Every spring, groups organize clean-ups across the region to pick up the shorelines of the 9 Lakes. On Saturday March 24, The Norris Lake Project partners and volunteers will be teaming up with Beach Island Marina, Hickory Star Marina, Norris Landing, Flat Hollow Marina, Indian River Resort Marina, Whitman Hollow Marina, Powell Valley Resort for…
Launched in 2016, the TN Whiskey Trail has brought together the heritage of whiskey making and the “love/hate” struggle to produce and sell distilled beverages in Tennessee. Early settlers brought their native techniques for whiskey making as they migrated into the mountains of East Tennessee. Because of readily available corn, mash became a preferred drink of…
7th Annual HearthScares Halloween Ball at James White Fort on October 27. Serving up tricks and treats, this annual event helps support Knoxville’s first home. The Fort was restored and opened to the public in 1970 by the City Association of Women’s Clubs. Today more than 10,000 visitors tour the Fort each year and experience…
Autumn is a beautiful time of the year to experience the Smokies to see the leaves and enjoy a day of hiking. One of the traditions of fall in Appalachia is the apple harvest.
The 2nd Townsend Grains and Grits festival on Nov 4 will be hosting the “East” region celebration of the Tennessee Whiskey Trail as a special event on the Friday evening prior to the festival day. Grains and Grits celebrates the history of spirits in Appalachia, gourmet cuisine, and live entertainment all served up with southern…
Cherokee Lake Users Group, a 501 c3 organization and students from Carson Newman University’s Operation InAsMuch will be teaming up on Saturday, Nov 4 to host a clean-up of the islands and shorelines on Cherokee Lake. Cherokee Lake was just named to the 100 Best Bass Lakes list and is a favorite lake for fisherman,…
Appalachian Arts and traditional crafts will be on display and sale at the Foothills Art Guild’s annual Fine Arts Craft Show to be held November 17-19 at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville. This event has been designated as a TOP 20 Event for 2 consecutive years by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top Twenty destination!…
“Momentum is building for the 2nd. Annual Cherohala Skyway Festival to be held Saturday, October 28,2017 at the Charles Hall Museum & Charles Hall Field in Tellico Plains,” states President of the board of directors for the Charles Hall Museum and event coordinator, Pam Hall Mathews. Admission and parking are free. The festival hours are…
Are you “In the Mood” for a Great Jazz Concert? On Saturday, Sept. 9, 5:30 to 9:30 Eastern Time, the Morgan County Tourism Alliance Presents, “A Tribute to King Pleasure – Bringing Pleasure Back to the People, at Papaw’s Opry Barn and Theater, 3549 Airport Road, Rockwood, TN. Tennessee wines will be part of this…
The 9 Lakes of East Tennessee are home to multiple regional and national competitive bass tournaments. There is a great reason that anglers flock to the area. Douglas and Cherokee Lakes have landed on Bassmaster’s Top 100 best Bass Lakes. Melton Hill Lakes boasts the state record for suageye and muskellunge. The tailwaters of Norris Lake produced…
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