

24 Covered Bridge

1004 Parkway, #301 • Gatlinburg (Located behind Calhoun’s Restaurant)

Route 66

Old M

Splash Country

Watson Road

Frances

865-436-2500

ill Rd

Duck Pond Lane

Buckhorn Road

The Acquarium

2 1

DON’T FEED

Glades Village 25

2B Glades Road

Newman Road

Home of The

Pine Mountain Road

www.ajannpeitso.com

Jake Thomas Road

454 N.

Duck Pond Lane Skiddy’s Place

170 Glades Rd. • 865-436-2363

The ONLY Authentic British Pub in East Tennessee!

Teaster Lane

Call- 865-255-3557

Pittman Center Road Biblical Times Theatre

33 Draught Beers 120 Bottled Beers 30 Hot Teas Traditional British Food

Birds Creek Rd. (Route 454)

Since 1998

Get On The Map23

Wears Valley Road

Upper Middle Creek Rd

Veterans Blvd.

(865) 436-0677 11

1 Titanic Museum

Award Winning Sauces & Marinades Little Pigeon River

•

1065 Glades Road, Gatlinburg Apple Valley Road

Pottery • Drinks • Gifts & More (865) 446-0971 ChefJDs.com The Glades Center 25

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IN PRAISE OF THE SPUD Hello Friend (Osiyo Oginali)

By the time you read this “tater planting time” will have arrived in Cocke County and gardeners will be out tilling the soil and cutting seed taters into small pieces containing at least one eye, or bud, when properly planted, fertilized and cultivated will send forth into the warm spring sunshine a sprout to eventually grow to a knee high clump of vines proclaiming to the world that growing in their roots, just below the surface of the soil, is a net of tubers ready to sustain life in most of God's creatures.

Some of these gardeners will check the Old Farmer's Almanac or some calendars for the signs of Zodiac to determine when “the signs are right” to plant potatoes to be assured of the most bountiful yield. They usually will harvest a good crop.

Others will plant potatoes when the ground begins to warm and the notion strikes them without consulting the signs of Zodiac and they will usually harvest a good crop also. Over the centuries various and sundry legends and beliefs have evolved around the growing, harvesting and storage of potatoes. Some gardeners believe and some don't and the potato is still with us and doing exceptionally well, thank you.

The World Book reports that botanist and plant breeders agree that the white potato comes from a species found growing in the high plateaus of Peru and Bolivia----Spanish explorers introduced white potatoes into Europe around 1550----From Spain potatoes were taken to Italy, then to England and Ireland around 1586.

The World Book also reports a strange fact; white potatoes ARE NOT RELATED TO SWEET POTATOES OR YAMS. They are close relatives of tomatoes, red peppers, tobacco plant and eggplant. Don't this blow your whistle? Think of the possibilities. Could plant breeders create a plant that produced potatoes underground and tomatoes, red peppers or eggplant above ground on the same plant no less. Think of the tobacco plant that produces no tar or nicotine. These ideas are not new and some people have been caught up in the strangeness of the idea. Over twenty years ago a friend of mine responded to an ad in a respectable magazine proclaiming the virtues of plant production tomatoes above and potatoes below. Parting with a few dollars my friend received twelve tomato seeds with instructions to drill a hole in a potato and place one tomato seed in the hole and ﬁll with dirt and plant potatoes in soil two feet apart and cultivate as usual.

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My friend never would tell me how the crop turned out but I suspect tomato seed rotted in the potatoes.

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White potatoes were probably introduced into North America from England around 1621. The people of the United States claimed a manifest destiny to settle and develop a civilization across this great land from the Atlantic to the Paciﬁc.

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The lowly spud can claim a manifest destiny all its own as it slowly found its way across America in pouches and covered wagons of early pioneers and settlers.

Potatoes grow so well in the soil of Ireland, and had such great food value, that the Irish adopted it as the main food. The nations became economically dependent upon potatoes. In 1845 and 1846 the potato crop failed because of a late-blight disease. As a result thousands of Irish died of starvation or migrated to the United States and other countries.

It is not unknown in the annuals of the early white settlers of these United States for them to stop for a period of time and plant a few bushels of potatoes and other quick growing crops and ninety to one hundred days later harvest a crop of potatoes and proceed on their way nourished by the energy of the lowly spud.

The white potato became known as the Irish Potato, because Irish immigrants brought potatoes with them when they settled in Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1719.

