July is the hottest month in Gatlinburg, according to the National Weather Service. Though Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are only a few miles apart, their average climate in the summer is surprisingly ...

This year, rising country music star Logan Crosby is leading the parade as Grand Marshal, and Living East Tennessee had an opportunity to sit down with Crosby to talk about his connections to ...

July is the hottest month in Gatlinburg, according to the National Weather Service. Though Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are only a few miles apart, their average climate in the summer is surprisingly ...

The Smoky Mountains are the perfect back drop for family fun in Sevierville, TN. Find thrilling favorites amongst historic ...

In Bell Buckle, there’s no such thing as “six degrees of separation”—it’s more like one or two at most. Tennessee’s oldest town sparkles with small-town charm that feels almost magical. The historic ...

Tennessee’s oldest town has some serious small-town magic going for it. The historic downtown looks like it jumped straight out of a storybook with brick buildings and American flags fluttering in the ...

While Gatlinburg has a large number of bears living there, thanks to its close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, black bears live all around East Tennessee. About 1,900 bears ...

The myth that the Great Smoky Mountains protect Knoxville and East Tennessee from tornadoes is not true. Nearly half of East Tennessee tornadoes occur during the night, making it more difficult to ...

Despite being hundreds of miles from the ocean, East Tennessee is actually home to two of the best aquariums in the country. Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg and Tennessee Aquarium ...

He took photographs that helped convince philanthropists, politicians, and local community leaders that the Great Smoky Mountains were worth protecting. His work came to fruition just one year after ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Campers planning to spend time in the Great Smoky Mountains will soon have more locations where they can stake their tents. A spokesperson for the Great Smoky ...