The
PigeonForge.com Midnight 8K is quickly approaching! This race has a unique midnight start time where you will run the
Pigeon Forge parkway and pass some of your Pigeon Forge favorites while jogging, walking or running the parkway. This is the perfect time for a fun
weekend in Pigeon Forge! Fuel up on pancakes at one of our many
fine pancake houses pre-race and celebrate Sunday with a
shopping trip to the Tanger Outlets or catch one of our many great
Pigeon Forge shows while you're in town! It will make for an unforgettable weekend in the Smokies and you'll also get your weekend exercise in!
If you're ready to sign up for the race, registration is $20 during early registration which ends on July 22, 2012. Be sure to sign up early for the best price. Registration from July 23 - August 3 is $25. And Race Day Registration is $30. You can register at the
Knoxville Track Club website or
download the registration form here. All Pre-registered runners will receive shirts on race day.
The 37th Annual Gatlinburg Fourth of July Midnight Parade is an Independence Day "must" if you're anywhere near the Smoky Mountains! Since 1976 this parade has been the very first Fourth of July Parade in the Nation and they expect as many as 100,000 spectators! Dozens of parade units will line up on the night of July 3rd to step off at the stroke of midnight.
The parade will honor American heroes with grand marshals for the parade including members of the Tuskegee Airman Association from Atlanta, Ga. and from Louisville, Ky., plus military personnel and veterans from all five branches of service. Leading the parade will be the 100th Army Band from Fort Knox, Ky., which will not only march in the parade, but will also showcase various sectional groups in concerts on the plaza at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies throughout the day of July 4, culminating in a full band concert leading into Gatlinburg’s spectacular fireworks display.
There will also be plenty of other fun 4th of July events and celebrations happening all weekend long in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge! Gatlinburg will again feature the always-competitive River Raft Regatta, the unmanned kind. Anything floatable can be entered, with registration starting at 10 a.m. at the Christ in the Smokies bridge on River Road and the race begins at noon on July 4th. Pigeon Forge will also host their annual
Patriot Festival in Patriot Park! The Patriot Festival is an all day event featuring lots of fun events and entertainment that are perfect for the whole family! The headliner for this year's event is John Anderson who will be accompanied by many others.
The Groom
• Help compile guest list. Present list to bride at least 3 months before the wedding.
• Purchase bride's engagement and wedding rings and arranges engraving.
• Rent or purchase wedding attire.
• Choose all wedding attire and accessories for the male bridal party members.
• Plan and pay for honeymoon.
• Get traveler's checks for honeymoon.
• Obtain all necessary travel documents for honeymoon (i.e. passport, birth certificate, visa).
• Assist in any and all planning of ceremony and reception.
• Purchase wedding gift for bride.
• Pay for the bridal bouquet and all corsages and boutonnières for wedding party.
• Scout out hotels for out-of-town guests.
• Send out rehearsal dinner invitations.
• Arrive at ceremony site at least 1 hour early.
• Bring marriage license to ceremony site.
• Make payments to officiate and musicians.
• Stand to the left of the bride in the receiving line.
You could be the winner of our next giveaway! Enter today to win a Pigeon Forge family vacation package! The winning family package includes a two night's stay at the Comfort Inn & Suites at Dollywood Lane PLUS one family pass (2 Adults, 4 Children) to the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. How do you enter? Just visit our contest page, fill out the contest form and you're entered to win! The contest will end on July 15 and we'll announce the winner shortly after. Good Luck!
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There's a new zipline in town!
Adventure Ziplines of Pigeon Forge is set to open next week and this is not your average zipline! These ziplines are high above the trees and you'll even see magnificant views of Mt. LeConte while soaring to the next stand.
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In this photo the line is right here to your left and the next stand is all the way across those trees in that little brown spot. Then that's Mt. Leconte in the top of the photo, pretty crazy, huh?
Adventure Ziplines opens next week so be sure to add them to your vacation list!