Smoky Mountain Area
Online Chamber Of Commerce

75th Anniversary
Great Smoky Mountains National Park


Check out rich and envolving information on the Park's history, current issues, and future visions.  For more detailed information visit www.GreatSmokies75th.org

Dolly Parton,
native of the Great
Smoky Mountains
will serve as the
Park's official
75th Anniversary
Ambassador

More Details

75th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
Start 
Date
End
Date
City/State
Event/Details
3/28/09
3/28/09
Sugarlands
Visitor
Center
MUSIC OF THE MOUNTAINS
Musical traditions of the southern
Appalachian Mountains
Call 865-436-1291 For Details
4/22/09
4/26/09
Gatlinburg,
TN
SPRING WILDFLOWER
PILGRIMAGE
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park event educating participants
on the flora, fauna, and culture
of the park.
Mills Conference Center
234 Historic Nature Trail
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
4/25/09
4/25/09
National
Park
Visitor's
Centers
NATIONAL JUNIOR
RANGER DAY
Special activities at the
Sugarlands, Oconaluftee, and
Cade's Cove Visitor's Centers
from 11AM to 2PM ranging from
searching for salamanders to
making dinner bells at a
blacksmith shop.
865-436-1200
5/16/09
5/16/09
Cosby,
TN
COSBY IN THE PARK
This event honors the heritage
of the Cosby Community, a portion
of which lies within the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
Events include old-time mountain
music, storytelling, old-fashioned
children's games, and traditional
crafts.  10AM -4PM
865-436-1291
5/16/09
5/16/09
Lake
Junaluska,
NC
DLIA SPRINGTAIL SATURDAY
Join us for a history, hike,
collection, and identification/
sorting of springtails!
Registration Required
865-430-4756
5/23/09
5/23/09
Metcalf
Bottoms
Picnic Area
in GSMNP

FERN FORAY
DLIA's fern forays have been going
on since 2001.  The forays take
place near trails and their main
objective is to build distribution
maps of the Park's fern species.
They are a lot of fun and informative.
This foray will take place on Little
Greenbriar, Curry Mtn, Meigs
Creek, and Cucumber Gap.
Please register by May 15th
heather@dlia.org
9:00 AM
6/13/09
6/13/09
Cade's
Cove
75th ANNIVERSARY
CADE'S COVE
Special exhibits and programs
will highlight the cultural history
of Cades Cove.  The finale will be
an outdoor performance by the
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
Passes can be purchased by calling
the KSO box office at 865-291-3310.
Only 2 passes will be issued per
person.  The cost of the vehicle pass
is $25 for vehicles with up to a
15 passenger capacity and $50 for
vehicles with a capacity of greater
than 15.  A portion of the ticket
sales will be donated to the Friends
of the Smokies organization.
6/14/09
6/14/09
Gatlinburg,
TN
CELEBRATE THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY AT PARK
HEADQUARTERS
An open house at Park Headquarters
will highlight park development,
park management activities, park architecture, and the role of the
Civilian Conservation Corps.
An exhibit, "Snapshots of 1934, the
Establishment Year of GSMNP"
featuring some authentic and some
reproduction archival materials
including photos, maps, drawings,
data sheets, journal entries, and a
few small artifacts will be on display
in the Sugarlands Training Room.
865-436-1200
6/15/09
6/15/09
Oconaluftee
Visitor's
Center
GSMNP
CELEBRATE 75th ANNIVERSARY
Programs and exhibits will celebrate
Smoky Mountain Life from the
Cherokee through park establish-
ment.  A ground breaking ceremony
will symbolically initiate the
construction of a new Oconaluftee
Visitor Center and history cultural
museum.  All Day Event
865-436-1200
6/20/09
6/20/09
Oconaluftee
Visitor's
Center
GSMNP
WOMEN'S WORK FESTIVAL
The century old buildings at the
Mountain Farm Museum in GSMNP
will come alive as national park
staff and volunteers pay tribute
to rural women of the past through
demonstrations of traditional
women's work.
10AM - 4PM - 865-436-1200
9/2/09
9/2/09
Newfound
Gap and
Park
Gateway
Communities
REDEDICATION
A rededication of the park,
reminiscent of Franklin D.
Roosevelt's historic 1940 park
dedication speech will be
enacted at the Rockefeller
Memorial at Newfound Gap.
Special invitations to attend the
ceremony will be issued
accompanied by live broadcasts
at the park's gateway communities.
865-436-1200
9/19/09
9/19/09
 Cherokee,
NC
 MOUNTAIN LIFE FESTIVAL
Join park staff and volunteers as
we celebrate the fall harvest.  The
Mountain Farm Museum will be
alive with history as demonstrators
provide visitors with a glimpse
into the past as they make soap,
apple cider, sorghum molasses,
hominy, music and more.
10AM - 4PM
828-497-1904
12/12/09
12/12/09
Gatlinburg,
TN
FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS PAST
SUGARLANDS VISITOR CENTER
A celebration of Christmas and
winter in the Smokies.  The festival
will include old-time mountain
music and Old Harp singing, as
well as demonstrations of
traditional domestic skills such
as basketmaking, quilting, spinning,
and apple butter making.
9AM - 4PM    865-436-1291
12/19/09
12/19/09
Cherokee,
NC
HOLIDAY HOMECOMING
OCONALUFTEE VISITOR CENTER
The visitor will be decorated for
the holiday season and will include
an exhibit on Christmas in the
mountains in the past.  Hot cider
and cookies will also be served.
10AM - 2PM   828-497-1904

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