Move over Hallmark - We have Postcards From the Smokies!

A couple of years ago our friends at the Swain County Chamber of Commerce came up with a unique idea: Postcards from the Smokies. Most of us have the usual  newsletters, updates or other forms of online communication to share information about current events. But Postcards from the Smokies is far from the "usual" in both content and concept. Postcards provides a weekly window into the life and times of the Great Smoky Mountains communities and echoes the old adage, "Having a great time, wish you were here!"

From adventures on the Blue Ridge Parkway: Get a Load of This Curvaceous 75 Year-old Beauty! The Blue Ridge Parkway turns 75 this year and it’s as gorgeous as ever, with unmatched views of Appalachia. “America’s Favorite Drive” stretches 470 miles ...


To finding treasures hiking the Smokies: A “Catbird Seat” for Smoky Mountain Backcountry Hikers When hiking deep into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the last thing you expect to find is a piece of office equipment. Yet that’s just what Sharon McCarthy discovered last Fall...

To insider tips on local points of interest: Love Waterfalls? Go For Deep Creek’s Trifecta Deep Creek offers a ‘perfect three’ waterfalls. And you can visit them all within an hour’s walk from the trailhead parking lot at the Deep Creek Recreation Area. Because they’re on the main trail, Tom Branch Falls (above) and Indian Creek Falls are the most-visited. But if you take the short side trail to Juneywhank Falls...

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