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Gatlinburg Family Reunions & Smoky Mountain Retreats
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Are you Planning a Smoky Mountain Gatlinburg Retreat? Family Reunion Groups have been returning to Carr's Northside Cottages for years because of our ideal location and group friendly amenities. Plan a pool party or a picnic in our courtyard and playground area, or how about a good, old fashioned cook out right next to the river? Carr's Northside Cottages are perfectly suited to your Gatlinburg family reunion and Gatlinburg church retreat groups, and we welcome you!
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Gatlinburg Reunion & Retreat Activities
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Walk to downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee in minutes and enjoy these fun Gatlinburg attractions!
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Gatlinburg Shopping is just minutes away and the cars don't need to move! Located directly on the trolley route, Carr's Northside Cottages is close to the many varieties of shops Gatlinburg has to offer.
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Considering Dining Out at These Terrific Gatlinburg Restaurants. Allow us to make these recommendations for your group dining experience. All restaurants recommended are easily and conveniently located near Carr's Northside Cottages.
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Greenbrier Restaurant
Located on Hwy 321 near Carr's with private group room.
www.greenbrierrestaurant.com
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Alamo Steakhouse
Located on Hwy 321 near Carr's with group rate options available. www.alamosteakhouse.com
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Bennett's BBQ
Located within minutes of Carr's on River Road. Excellent group choices with group rates. Bennett's will also cater to you at Carrs. www.bennetts-bbq.com
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These additional favorites are also located very near!
No Way Joses – Mexican Cuisine
The Pancake Pantry – Breakfast and Lunch only located in The Village
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Gatlinburg Family Reunion Group Ideas
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Scrapbook Fun – Create a scrapbook during the duration of the reunion. Use brochures of places you visit along with photos and keep the book for years to come.
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Mini Golf Tourney
Carr's Cottages represents Gatlinburg's most beautiful quiet and natural side. Enjoy a mini golf tourney at Fort Fun's Old Gatlinburg Golf and Games where the history of Gatlinburg is taught at each hole. Award souvenirs as prizes!
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Hiking Fun
Plan a Scavenger Hike Adventure for your group. This is perfect for all ages and levels of fitness depending on the hike you choose. Visit www.scavengerhikeadventures.com for more information on how to make a hike really fun for all! Carr's Northside Cottages is located within miles of many of the hikes featured in the book.
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Great Free Activity for Family Reunion Groups
Sugarlands Visitor Center
Sugarlands Visitor Center is open year round. It is located inside the Park, two miles south of Gatlinburg on US 441. Guided programs are conducted seasonally. Please check at the visitor center and/or the web site for times and locations of these programs. The visitor center features free admission to a 20-minute film with Dolby Digital Surround Sound and extensive natural history exhibits. Available facilities include the Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association bookstore and shop, public restrooms and telephones, soda and water machines, and a back country permit station.
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Excellent Annual Events to Attend During Your Reunion or Large Group Retreat
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September
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Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - Fall decorations, old fashioned hay-rides, special events and entertainment, local craft exhibits.
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Taste of Autumn Benefit - Sample signature dishes from more than 30 of the area's finest restaurants. Live entertainment and auction. Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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Gatlinburg Heritage Days - Enjoy two weeks of traditional crafts, entertainment and yarn-spinning as the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community highlights its Heritage. Gatlinburg's Arts & Crafts Community
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October
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Gatlinburg Heritage Days - Enjoy two weeks of traditional crafts, entertainment and yarn-spinning as the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community highlights its Heritage. Gatlinburg's Arts & Crafts Community
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Smoky Mountain Harvest Festival - Fall decorations, old fashioned hay-rides, special events and entertainment, local craft exhibits.
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair - Over 180 of the Country's Finest Craftspeople demonstrate their skills daily at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Live entertainment.
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November
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Gatlinburg Winterfest Kick-off & Chili Cook-off - Gatlinburg lights the city with millions of winter lights, an award winning chili contest, fireworks and entertainment. Come join us! Ripley's Aquarium. Voted a "Top 100 Event in North America" by the American Bus Association and listed as one of the "Top 20 Events in 2004 and 2005" by the Southeast Tourism Society.
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Winterfest Trolley Ride of Lights - Gatlinburg Winterfest has been recognized as a Top Twenty Event in the South by the Southeast Tourism Society several times and twice by the American Bus Association as a Top 100 Event in North America! The best way to view the more than 35 lighting displays and numerous other lights featured in Gatlinburg's Winterfest is to hop aboard the Winterfest Trolley Ride of Lights and take a leisurely ride through the city. Trolleys depart from the Gatlinburg Aquarium Welcome Center at Traffic Light No. 5 (Mass Transit Center) at 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m. nightly from November through December. Small fee, some December dates excluded.
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Veteran's Day Celebration - Patriotic Ceremony salutes America's Heroes with fly-by, patriotic choral and orchestral tributes, and appearance by an American Bald Eagle from the American Eagle Foundation. Ripley's Aquarium.
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Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts Show - Members of the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community Gather for demonstrations and sales at the convention center. Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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December
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Christmas Arts and Crafts Show - Members of the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community assemble to make Christmas Shopping easy at the convention center. Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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Gatlinburg's New Year's Ball Drop & Fireworks Show - Street party and midnight pyrotechnics show, music and free party favors. Join us!! Downtown Gatlinburg.
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July
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Gatlinburg's Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales™ - All new event started in 2006! Numerous entertainment mini-performances can be enjoyed every evening from June 9 through mid-August as you stroll in downtown Gatlinburg.
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Gatlinburg MountainFest™ - All new event! A summer celebration of Gatlinburg's heritage and continues throughout August with numerous activities and an Independence Day grand celebration. MountainFest begins with two days of genuine Appalachian music, bluegrass, crafts & craftsmen, demonstrations from local talent, and homemade southern foods presented by Gatlinburg restaurants.
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Annual Midnight Independence Parade - Gatlinburg will kick off America's
Independence Day celebration with the nation's first parade, which will lead off at
midnight to the cheers of 70,000 to 100,000 spectators. As soon as the street is closed, the parade route comes alive with pre-parade entertainers that begin the excitement of what is to follow, such as giant helium balloons soaring through the skyline of downtown Gatlinburg.
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River Regatta and 4th of July Fireworks - Beginning at the Christus Gardens bridge on River Road and ending at the Aquarium bridge in downtown Gatlinburg. This unmanned river raft race is open to all and anything floatable except balls and plastic eggs. In the past, families have entered boats made out of matchsticks, floating rocks, as well as little rubber
ducks. Registration takes place between 11 a.m. and noon, with the race beginning promptly at noon. Support for the River Raft Regatta is provided by the Gatlinburg Recreation Center. Great reunion group activity!
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Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair - Over 180 Craftspeople from around the country assemble to exhibit their historic trades at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
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August
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Gatlinburg's Smoky Mountain Tunes and Tales™ - Numerous entertainment mini-performances can be enjoyed every evening from June 9 through mid-August as you stroll in downtown Gatlinburg.
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