"This group of feral people have been known to have cannibalistic ... 16-year-old Trenny Gibson disappeared during a school trip in the Great Smoky Mountains. Christopher Cessna, aged 45, vanished ...

Brian continues, noting numerous accounts of individuals going "wild" in the Smoky Mountains: "These are just people that just went feral, living off the land. Some say they became cannibals too." ...

A venomous catfish long believed extinct is “back from the dead” in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is not so good news for people walking in streams. “Smoky Madtoms have ...

Kephart and a few like-minded people proposed that the Smoky Mountains be made into a national park to protect the 100,000 acres of virgin forest that still remained. Among those joining the cause ...

At 70 years old, many people have begun their retirement. Not Alice Larse – she started her debut company, one whose cookies would be included in a Grammys swag bag, enjoyed by Wolfgang Puck and ...

The synchronous fireflies will arrive right on time despite some program disruptions at Great Smoky Mountains National ... Over 20,000 people enter it each year and, this year, only 960 total ...

Every year, millions of people visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park to experience its clear mountain streams, verdant views, and diverse forms of natural beauty. The mountains exert a ...

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