Lights, Sights, and Coasters

We were in Sevierville and Pigeon Forge for a little over a month during the Christmas season. Other than making sure we went to Dollywood prior to the park's winter closing (Jan 2), we tried to do things mid-week until after the new year started. The towns leave their Winterfest lights up unti mid-February. Roads and attractions are far less crowded. Some of the dinner shows do close down though. If that's your interest, you may want to check first.

The Winterfest Wonder of Lights Walking Trail essentially goes from The Island district to the Old Mill district following the paved pathway along the river. Regretably most of our photos of the lights didn't turn out. Guess we should have read the blog article on how to take photos of the lights.

Dad (Wade) and Catherine visited!

Inspired by Sevierville's sponsored episode of When Couples Go on Vacation by It's a Southern Thing, we got our obligatory photo with the Dolly statue. We did not get our picture with the moonshine still or attend a tasting.

We missed the Old Mill tour, but that didn't stop us from purchasing some yellow corn grits and steel cut oatmeal milled onsite. 

The Island in Pigeon Forge was all decorated and we enjoyed our shopping stroll, especially the cookie stop. 

Tippy toes for cookies

Mellow Mushroom

After seeing mountain coaster after mountain coaster, we decided to give one a try. We chose the Rocky Top Coaster that offered a second ride for half price. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that they had a military discount that gave a half price discount on the first ride. 

There's plenty to do in the area from amusements and shows to shopping  - all set in a beautiful mountain area worth seeing.  So bring your patience, a lot of spending money, and enjoy!

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