February 25, 2019
Early Spring Events in Gatlinburg Draw Visitors
Early spring is a great time to visit the Smoky Mountains. The air is cool and fresh and swathes of blooming wildflowers blanket the mountains. Whether you are interested in wine or wildflowers, crafting or running, this area has something just for you. In order to help you plan your visit, here are some community events in which you might be interested.
April Events
April 12-13 Smoky Mountain Wine Weekend. Located at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Wine Festival guests can sip from the area’s best wineries and savor samples from the best restaurants in the Smoky Mountains. http://www.gatlinburg.com/event/wine-fest/
April 12-14 Hands-On Gatlinburg. Studios throughout the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community will provide guests the chance to learn how to make crafts from the artists themselves. Festivalgoers will leave with the items they make. Woodturning, fused glass ornaments, rug weaving, and drawing are only a few of the areas to be explored. http://www.pigeonforge.com/event/hands-on-gatlinburg/
April 17-20 Arts and Crafts Community Center Easter Show. The Show will be held at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Admission is free. Demonstrations are part of the fun as you view unique handcrafted products produced locally.http://www.gatlinburg.com/event/great-smoky-easter-arts-crafts-show/
April 21 Easter Sunrise at Ober. Gatlinburg’s Annual Easter Sunrise Service will be enhanced by the beauty of the Smokies when the community and its visitors gather at Ober Gatlinburg. The 30-40 minutes mountain service will begin at 6:30 am and will be led by pastors of the Gatlinburg Ministerial Association.
April 24-27 Wildflower Pilgrimage. The Spring Pilgrimage has been held for 68 years in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The experience features professionally-guided walks. Registration
Spring wildflowers abound in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
opens on March 1. http://www.wildflowerpilgrimage.org
April 26 Earth Day 5k. Both runners and walkers are invited to participate in this run/walk in beautiful downtown Gatlinburg. Proceeds benefit local scholarships, donations to schools, the Gatlinburg Goes Green Program and community-wide educational events. Buie Pottery is providing awards and finishers medallions. http://www.runsignup.com/Race/TN/Gatlinburg/earthday5kgatlinburg
We hope your visit includes a stay at Buckhorn Inn. We are conveniently located on the Arts & Crafts Loop with easy access to the both Gatlinburg and the Park.
July 3, 2017
Solar Eclipse Will Happen on August 21
Where will you be when the sun goes out? The Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports that the guided trip to Clingmans Dome for the August 21 solar eclipse already is sold out. The park can provide information on other viewing areas http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/2017-solar-eclipse.htm
The August 21 total solar eclipse will be visible in our area.
Some Fun Facts About The Solar Eclipse:
- Prussian astronomer, Friedrich Bessel, developed the complex mathematical formula for predicting solar eclipses in 1824.
- The speed of the moon as it moves in front of the sun is approximately 1,398 miles per hour.
- Total eclipses cannot be seen from either the North Pole or the South Pole.
- The Citizen Cate (Continental-America-Telescope-Eclipse) Experiment has enlisted scientists from 60 sites across the country to film the eclipse. When edited together, the film will be the longest video of an eclipse ever recorded. It is expected to help investigators research the corona which normally is invisible.
- In Mark Twain’s 1889 book “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” the protagonist saves himself from being burned at the stake by predicting a solar eclipse in the year 528.
- One of the most memorable eclipses in filmdom is the crucifixion scene in “Barabbas” which was filmed during an actual eclipse in February 1961.
- The Science Fiction Writers of America named Isaac Asimov’s “Nightfall” the best story written prior to 1965. The plot revolves around pending darkness in a world perpetually in sunlight.
- The sun is about 400,000 times brighter than the full moon. Be sure to invest in special filtered glasses to preserve your eyesight.
- Venus should be visible to the upper right of the eclipsed sun.
- The sun’s diameter is about 400 times larger than that of the moon. But because of the distance between the sun and the moon, both appear approximately the same size when viewed from Earth.
- Total solar eclipses are rare. One can be viewed from somewhere on Earth about every 18 months.
Happy viewing!
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