By July 3, 1890, when Idaho became a state, the Irish potato had already consummated a very productive marriage to the rich black loam soil of our forty-third state.

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@BestPawnSevierville Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm Sat 9am-12noon In the area of Idaho that most influenced by an ancient volcano whose cold black stone we now know as the Crater of the Moon National Monument the Irish potato found a home. Many thousands of years ago this ancient volcano spewed mega-tons of black ash into the winds which carried it hundreds of miles across the surrounding land to produce a black soil creating a semi-arid desert.When you pick up a handful of this black soil and see the residue it leaves as it trails through your fingers one can imagine where the Blackfoot Indian Tribe, who roamed this semi-desert for over ten thousand years, come by its name. When the Irish potato is planted in this nutrient rich soil AND WATER IS ADDED the potato thrived to the point where Idaho is the leading potato producing state in the United States and has, like the Irish, added its name to the white tuber making the Idaho Baker known throughout the world wherever quality baking potatoes are in demand. This potato field was growing by the side of the road when we came to it I checked the speedometer register of miles and drove slowly along fascinated by this field of green in a semi-arid desert and the many overhead irrigation system spraying water over the field. The rows of potatoes came right up to the side of the road in one continuous field for over six miles. I estimated the length of the rows at three miles long; they could have been twice that for I am no judge of distance over flat land. Note that this is land once thought by some to be useless for agriculture. There are millions of acres of such land in the United States that with irrigations could be producing food for our people. Cocke County and the world owes this many eyed tuber a vote of application for it has supplied us with nourishing food to eat, tasty wines and beers to drink, food for our livestock and fowls and host of other uses, many of which are, as yet, unknown to us. The lowly spud is truly a gift from God. “As told to me by my uncle”.

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Clingmans Tower Closed Rest of Year to funding received from a Partners in Preservation (PIP) grant. The $250,000 grant was awarded last summer to the Friends of the Smokies on behalf of the park after being one of the top nine, most voted for parks in the Partners in Preservation: National Parks Campaign in 2016.

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A fantastic family Halloween day event from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Fun for visiting guests and local residents – contests, costumed characters, candy and a pumpkin contest plus trick or treat safety f r o m t h e G a t l i n b u rg P o l i c e Department and ﬁre safety from the Gatlinburg Fire Department. Located at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza. 888-240-1358

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park ofﬁcials announced that the Clingmans Dome Observation Tower will be closed beginning August 23 through the remainder of the 2017 season to complete rehabilitation work thanks

While visitors will not be able to climb the tower for views out over the surrounding tree tops, the Clingmans Dome parking overlook will be open and offers outstanding mountain top views. The visitor contact station and store, the trail to the tower and all access to the trailheads in the vicinity will remain open. Visitors should expect some construction trafﬁc in the vicinity of the contact station and along the trail."

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The SMSWF Wall of Fame at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn By Cyndy Montgomery Reeves www.SMSWF.com What a better time than now – the 50th Anniversary Year of “Rocky Top” - for the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival to establish the SMSWF Rocky Top Wall of Fame at the Historic Gatlinburg Inn by inducting Felice and Boudleaux Bryant as the first two songwriters to inducted. It is most appropriate that the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival would choose Felice and Boudleaux Bryant to be the first inductees at the beginning of this Wall of Fame especially since the Gatlinburg Inn is where they wrote one of their most famous songs, “Rocky Top” written in room 388 in August 1967. Rocky Top was voted a state song for Tennessee in 1972 and is the UT VOLS fight song. The House of Bryant publishing and licensing company is still located in Gatlinburg. There would not be a song without a songwriter. Songwriters are the beginning and end to all songs we hear on the radio. Felice and Boudleaux were considered by many to be the first professional songwriters in Nashville. The Bryants changed the direction of music all over the world through their songs written for the Everly Brothers. Felice and Boudleaux's picture will be hung on a wall at the Gatlinburg Inn specifically showcasing songwriters who have written songs of their highest caliber. Each year during the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival we will add other songwriters who are deserving of this award to the SMSWF Rocky Top Wall of Fame at the historic Gatlinburg Inn . Cyndy Montgomery Reeves is shown here with Dale Bryant, son of Felice & Boudleaux, presenting him with a plaque and showing the picture of his parents that will be hung at the Inn. Felice and Boudleaux were two of the early great songwriters that landed in Nashville just when the music business was beginning to be a business. Boudleaux, a small town Georgia boy, could hear the songs in his head and Felice an Italian girl from Milwaukee would put the words on paper.

