Tellico Plains

WELCOME TO TELLICO PLAINS

The gateway to the Cherohala Skyway and the Cherokee National Forest. Here in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, a simpler way of life prevails. Enjoy the bakery and the other shops in town that sell fine arts, crafts and furnishings. There are plenty of restaurants and places to stay.

JENKINS REALTY COMPANY Find your perfect property with Sharron Jenkins, an experienced Realtor® for over 30 years.

Welcome To

TELLICO PLAINS

The gateway to the Cherohala Skyway and the Cherokee National Forest. Here in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, a simpler way of life prevails. Enjoy the bakery and the other shops in town that sell fine arts, crafts and furnishings. There are plenty of restaurants and places to stay. www.tellico-plains.com

Find your perfect property with Sharron Jenkins, an experienced Realtor® for over 30 years.

Jenkins Realty Co. Sharron@JenkinsRealty.com www.JenkinsRealty.com 5588 Hwy. 360, Tellico Plains, TN 37385

(423) 253-3526

CHEROHALA SKYWAY VISITOR CENTER The Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center in Tellico Plains is a “must stop” before starting up the Skyway. Come by between 9am and 5pm daily for free maps of the Skyway and Cherokee National Forest, Skyway driving conditions and local area souvenirs and gifts. Picnic tables and spotless restrooms are also available, with friendly staff waiting to welcome you with important Skyway and area information!

225 Cherohala Skyway 423.253.8010 www.cherohala.org

Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center The Cherohala Skyway Visitor Center in Tellico Plains is a “must stop” before starting up the Skyway. Come by between 9am and 5pm daily for free maps of the Skyway and Cherokee National Forest, Skyway driving conditions and local area souvenirs and gifts. Picnic tables CHARLES HALL MUSEUM ANDand spotless restrooms are also available, with friendly staff waiting to welcome you with important Skyway and area information! HERITAGE CENTER225 Cherohala Skyway, A local historian and collector since boyhood,423.253.8010 www.cherohala.org Charles also served as mayor of Tellico Plains for 31 years. Showcased in two museum buildings are his magnificent collections of historical local pictures and documents, antique telephones, guns, Native American artifacts, coin and currency collections, a moonshine still, a 1922 Model T Ford telephone repair truck and so much more.

Open Daily: 10am–5pm, Admission: Free 229 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.8000 charleshallmuseum@hotmail.com www.charleshallmuseum.com Come discover the most beautifully biodiverse area in America. We’ll help you find your place on the planet in the East Tennessee mountains with creeks and meadows and a chain of lakes leading to the rivers flowing down to the gulf.

Charles Hall Museum and Heritage Center We offer log cabins in the forest and farmsA local historian and collector since boyhood, Charles also served as mayor of Tellico Plains for 31 years. Showcased in two museum buildings in the valleys. And if you want to sell, we canare his magnificent collections of historical local pictures and documents, antique telephones, find the very best buyers for you. guns, Native American artifacts, coin and currency collections, a moonshine still, a 1922 Model T Ford telephone repair truck and so much more.

Cherohala Skyway Festival - October 23, 2021

Open Daily: 10am–5pm, Admission: Free Sharron@JenkinsRealty.com229 Cherohala Skyway, 423-253-8000, charleshallmuseum@hotmail.com www.charleshallmusuem.com 5588 Hwy. 360, Tellico Plains, TN 37385You will also find local handcrafted items and souvenirs in their gift shops! 423.253-3526

Come discover the most beautifully biodiverse area in America. We’ll help you find your place on the planet in the East Tennessee mountains with creeks and meadows and a chain of lakes leading to the rivers flowing down to the gulf. We offer log cabins in the forest and farms in the valleys. And if you want to sell, we can find the very best buyers for you!

Local handcrafted items and souvenirs in their gift shops!!

THE BOOKSHELF The Bookshelf is a quaint little bookshop in the Historic District just off the Town Square. Celebrating 15 years as Monroe County’s only full-service bookstore, they offer new local history books and gently used books in all categories. Their friendly and knowledgeable staff also offers free outof-print book searches.

