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Since its creation in March 1953, [1] Smokies Life has contributed over $30 million in aid to the Park, including the $3 million in construction costs for the Oconaluftee Visitor Center, opened in April 2011. Smokies Life was previously known as Great Smoky Mountains Association until February 1, 2024. [2]
The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located in Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The light and attached fog horn building sits within a 10-mile (16 km) long sand bar – stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior. This sand bar makes the Duluth–Superior Harbor one of the safest harbors ...
Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort is a large water resort in Lake Delton, Wisconsin. It is one of the largest indoor waterpark complexes [citation needed] in the world with a combined size of 240,000 square feet (22,000 m 2). It is part of a chain of two resorts, the newer and smaller one being Wilderness at the Smokies in Tennessee. The chain ...
Clingmans Dome has been officially renamed Kuwohi, which is the Cherokee word for mulberry place. Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people.
Jacqueline “Jacki” Harp is building on her love of outdoor experiences with a career shift from REI to leading the Smokies Life nonprofit. New CEO, new plans for Great Smoky Mountains National ...
Pottawatomie Lighthouse, also known as the Rock Island Light, is a lighthouse in Rock Island State Park, on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin. Lit in 1836, it is the oldest light station in Wisconsin and on Lake Michigan. It was served by civilian light keepers from 1836 to 1946, at which point it was automated. [8]
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.
[17] [18] In 1961, Masa Knob, a peak of 5,685 feet [19] in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, was named in Masa's honor. [ 17 ] [ 20 ] It stands, appropriately, adjacent to Mount Kephart . Interest in Masa's life was revived by documentary film-makers more than 60 years after his death.