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Trump orders entry fee change at national parks: How it could affect Great Smoky Mountains
Here's how President Donald Trump's new executive order may impact Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Trump orders entry fee at national parks: How it could affect Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has no entry fee. The only cost for visiting the mountainous landscape on the ...
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Park Headquarters Road in Smokies to close through September
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — A road leading to several hiking trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed beginning July 1. Park Headquarters Road will be closed to all public ...
From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools
The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...
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This was the best place on Earth to see great white sharks—then they vanished - National Geographic
In Mossel Bay, great white sightings stayed relative steady until around 2021 but have declined since then. In May 2022, drone footage emerged of two orcas killing a white shark.