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When Felice and Boudleaux rolled into Nashville in 1949 they had only 25 cents to their name which they used to call Fred Rose, MGM Records to ask whether “Country Boy” had earned any money. Fred told them they had a little over $400 dollars in accrued royalties waiting for them. All they had to do was come by and pick up the check. “Country Boy”, Little Jimmy Dickens' ﬁrst “Hit” single, was the Bryant's ﬁrst hit song. No one knows how many thousands of songs Felice and Boudleaux actually wrote in their lifetime. We do know 900 of their songs were turned into records which have sold more than half a billion records worldwide. The airplay for their songs has earned them a total of 59 Pop, Country, and R& B awards. They are in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Boudleaux (1982) and Felice (2006); Rockabilly Hall of Fame (1955-1960 roughly); Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1972); the National Academy of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame (1986); the Country Music Hall of Fame (1991), and Nashville's Walk of Fame (2006). Every 2nd Monday the SMSWF Songwriters Showcase takes place at Crystelle Creek Restaurant and Grill 6-9 PM. If you are a songwriter and would like to perform in a round at this showcase please call John Condrone at 865-898-7301. Venues with live music in Gatlinburg, TN include Crystelle Creek Restaurant and Grill, Three Jimmy's, The Ship Pub, Ole Smoky Moonshine, Sugarlands Distillary, Hoggs Upstairs Tavern, Smoky Mountain Brewery, and Shamrock's.

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Did You Know? Hiking - "I don't like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains - not hike! Do you know the origin of that word 'saunter?' It's a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, 'A la sainte terre,' 'To the Holy Land.' And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers. Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not 'hike' through them." - John Muir

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Forney Ridge To Andrews Bald / Easy, 3.5 miles - October 4 Cost for each hike is $20.00/person with the proceeds going to Friends of the Smokies. Make payment to: Friends of the Smokies, PO Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. Special gift for all participants! A complimentary Friends membership is provided with registration of entire series. To prepare for the hikes, we suggest doing an aerobic workout 3-4 days/week on a

regular basis. Bring day pack, water, snacks, hiking poles, rain gear, appropriate shoes & medications. Space on the hikes is limited. You must preregister by calling 865-541-4500! Please call to cancel if you can’t make it! Contact Sarah Weeks, 865-932-4794 or sarah@friendsofthesmokies.org.

Alum Cave Trail / Moderate, 4.2 Miles - October 11 Cost for each hike is $20.00/person with the proceeds going to Friends of the Smokies. Make payment to: Friends of the Smokies, PO Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. Special gift for all participants! A complimentary Friends membership is provided with registration of entire series. To prepare for the hikes, we suggest doing an aerobic workout 3-4 days/week on a

regular basis. Bring day pack, water, snacks, hiking poles, rain gear, appropriate shoes & medications. Space on the hikes is limited. You must preregister by calling 865-541-4500! Please call to cancel if you can’t make a hike as we have a waiting list! Contact Sarah Weeks, 865-932-4794 or sarah@friendsofthesmokies.org.

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Lower Mt. Cammerer Trail to Campsite #35 / Moderate, 6.5 miles - October 18 Cost for each hike is $20.00/person with the proceeds going to Friends of the Smokies. Make payment to: Friends of the Smokies, PO Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. Special gift for all participants! A complimentary Friends membership is provided with registration of the series. To prepare for the hikes, we suggest doing an aerobic workout 3-4 days/week on a

regular basis. Bring day pack, water, snacks, hiking poles, rain gear, appropriate shoes & medications. Space on the hikes is limited. You must preregister by calling 865-541-4500! Please call to cancel if you can’t make a it. Contact Sarah Weeks, 865-932-4794 or sarah@friendsofthesmokies.org.

Thomas Divide And Newton Bald / Difﬁcult, 10.5 miles - October 25 Cost for each hike is $20.00/person with the proceeds going to Friends of the Smokies. Make payment to: Friends of the Smokies, PO Box 1660, Kodak, TN 37764. Special gift for all participants! A complimentary Friends membership is provided with registration of entire series. To prepare for the hikes, we suggest doing an aerobic workout 3-4 days/week on a

regular basis. Bring day pack, water, snacks, hiking poles, rain gear, appropriate shoes & medications. Space on the hikes is limited. You must preregister by calling 865-541-4500! Please call to cancel if you can’t make it. Contact Sarah Weeks, 865-932-4794 or sarah@friendsofthesmokies.org.