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday: 10am-5pm 108 Scott Street, 423.253.3183 www.tellicobookshelf.com & Facebook

TELLICO VACATION RENTALS Savor the serenity of your own cabin in the mountains! Choose from one to five bedrooms that sleeps from two to ten guests. Select a cabin with a hot tub on the deck, a cozy stone fireplace or a pool table in the game room. Our cabins are ideal for a romantic getaway, a wedding or honeymoon, a family vacation or reunion. With your own kitchen, multiple bedrooms, comfortable living areas and outdoor decks, you’ll find cabin rentals to be a fabulous value for extended vacations for several couples or extended families. Our cabins are private and comfortable, each totally unique. A change in altitude creates a change in attitude!

206 Cherohala Skyway, 866.253.2254 tvr@tellicovacationrentals.com

EVERHART LUMBER COMPANY, LLC Everhart Lumber Company specializes in high quality specialty timber and furniture products. Everhart’s is a wood specialty and furniture store in Tellico Plains, Tennessee that offers Ready-Made and Custom-Made Furniture from unique character woods such as black walnut, figured maple, flaming box elder, eastern red cedar, teak, and other wood types. We also offer mantles, wooden counter tops for kitchen islands and paneling made from reclaimed barnwood and reclaimed wood previously used to harvest mushrooms.

911 Veterans Memorial Drive Open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm 423.253.2323 www.everhart-lumber.com

TELLICO MOUNTAIN REALTY Helping you make our hometown your hometown. Stop by and see one of our seasoned agents with expertise in our historic and scenic area.

418 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.6145 email: info@easttennnrealty.com www.tellicomountainrealty.com

SKYWAY REALTY LAND AND HOMES Skyway Realty’s associates create home and land dreams for buyers and sellers. For buyers, we hone in on and help you select the places you are most likely interested in buying. Sellers have new dreams we help them find as we sell their current properties. We love being helpers in one of the most important decisions of your lives. We make the real estate experience enjoyable from the first call to the close and enjoy win-win transactions with everyone at the table talking to each other as friends...that’s what we all like about Tellico Plains, it’s warm, friendly, peaceful and successful. Call today 423.253.7100. Email us at info1@tellico-tn. com. We are ready to go. Stop in and see us at our office on the Skyway...where the bears are.

411 Cherohala Skyway, 423.253.7100 www.tellico-tn.com

TELLICAFE The Leudemann family can now boast twenty-five years and four generations of good service and good food employing an executive certified chef. The Tellicafe is open seven days a week all year round serving lunch and dinner. Providing a memorable dinning experience, specialties like Fried Green Tomatoes, Trout Cakes, Fresh Prime Rib, BBQ Menu and Country Cooking keep customers coming back time after time. Enjoy the $7.99 variety burger menu.

128 Bank Street, 423.253.2880 www.tellicafe.com THE BEARS DEN Rich Leudemann, owner of The Bears Den and Tellicafe, located in Tellico Plains, TN, grew up in the restaurant business. His father was a restaurant owner and passed his love of the business on to Rich. Over the years, Rich has been around the business in almost every aspect. Rich’s latest endeavor, The Bears Den, a pizza restaurant heavily influenced by his Italian heritage, is now open and already hosting live music and other wonderful events. With seating for over 80 people, you are sure to find your place. Menu consists of New York Style and Sicilian Pizza. Specialty pizzas and dessert pizzas, cold beer, hoagies and wings!

9188 New Hwy 68, 423.253.3361 www.bearsdentellico.com

The PerfectGift “GUIDED FLY FISHING TRIPS” Gift Certificate

Tellico Outfitters wants to make sure you have the best experience possible. Our guides are well versed in fishing the Tellico River under a variety of conditions and with a variety of tactics andtechniques. Want to learn something specific on your trip such as small stream tactics, tenkara or euro-nymphing? Let us know and we’ll customize your trip justfor you.

Tellico Outfitters operates all guided trips under permit from the U.S. National Forest Service. All gear (rods, reels, waders, flies) provided for all trips. Lunch is provided onfull day trips. Callfor more information or to schedule your trip.

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