The more than 29,000 people who support Smokies Life as Park Keepers live all across the country, but on Friday, May 9, a group of them gathered to build personal connections with each other and Smokies Life CEO Jacqueline Harp against the backdrop of a rushing Oconaluftee River. “Really this is just an effort to give our members an opportunity to spend more time together,”
With 360-degree vision, bright-colored bodies that sparkle jewel-like in the sun, and acrobatic flight patterns reaching speeds of nearly 35 miles per hour, dragonflies are some of the more glamorous members of the insect world. But they’re also reservoirs of mystery. In just the past five years, Great Smoky Mountains National Park has added five new species to its list of 101 resident members of
The Great Smokies Welcome Center is located on U.S. 321 in Townsend, TN, 2 miles from the west entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors can get information about things to see and do in and around the national park and shop from a wide selection of books, gifts, and other Smokies merchandise. Daily, weekly, and annual parking tags for the national park are also available.