Classic Hike Of The Smokies Purchase Knob / October 10 Lace up your boots for the October Classic Hike to Purchase Knob! Join Friends of the Smokies on this moderate difﬁculty 7.5-mile round trip hike which has a total elevation gain of 1,500 feet. This Classic Hike highlights the Kathryn K. McNeil Classroom Resource Education Ranger Endowment and features outstanding

views from the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob. This is a guided hike and is $20 which beneﬁts the Trails Forever endowment. info@friendsofthesmokies.org 800-845-5665 www.friendsofthesmokies.org

Blount Co. Neighbors In The Foothills / October 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join us for the eleventh annual Blount County Neighbors in the Foothills gathering to beneﬁt Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Enjoy an evening of fellowship and good food while hearing a brief update on the status of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Casual Attire / $100.00/person Contact Sarah Weeks at Friends of the Smokies, (865) 932-4794 or sarah@friendsofthesmokies.org info@friendsofthesmokies.org 800-845-5665 www.friendsofthesmokies.org

Smokies 101 At Rei Asheville / October 17 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Free Smokies 101: Join Friends of the Smokies for an evening program about iconic trails, day-hiking tips and ideas, and information about camping on the North Carolina side of the park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most-visited in

America, and is just a short distance from Asheville. Come out to learn more about your national park! info@friendsofthesmokies.org 800-845-5665 www.friendsofthesmokies.org

Autumn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a special time when a glorious leaf season of several weeks is enjoyed by visitors as fall colors travel down the mountainsides from the highest elevations to the foothills. The kaleidoscope of fall colors in the Smoky Mountains is magniﬁcent and varied because of the amazing diversity of trees. Some 100 species of native trees live in the Smokies, the vast majority of which are deciduous. The timing of fall color change depends upon so many variables that the exact dates of “peak” season are impossible to predict in advance. In the Smoky Mountains, autumn color displays above 4,000 feet start as early as mid-September with the turning of yellow birch, American beech, mountain maple, hobblebush, and pin cherry, clearly visible from such vantage points as Clingmans Dome Road. The fall color display usually reaches peak at middle and lower elevations between mid-October and early November. This is the park’s most spectacular display as it includes such colorful trees as sugar maple, scarlet oak, sweetgum, red maple, and the hickories. For more information about fall colors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you can visit their website here. September - By the later stages of September, the right ingredients are beginning to emerge, the time when cooler temperatures and sunny days mix with some rainfall to bring on a spectacular autumn color display in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The timing of color change and leaf fall is primarily sparked by the calendar; that is, the increasing length of night. As days grow shorter and nights grow longer and cooler, chemical processes in the leaf begin to paint the landscape with Nature’s autumn palette in the Smoky Mountains. While the typical peak of fall leaf color is at the middle to lower elevations where the greatest diversity of trees live, emerging changes above 4,000 feet begin the parade of fall colors, which then moves down the mountainsides into the valleys of the Smoky Mountains. The high country is still predominantly green, but fall is coming. Sourwood, dogwood, maple, sassafras and birch trees are the ﬁrst to make the change, turning red,

orange and yellow. At this point, there is just a hint of fall color change among those early autumn starters. Perhaps more notable now are the autumn wildﬂowers in the Smoky Mountains, including cardinal ﬂower, black-eyed Susan, coreopsis, great blue lobelia, skunk goldenrod, southern harebell, ironweed, and a variety of asters, as well as the bright fruits on trees and shrubs such as hearts-abustin. September suggested scenic drives for seeing fall colors in the Smoky Mountains include: Parsons Branch Road, Newfound Gap Road and Clingmans Dome Road.

