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The firefly species Photinus carolinus flashes sequentially in late May or early June every year, and hundreds of people ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for ...

Jim and Leslie Costa will create an insect field guide during their time with Steve Kemp Writers Residency in Great Smoky ...

Jim and Leslie Costa will create an insect field guide during their time with Steve Kemp Writers Residency in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

“It's more intimate because it's smaller. It takes place in the outrageously beautiful Smoky Mountains. And because of all ...

SEVIERVILLE — This year the Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride celebrates its 25th year, and organizers decided it was a good time to say goodbye to the beloved event that draws thousands of ...

During a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the valley below. All he saw was a wall of gray haze. Today ...

Just a five minute drive from the park entrance, this adorable A-frame is perfect for hikers, mountain lovers, and hot tub enthusiasts.

Your favorite barbecue side for this summer has arrived. Nicolette is a lifestyle writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Enthusiastic and ambitious, she's excited to tackle any story — from beauty ...

Police identified the man who died at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, as 63-year-old Kendall Willard. Willard, of Kingfield, Maine, dropped a glove while going up a ski lift ...

“We want people to know that we are not going anywhere.” That’s what Jackson County resident and Forest Hills Village Council Member Nilofer Couture told The Smoky Mountain News on President’s Day, ...