news briefs – Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Re-construction to Begin March 1 on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) (U.S. National Park Service)

February 26, 2011 Blue Ridge Dreamer Tennessee

Date: February 18, 2011 Contact: Bob Miller, (865) 436-1207 Motorists traveling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park hikers rescued from snowy backcountry | citizen-times.com | Asheville Citizen-Times

December 19, 2010 Blue Ridge Dreamer Tennessee

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — Two hikers from Louisiana spent a scary night in waist-deep snow in the national park before making it to safety, a rescue official said

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Tennessee News Briefs…

January 27, 2010 Blue Ridge Dreamer Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN & NC Although Great Smoky Mountains National Park sees more visitors year-round than any other park, winter is its lightest tourist time. Besides being

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