September’s suggested hikes for seeing the Smoky Mountains in autumn: Albright Grove and Sugarland Mountain Trail as well as high elevation hikes to Andrews Bald or Mt. LeConte would be time well spent. Another colorful fall foliage opportunity includes a motor tour of the recently reopened Parson Branch Road, an eight-mile one-way narrow, low speed byway. The road provides motorists an opportunity to drive through a large area of mature second growth forest and experience the quiet and solitude a back-in-the-woods journey has to offer. Early October - By the beginning of October, trees in the Smoky Mountains high country that are now showing bright fall colors are the yellows of American beech and yellow birch and different shades of reds on mountain ash, pin cherry and mountain maple. In the lower elevations, a few early color changing species such as sourwood and sumac are showing bright reds now, but are scattered. Some dogwoods and maples are beginning to turn different colors in some areas as well. Fall wildflowers such as goldenrod and asters are colorful throughout the park and some blueberry and blackberry shrubs are also changing color, as well as the Virginia creeper plant. Bright golds and yellows of American beech, yellow birch, and yellow buckeye and different shades of reds on mountain ash, pin and black cherry and mountain maple are painting the landscape. The big rounded leaves of witch-hobble are showing fine displays of color ranging from yellow to red. The majority of the deciduous forest at 4,000 feet elevation and below is still predominantly green, but now with splashes of color dotting the slopes. Sourwood and sumac are showing bright reds; some dogwoods and maples are turning different colors in some areas as well. Fall wildflowers such as mountain gentian, black cohosh, and goldenrod are colorful throughout the park and some blueberry and blackberry shrubs are also in color, as well as the Virginia creeper plant. Because the Great Smoky Mountains provide a range of elevations between 875 and 6,643 feet in the Park with differing moisture conditions and habitats, many trees will still produce significant color as the Park moves into its peak autumn season. Recommendations: Continued to Page 11

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Paul Murray's Mountain Memories Preserving the Last Flicker of Light of the Past –

An artist search for that certain bond between subject and painter can sometimes take forever to ﬁnd. But once you feel you have found one and the chemistry is there. They slowly bring you into their world through their work and words. Then and only then does the the journey begin. I have driven endlessly through Southern Appalachia. I have hiked up paths where no vehicle could go, I've knocked on their doors for more than 40 yrs, visiting these mountain folk. With Red I was lucky. Weather it was fortune, or destiny that on a cold February, long ago, I met Red Maples, and I am forever grateful. Red, over the years became a great inspiration for me and my work as an artist. I am always searching for that -Back and Beyond. Kind of backwards – last house up the holler folks. The people who “live life their own way, on their own terms. They Do with or do without.” Red Maples was just that. He loved the old timey ways and he was always full of colorful and humorous stories of days gone by. Red would sit and talk and I would sit, sketch and listen. That old man took me on hundreds of road trips with his stories,

and I never had to leave the farm. For years he and his wife Wilma Maples greeted all of the tourist that would visit my gallery, with a com”'n up on the porch take yer shoes off “sit a spell”. At first glance people did not know what to think of this bearded ”bibed - overalled” Hillman, but in only a few moments of visiting with Red and Wilma, folks began to settle and a calm would come over them, and a pleasant smile would fill the air. He had a kindly eternal light burning within and he could ignite ya. Although he died some years ago. I have not forgotten all the many things he showed and shared with me and many others. My memories of him are echoes of the past that still today resonate and inspire me and my work. As an artist if you are fortunate enough to find someone like Red and serious enough to sketch and paint them….. …Guaranteed, that the flicker of light from the past that they forward to you will forever enrich your life and work as an artist. I loved his stories, he'd have you in stiches, no one could tell a tale like Red. This is one of many short mountain jokes Red would tell all the folks who would visit my gallery: “This old farmer was a howen' his hillside farm, when some folks down in the bottoms shouted out, “Hey Mr. our truck is stuck in the Ditch. Do you think you can help get us out?” Well the ol'farmer

said “I might could he'p ya.” So the ol'farmer went into the barn and harnessed up his old mule Jed, and away they went down the hillside to the stuck truck. He hooked them traces on to that truck and commenced ta saying “git up Jack, com'on Sussie, com'n Daisy, get up Dolly, get up Jed” and that ol mule pulled that truck out of the ditch like nobody's business. When they were done, the folks thanked the kind ol'farmer, but asked “Mr why did you call that mule all them names?” “Well the farmer said “Ya see Ol; Jed is a bit lazy and he's blind and if he thought he had to do the work all himself, we'd still be standing here and your truck would still be stuck!”

He's caught the close family unit that relied on nature and each other for survival. Here he shares the spirit and stories of the cherished and revered Appalachian mountain folk. Come visit the Paul Murray Gallery, in the old farm house in Gatlinburg's Art and Crafts Community. 1003 Glades Rd. Gatlinburg, TN 10:30-5:30, look for the barn with the little girl on it 2.5 miles down.

