Experience Small Town Charm: Take a Driving Tour of the Towns of the Smokies

Driving through the peaceful side of the Smokies in Eastern Tennessee will take you through some of the most beautiful scenery in the country: mountainsides covered in deep forests, and meadows awash with a riot of wildflowers in full bloom during the spring and summer. Your drive will also take you through several picturesque towns…

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Ober Gatlinburg has Winter Fun for Everyone: Spend a Day Here on Your Next Smoky Mountains Vacation

If summer is the only time you ever come to the Gatlinburg area for a vacation, you are missing out on half the fun. Ober Gatlinburg, established in 1962, sits high in the Smoky Mountains overlooking Gatlinburg. It is both a ski area and an amusement park. The facility consists of a large indoor mall…

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Let Local Wedding Planners Help You Plan a Winter Wedding in the Smokies

It seems like spring and summer weddings get all the attention when you look at the various wedding planning sites online. Typically, these times of the year are when the majority of weddings take place. But if you are thinking about having a winter wedding, then there is only one place to go: the Smoky…

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – Dec. 24, 2018

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Ready for Some Fresh Air and Family Fun? Go Snow Tubing in the Smokies

Winter is coming and along with it, plenty of snow and cold weather. What goes great with lots of snow and fresh air better than going snow tubing? Not much, at least not when you visit the Smoky Mountains in the winter. This leads us to the next question, “Where can you go snow tubing…

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Lodging Options to Suit Every Need on the Peaceful Side of the Smokies

So, you have decided to book a holiday to the Smokies, and whether it is for the autumn season, the upcoming Christmas holidays or as a winter retreat, you need to have a place to stay. Fortunately, the beauty and the popularity of this region make it necessary for there to be every possible type…

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Cirrus Aircraft CEO Dale Klapmeier to Step Down Next Year

Cirrus Aircraft today announced Chief Executive Officer, Co- Founder and National Aviation Hall of Fame member Dale Klapmeier plans to step down from his current executive position within the first half of 2019 and transition into a senior advisory role.

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The Dialogue with Katrina Kepf

This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 127th installment visiting with Katrina Kepf.

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Want to Warm Up from the Inside Out? These Distilleries Will Do Just That

The state of Tennessee is known for many good things. The Grand Ole Opry and country music, Bluegrass music, barbecue and “hot chicken,” good old Davy Crockett (born in East Tennessee), Goo Goo Cluster candy, moon pies, and the stunning rolling hills and Smoky Mountains are part of Tennessee, as well. Mention the words whiskey,…

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Blount Partnership Newsletter – Dec. 17, 2018

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