Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Tennessee, in Southern United States. Its population is some 5K plus. Five mies from here is the great Smoky Mountains national Park. Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination and is the home of Dollywood and many other attractions. It gets it name from the iron forge built by Isaac Love ( 1783-1854) sometime around 1820. The forge was located where the Old Mill now stands. The name of the rivers comes from the flocks of passenger pigeons that frequented the banks at the time of the the first European- American settlers arrival.
For centuries, The Cherokee used the valley where Pigeon Forge is now located as a hunting ground.
On our approach to our RV Park we were greeted by the great Smoky Mountains.
The RV Park we are staying in has lots of beautiful trees and is very well laid out with excellent facilities.
It is situated next to a huge park called Patroit Park. It has a walking track of 1/2 mile circumference and is dedicated to those who have served there country.
This is a memorial to those who have lost their lives in wars.
The Village close by is a very busy place.
We decided on a fight of ciders and ended up buying a growler of Blueberry Molasses.
Then off to the Moonshine Distillery.
Today moonshine comes in a variety of flavors.
There is lots to see in this area and they have a Forge shop where you can watch the blacksmith's at work.
They welcome children to try their hand at being a black smith.
An example of their work.
On our approach to our RV Park we were greeted by the great Smoky Mountains.
The RV Park we are staying in has lots of beautiful trees and is very well laid out with excellent facilities.
It is situated next to a huge park called Patroit Park. It has a walking track of 1/2 mile circumference and is dedicated to those who have served there country.
This is a memorial to those who have lost their lives in wars.
The Village close by is a very busy place.
We had lunch one day one at the Old Mill, following which we decided to investigate the Village.
Our first stop was the Hard Cider Shop.
We decided on a fight of ciders and ended up buying a growler of Blueberry Molasses.
A dear friend suggested that we try the apple-pie moonshine. We did but it was not to our liking.
We ended up with a bottle of rum and bourbon both from Tenneessee.
The following evening we dined out at the Pottery House and Cafe.
The outside surroundings were very pretty.
As occurs in a vacation destination there is often a wait for a table. Our 30 minute wait was made all the much more pleasant because we could sit in comfy chairs by a fire.
We dinned outside and it was most pleasant.
Just to let you know we do not eat out all the time and this was lunch at home and it was Asparagus, pea and lemon risotto.
They welcome children to try their hand at being a black smith.
There is a show in the USA called Forged in Fire and this shop participated in this event.
After retuning late from Dolly Wood we opted for a very late lunch early dinner at the Pottery House. Ross enjoyed the turkey, roast beef sandwich with chips just like our mum's used to make when we were kids.
Beverley enjoyed a basil soup with a strawberry and blue cheese salad. It was all delicious.
We are thoughtfully enjoining this area.
Cheers,
Beverley and Ross
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