T H E G R E E N B E L T T R A I L :
This picturesque eight-mile paved trail offers a safe method of travel between the neighborhoods, schools, businesses and retail areas in Maryville and Alcoa. The trail is dotted with benches and historical markers and follows a route around frequent rock outcroppings and across wooden footbridges over Pistol Creek. This trail often winds beside the river and is a great place to walk, jog and ride bikes.
S A M H O U S T O N C O U N T R Y F A I R
(September 2009 - Dates TBA)
www.samhoustonhistoricschoolhouse.org/events/fair.htm
M A R Y V I L L E C O L L E G E :
Luxbury Inn & Suites is the closest hotel to Maryville college and is within a five minute drive. Founded nearly 200 years ago, Maryville College consistently ranks among the 10 best colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
F O O T H I L L S M A L L :
Located within walking distance to the hotel, this mall offers a great variety of retail shops and restaurants. A liquor store and movie theater are located next door to the mall.
M O U N T A I N C H A L L E N G E :
Located at Maryville College, this organization provides group initiatives in climbing, low ropes, canoeing, hiking and a number of other outdoor activities. Mountain Challenge strives to “provide high-quality, safe outdoor experiences designed to change the world for the better, one person at a time.”
T O W N S E N D :
The Peaceful Side of the Smokies, 18 miles via Hwy 321 S.
The Townsend Visitors Center: (800)525-6834
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN 37882
http://www.abouttownsend.com/
A R T S & C R A F T S D E M O N S T R A T I O N S:
Year-round, Townsend Visitors Center
Visit with water color artists, basket weavers, driftwood artists and other skilled craftspeople. Take home a hand-carved toy, a piece of pottery, or a painting of the Smokies landscape.
T O W N S E N D V I S I T O R ' S C E N T E R:
(2009 Events & Festivals)
For details see: http://www.smokymountains.org/calendar/index.html
or call the Visitors Center at 865-448-6134 or 800-525-6834)
April-early December, 2009: Arts and Crafts Exhibits and
Demonstrations in the Visitor Center Exhibit Room.
Visit with and buy directly from talented, local artists. http://www.smokymountains.org/arts/arts-crafts-demos.html
January-March: Crafts and Music Classes, various times and dates
Learn rug hooking, basketry, pottery, sewing, or flat-picking guitar. See http://www.smokymountains.org/classes-workshops.html
September 25-26: 17th Fall Heritage Festival and
Old Timers Day, 9:00am-10:00pm each day. Bluegrass music, arts and crafts, sorghum molasses making and other Appalachian skills, antique tractor show, young folks program, great food. www.smokymountainfestivals.org
G R E A T S M O K Y M O U N T A I N S H E R I T A G E C E N T E R :
The mission of the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center is to preserve, protect and promote the unique history and rich culture of the residents and Native Americans who inhabited the East Tennessee mountain communities that were incorporated into the Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park and its surroundings. The Heritage Center is located on a five acre site along state highway 73 in Townsend and provides a wealth of artifacts & history along with plays and music throughout the year. www.gsmheritagecenter.org
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Events 2009:
