KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A musician who recently discovered his family’s history in the Smokies is sharing a new song inspired by Mingus Mill and the people who lived there. The song, by Eric Mingus, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — In this week’s edition of Smoky Mountain Minute, author David Brill stops into the WATE 6 On Your Side studio to discuss his book, “Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster ...

Four dedicated nonprofits serve as official partners of the national park. Each came into existence at different times for different reasons.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cades Cove Orientation Facility (shown here in 1959) was an ideal place to debut the new interpretive materials developed by ...

SEVIERVILLE, TN (WSPA) – Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg are the cities that likely first come to mind when you think about the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee. But the county’s largest city, ...

Just as the leaves begin to turn, visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park can turn back the clock and get a taste of daily life long ago in the Appalachian Mountains. The annual Mountain Life ...