Visitation in Park up in June

Visitation in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for June 2013 was up 5.2 percent as compared with June 2012. During June 2013, a total of 1,264,490 visitors came into the Park which is 62,434 more than in 2012. Visitation for January through June 2013 however is...

Elk are thriving in Park

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Re-introduced to the area 12 years ago, elk have quickly become a stately symbol of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas.  When the elk are in the fields at Cataloochee or at the Oconaluftee...