Yesterday Knoxville's ABC affiliate WATE profiled NOC's Great Outpost, an 18,000-square-foot experiential retail attraction opening this fall in Gatlinburg, TN. The attraction's site is at the end of Gatlinburg's strip, on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
From this location area visitors will be able to enjoy a diverse range of affordable, family-oriented outdoor activities in the National Park like whitewater rafting, whitewater and flatwater kayaking, fly-fishing, guided hiking, mountain biking, outdoor education classes and nature tours. To learn more about NOC's Great Outpost watch the segment, read the article or go to NOC's Great Outpost's official page.
Nantahala Outdoor Center's President and CEO Sutton Bacon is testifying at the House Committee on Small Business's "Heroes of Small Business" hearing. According to the HCSB website at the hearing:
"Entrepreneurs from across the country will testify on their small business success stories. The Committee will examine the important role these firms play in creating jobs and growing our economy."
"Outdoor recreation is the calling card of North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Waterfalls, trails, streams, lakes and campgrounds attract nature lovers of all ages, skills and inclinations. They fish in the gin-clear streams and ride horses deep into the wilderness. They seek pockets of old-growth forest, habitats for champion trees and unique wildlife." Fair enough! They also gave us and our friends at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad some love:
"The area has two major attractions in addition to the park: the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad and the Nantahala Outdoor Center, a premier whitewater outfitter."
Cool. Read the whole article for more information on the NC Smokies and the area surrounding NOC's Nantahala River destination.
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