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Jeff Muir
Blount Partnership
(865) 983.2241
Jennifer Wiggins
AkinsCrisp Public Strategies
(865) 680.1457
Tremont: The Smokies Enchanting Institute
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. – Situated in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Walker Valley, surrounded by half-a-million acres of national forest and many miles of trails, is the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. The Institute is a private, non-profit organization and partner of the National Park Service to provide educational programs that increase the awareness, appreciation and understanding of the natural and cultural resources of the Smokies and promote stewardship of these resources.
By providing a dormitory, classrooms, outdoor meeting shelters and various other facilities, Tremont is able to give visitors an increased knowledge of the natural beauty of the area. With the guidance of exceptionally-skilled teachers with diverse backgrounds in environmental education and outdoor leadership, Tremont strives to instill an awareness and concern for the environment and understanding of the natural and cultural resources of the Smoky Mountains. The top priority for Tremont staff is to ensure that visitors leave with a positive global environmental ethic.
Tremont offers a variety of opportunities to serve different interests, abilities and age groups. Youth and adult programs range from wildlife and photography to nature observation and tracking to resource management. Adult programs, such as advanced hiking and wilderness courses, are also made available to the older age groups.
Since 1969, Tremont has provided in-depth experiences to more than half-a-million people of all ages through residential educational programs designed to nurture appreciation of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, celebrate diversity and foster stewardship.
Expenses cover lodging, meals and the specific program. For more information about Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, please call (865) 448-6709, send a message to , or visit www.gsmit.org.
About Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee is located just south of Knoxville at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The communities that make up Blount County—Townsend, Maryville, Alcoa, Friendsville, Louisville and Rockford – provide visitors with an abundance of outdoor activities, attractions and regular celebrations of the region’s rich Appalachian heritage and culture. Blount County is also home to the nation’s most visited national park—the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
For more information about Blount County, please contact the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority at (800) 525.6834 or visit www.SmokyMountains.org. Follow the Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority at www.Facebook.com/PeacefulSide and Twitter.com/PeacefulSmokies.
If you are in the area, please stop in to the Smoky Mountain Visitors Center at Townsend, located at 7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, or the Smoky Mountain Visitors Center at Maryville, located at 201 South Washington Street, for more information. (January 2013)
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