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As the holiday season begins to come into focus, one of the country’s sweetest traditions is...

There are some places in East Tennessee that don’t need billboards or social media posts. In fact,...

There are times when we spend so much energy dreaming about the next big vacation that we overlook...

If you’ve driven through Gatlinburg on a summer weekend, this probably won’t surprise you. A new...

Long before Tennessee became the 16th state, the hills and valleys of Northeast Tennessee were...

Sometimes the best getaway isn’t a famous vacation spot but a quiet lakeside town where the pace...

Every community has its stories, and the Great Smoky Mountains have inspired legends for...

New survey data shows that fuel costs are reshaping how Americans are planning summer trips right...

Some of East Tennessee’s most important roads have become landmarks in their own right....

Rutledge, Tennessee, founded in the late 1700s, has served as the Grainger County seat since 1801....

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States, and with only around half of the population...