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Longstreet Highroad
Guide to the Tennessee Mountains
By Vernon and Cathy Summerlin |
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Wilderness Wildlife Week
This week-long series of free events for wilderness lovers takes place each
January in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a few miles north of the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. During the week there are hikes and field trips ranging from
easy, 1-mile jaunts to strenuous overnight hikes in the park, along with more
than 100 slide shows and lectures conducted by various experts from the National
Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources
Agency, the University of Tennessee, and the Smoky Mountain Field School. For
more information contact the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism at (800) 946-8373
or the Office of Special Events at (423) 429-7350.
Published (print): 1999, Published (Web): January 2003,
ISBN: 1-56352-475-9