Snorkeling in the Smokies

Snorkeling photo.

A cold plunge into a mountain pool provides a new perspective and straightens the spirit — as well as the innards.

Funding Forever Places

Walker Sisters Cabin photo.

A donation from the Boyd Foundation pushes a Friends of the Smokies endowment for historic preservation in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to $9 million.

Fellowship Afoot

West Prong photo

Hiking the West Prong Trail in the Smokies with a group has its rewards, even if bears steer clear.

Missing Links

Knox-Blount Greenway

County Commission approves construction of a long-delayed segment of the ambitious Knox-Blount Greenway.