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Roaming Kahuna Busy Month for the Elks By Jim Yonan Exalted Ruler Gatlinburg Elks Lodge 1925 We had an in house chili cook off for Florida and Vols game at the Elks Lodge in Gatlinburg. It was a good turn out but sorry to see the Vols lose. They should have won that game. There was a tie for the chili cook off. First place was Cindy and Randy won after tie breaker. What a great day for the Elks golf outing at Gatlinburg golf course. A great time had by all. We had 28 players and a bunch of volunteers to raise money for Smoky

Mountain Children’s Home. The Gatlinburg Elks Lodge does this event every year to help support the home. A big thank you to Dave and Becky Hadden for all your hard work and a big thank you to all that donated prizes and people that helped out and the players as well. Was a huge success today. Talk to me about joining the Elks Lodge! Thank You, Jimbo Yonan

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Taste of Autumn: Another Year of Success Another successful year for Taste of Autumn, the City of Gatlinburg’s annual fundraising event to benefit the United Way of Sevier County. The fundraiser was conceived 20 years ago, and this year’s turnout solidified the event’s continuing popularity as people from all across the USA and abroad came to enjoy the event. Music and laughter filled Mills Auditorium as both the bluegrass band Cannon Creek and musician-comedian Jimmy Travis entertained the audience. Alongside the entertainment, this year especially saw the Mills Auditorium filled with outstanding fall decorations from participating restaurants, a commitment to presentation that was mirrored in the excellent cuisine. “Everyone did such a wonderful job,” says Tammy Bolt, Event Manager for the Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, “The food and displays were impeccable.” This year the winner

of the coveted Golden Spoon Award went to the Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton for their gourmet trout cakes. Taste of Autumn was sponsored by Ben & Jerry’s, BJ’s BBQ, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Mill Bridge Winery (Hard Cider), Crust and Crumb Bakery, The Park Grill, The Fox & Parrot, Wine A Little Tapas Bar, Savannah Bee Company, Tennessee Homemade Wines, Delauder’s BBQ, Landshark Bar & Grill, Collier Convention & Catering, The Melting Pot, CiCi’s Pizza, Paula Deen Store, The Pepper Palace, Dolly Parton’s Smoky M o u n t a i n A d v e n t u r e , M e l l o w M u s h r o o m , Te x a s Roadhouse,The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton, and Foxﬁre Mountain Adventures with Wyile Cider. More information about upcoming fall events in Gatlinburg, visit www.Gatlinburg.com or call (800) 588-1817.

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Bent Tree In The Forest Continued from Page 4 at the end of the bend. This was created by inserted a piece of the tree into a hole and allowing the tree to grow around it. In addition to the nose, there's another small detail that can help you differentiate nature's wonder and man-made markers. If you look at the top part of the inner bed, you'll also be able to see scars from where the straps were placed when the trees were young! Unfortunately, many of these trail marker trees are 150 to 200 years old - this means their lifespan is coming to a close and they are more and more likely to be destroyed by the expanding human population. That's why the Mountain Stewards website was created. The site mapped out more than 1,000 bent trees all over the country and documented exactly where they were. Hopefully people young and old rush out to see these incredible bits of American history before they're gone!

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By Kathryn Sherrard What are bears doing in the month of October? The answer depends on location. Bears in the northern states are busily preparing for hibernation. In fact, some of those bears have already gone off to what will be their homes for the winter. Sows that will be giving birth during January have deﬁnitely chosen and prepared a winter den. They will spend the next six months or so in that den. In our area, because winters are milder and snow will not be so deep, our bears lag behind their northern cousins in choosing and preparing their dens. In fact, our Southern Appalachian bears are still in the annual feeding frenzy known scientiﬁcally as hyperphagia. They are still busily searching for food and eating almost non-stop, packing on the pounds. This is true of the cubs at ABR as well as wild bears in the area. The cubs are putting on weight as fast as they can, and the changes to their physiques are very obvious in the photos posted on our Facebook page each day. Fortunately the acorns have started to ripen. Acorns are the most important fall food for bears, as they provide the fat and protein needed for the long winter's sleep. If you are in the park or along a roadway where there are oak trees, watch for bears eating acorns. Please do watch for them, as the fact is they are so focused on eating that they are less inclined to be on the lookout for cars. We know you wouldn't want to cause the death of one of these icons of the mountains. It is still vitally important to keep human food and garbage away from any place where it might attract bears. This includes pet food and bird seed as well as what we ourselves regard as food. Although it has been proven that bears will choose their natural diet in preference to garbage, they are opportunistic and will be tempted by an easy meal that provides a lot of calories all at once. They are trying to consume about 20,000 calories a day (the equivalent of 37 Big Macs) so if they can grab a feeder

full of sunﬂower seed they have a 1500 calorie snack! Think how many calories are in Twinkies or doughnuts, to say nothing of other human goodies. And these sugary treats are even more harmful to bears than they are to us. As you travel around the mountains this month enjoy the colorful leaves and the sight of foraging bears but please respect them by giving them space and by being extra careful not to provide any food that would interfere with their normal diet. We are sure that you wouldn't deliberately offer food to a bear, but be very sure that you don't feed them inadvertently by being careless with picnic or barbecue leftovers. Remember the advice that you “Leave no Trace” of your visit to the Smokies. Appalachian Bear Rescue is still caring for three cubs that were born in January of this year. Last month we told of the third cub's arrival after being hit by a car in the Big South Fork area. Named Apollo because of the eclipse, he has recovered from his broken leg thanks to plates that were installed in the bones by the veterinarians at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. Apollo has joined the other cubs, Otto and Rollo, in a Wild Enclosure. All three little bears are doing well and growing bigger each day.

You can follow the story of Apollo, Otto and Rollo Bear and ﬁnd out more about Appalachian Bear Rescue by visiting our Facebook page:facebook.com/AppalachianBearRescue. New photos are posted every day, so you can see how big the three cubs are and how they are doing. You can also visit our website at www.appalachianbearrescue.org and our blog at abrblog.wordpress.com. If you are in Townsend, please stop by our Visitor/Education Center in the Trillium Cove Shopping Village on East Lamar Alexander Parkway. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 4; closed Sunday & Monday. Talk to knowledgeable volunteers and purchase ABR merchandise as mementos of your visit. We’d love to see you there!

Reach Out 5K Color Run Was A Great Success

By Amanda Perryman Hello my name is Amanda Perryman and I'm the race director for the Reach Out 5K Color Run that was on August 19th 2017 this was our third annual race at Mills Park in Gatlinburg Tennessee. We had a great turnout with 106 people registered for the race we had a great silent auction lots of door prizes it was a super fun event. Most importantly a 100% percent of the proceeds go to Faith Children's Home on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The money that was raised from this event

will go to help build a school and greatly improve the educational opportunities of the children at the orphanage and in the surrounding area. God has truly blessed us with such a great turnout for this event. We also want to thank our sponsors and all the area businesses that supported us. If you are interested in supporting Faith children's home and or would like to support a child in orphanage please contact me at 865661-0685 or at balikids@outlook.com. Thank you for supporting us.

Autumn Color In The Smokies intensity of fall leaf season. The peak of color at the lower elevations is over a week away. In the valleys, black gum, dogwood, sumac and sourwood trees continue to show vivid reds. Golds are coming along on tulip tree, black walnut, birch, beech and hickories. A few scattered maples and oaks are showing ﬁrst signs of fall colors in lower regions of the mountains.

High elevation trails such as Sugarland Mountain Trail and Appalachian Trail, accessed at Clingmans Dome or Newfound Gap, would be good hikes for this time of year. Also, roads leading into the high country, including Newfound Gap Road, Heintooga Ridge Road, Foothills Parkway West and East, and Rich Mountain Road out of Cades Cove, are the best options for seeing fall colors in the Smoky Mountains. Middle October - mid-October at the lower elevations, fall color is nudging along. It is the sunny days and cooler nights that instigate the biochemical processes in the leaf to begin. The Park continues to experience very dry and w a r m e r- t h a n - n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n s . T h e s e conditions will affect the timing, duration and

A succession of warm, sunny days and cool crisp, but not freezing nights brings the most spectacular color display. At this part of the autumn season, some areas of the Smoky Mountains are showing more reds throughout the landscape than in other years. It may be due to the fact that the pigment anthocyanin, which gives color to such familiar things as cranberries, red apples, and blueberries, is in high production because of drought conditions. Anthocyanin is produced in response to lots of light and excess plant sugars within leaf cells. The carotenoids which produce yellow, orange and brown colors are present in the green leaf but begin showing after the chlorophyll breaks down. As the leaf color increases, so does the number of autumn leaf peekers. While scenic drives are a good way to see fall colors in the Smoky Mountains, taking to the trails is a wonderful way to enjoy the splendors of autumn.

Recommendations: Easy to moderate rated hikes through hardwood forests include Lower Mount Cammerer, Baskins Creek Falls, Little River, Old Settlers and Porters Creeks Trails. For the hardy outdoor enthusiasts hikes that provide scenic overlooks include Sugarlands Mountain, Low Gap, Appalachian, Mt. Sterling, and Goshen Prong Trails. Roads providing views of good displays of fall color are the Foothills Parkway segments on the east and west side of the Park; Newfound Gap Rd (U.S. 441) with many scenic overlooks; Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail; Balsam Mountain Rd; and Cove Creek Rd.

Late October - As October begins to fade away up top, autumn colors at mid elevations, from 3,0005,000 feet, are at or slightly past peak and are very impressive. Reds are more pronounced now than in recent years, especially on the North Carolina side of the park. Colors at the very highest elevations (above 5,500) are now past peak. At the lower elevations of the Smoky Mountains, fall colors are quickly developing. The ﬁrst frost of the season occurred this week in the low elevations, so the remaining leaves should begin to change color within a few days. Black gum, dogwood, sumacs, and sourwood trees continue to show vivid reds. Golds are present on tuliptree, black walnut, birch, beech, spicebush, and hickories. The peak of color at the lower

elevations is still a few days away and will probably spill over into November.

It is not unusual for some autumn color to last through certainly the ﬁrst week of November in the Smoky Mountains, but if weather cooperates autumn displays could last through midNovember as well. While fall colors are past peak in the Smoky Mountains high country and many trees have already shed their leaves, a number of species of trees in the middle elevations are still showing color. Oak trees are just beginning to change color, although their hues are somewhat muted compared to maple, hickory, and other trees. Some pockets of green can still be seen at middle to lower elevations so there is still some new color to appear in these isolated areas if mild weather continues. Recommendations: Good places to see fall colors in the Smoky Mountains include Newfound Gap Road from Alum Cave Trailhead to Kephart Prong Trailhead, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Foothills Parkway East & West, and Heintooga Ridge Road to Balsam Mountain Campground. Suggested hikes include Rich Mountain Loop, Chestnut Top Trail, Smokemont Loop, Kanati Fork, and Sutton Ridge Overlook (Lower Mt. Cammerer Trail).

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Hopefully the crazy weather has stopped and we're enjoying our beautiful mornings and brisk evenings, while listening to the calmness in the air. Don't you just love being here? As you watch the leaves flow through the gentle breeze towards the earth, as they weave a blanket for all to enjoy. The beautiful earth tones have us feeling warm and cozy, while preparing us for the following season of love & joy. Not only does fall brings us beauty, it also brings back the wonderful smells. Yes, the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, is back in the air. As you may know these spices have many benefits for ones' health. Therefore I decided (on many requests), to post my Autumn Squash Soup. Not only will you enjoy sipping this soup in you favorite mug buy the fire,

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Throw it all into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into bowls & garnish with a dabble of sour cream topped with green onions. While enjoying your soothing warm soup, ponder why you live here or why you visit us here in this blessed area of the Smokys. Was it the love, kindness, caring, & truthfulness that you felt from others? The warmth from knowing you're in the right place? How about the truthfulness of a warm smile? Bottom line is folks... We must remember it is not about the ole mighty dollar of why we are all here... it is the love & the joy of days gone by. Is it not time to feel, to enjoy, or embracing once again the love of why we are here? God Bless, Chef JD

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November 8 - Downtown Gatlinburg Offering mouth-watering recipes of homemade chili ranging from mild and delightful to wild and adventurous, the City of Gatlinburg hosts its annual Winter Magic Kickoff and Chili Cookoff on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown.

City dignitaries will signify the start of Gatlinburg Winter Magic with a ceremonial lighting of more than 3 million lights throughout the city.”

Gatlinburg’s own Winter Magic Kickoff & Chili Cookoff will be headlined by renowned Journey tribute band, Departure. Having performed in approximately one hundred shows nationally per year, Departure is regarded as one of the most respected Journey tribute bands in the nation. Hailed for their powerful stage energy and striking similarity to the band’s infamous sound, Departure resurrects the legacy and music of Journey for audiences in a spectacular show that is only second best to the original. Supporting performances by the rock-bluegrass trio Grassabillies and Greenbrier band are also included in the event’s entertainment lineup.

Participants in the Chili Cookoff will be competing for the coveted People’s Choice Award, Best Booth Presentation. While the event is free, tickets for chili sampling are $10. There is also a special edition t-shirt available for purchase at the event.

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