Last Day of the Wilderness Wildlife Week in the Pigeon Forge Great Smoky Mountains

Even though the week long Wilderness Wildlife Week event taking place in Pigeon Forge Tennessee at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center seem like it just started, the last day of programs is just about to begin.

If has been some week with mother nature not being very cooperative and lots of the free of hikes that were scheduled to place in the Great Smoky Mountain national park ended up getting cancelled, but there was still lots of great information, music and laughs for anyone who braved the cold and snow to attend.

Many of the existing programs done in the past for Wilderness Wildlife Week have been updated this year, and there were a dozen or more new programs offered every day as well.

Some of today's must attend programs will be the 3 hour long Photography Workshop presented by Don McGowan, Kendall Chiles and Harold Stinnettee, the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway - The battle between Tennessee and North Carolina over the Park Way route presented by Dr. Harley Jolley and Stuart Jolley, and Photography and the Creative Process by William Jordan IV.

• 7:00 am - 9:00 pm Information Desk Open
• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Vendor/Exhibit Hall Open
• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Special Photo Exhibit: Pigeon Forge Fifty Years of Progress in the Cello Room.
• NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: SMOKIES THROUGH the LENS: Hands on Instructional Photography Classes in the Violin/Guitar Room.
• 8:30 am - 10:00 am Beginning Mountain Dulcimer. Presented by: Deby Libby, Ginny Cliett and Linda Smith in the Violin Room. There will be some dulcimers available but limited. Limit: 25 students must preregister at Information Desk. Observers welcome.
• 9:00 am - 10:00 am The Appalachian Trail: An Entertaining Adventure. Presented by: Jeff Alt in the Dobro Room.
• 9:00 am - 10:00 am A Year in the Life of a Black Bear. Presented by: David Whitehead in the Harp Room.
• 9:00 am - 10:00 am NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Cades Cove Military History. Presented by: Jerry Cunningham in the Ukelele Room.
• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Photography Workshop. Presented by: Don McGowan, Kendall Chiles and Harold Stinnettee in the Guitar Room.
• 10:00 am - 11:30 am NEW: KIDS TRACK WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Nature Games for Children: Brad Jones in the Cello Room. Limit 40 Kids. Will meet in hallway next to Cello Room must preregister at Information Desk. Dress to go outdoors. Will do a Nature Scavenger Hunt, Play Bat and Moth and take a Nature Hike.
• 10:15 am - 11:15 am NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: KIDS TRACK and PARENTS: The Smoky Mountain Adventures of Bubba Jones. Presented by: Jeff Alt in the Dobro Room. A fun interactive event for kids and parents full of expert hiking and camping tips.
• 10:30 am - 11:30 am NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: In Digital Photography: What is Lightroom? Is Lightroom Right for You? What are the Alternatives? Presented by: Bob McAnally in the Violin Room.
• 10:30 am - 11:45 am KIDS TRACK: Bays Mountain Raptors Live bird show. Presented by: Bays Mountain Raptor Center in the Harp Room.
• 10:30 am - 11:30 am NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Images of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Project. Presented by: Anne Bridges and Ken Wise in the Ukelele Room.
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Learn Lightroom Library Module. Presented by: Bob McAnally in the Violin Room.
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm KIDS TRACK WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Live Animal Show. Presented by: Silly Safari Show in the Dobro/Harp Room.
• 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm NEW: Turn Your Photos into DVDs with Music and Narration in Twenty Minutes. Presented by: Jim Eastin in the Guitar Room.
• 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: A Cades Cove Childhood. Presented by: J.C. and Margaret McCaulley in the Ukelele Room.
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Adobe Lightroom: Easy To Use and Learn Photo Editing Software. Presented by: Colby Mclemore in the Violin Room.
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Something Old, Something NEW, Something Borrowed and Something Grew. Presented by: Donna Stinnett in the Dobro Room. As people moved through America and Appalachia their culture and plants came with them.
• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway: "Gentlemen, You Will have a Rough Road to Travel": The battle between Tennessee and North Carolina over the Park Way route. Presented by: Dr. Harley Jolley and Stuart Jolley in the Harp Room.
• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Your Traveling Photography Kit. Presented by: Jim Eastin in the Guitar Room.
• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Bogger a Tall Tale of the Mountains. Presented by: Mary Phillips in the Breakfast Room. A reading and nature program for kids and adults. Limit 25 Kids Kindergarten through 6th grade and limit 15 Adults. Must pre-register at Information Table.
• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: When Momma was the Doctor in Cades Cove. Presented by: Dr. Gail Palmer in the Ukelele Room.
• 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: In the name of Nature Slide presentation. Presented by: Brad Jones in the Dobro Room.
• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Photo Exhibit Pick-up. All photo entries must be picked up by 6:00 pm in the Cello Room.
• 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Adobe Lightroom for Wilderness and Scenic Photography. Presented by: Colby McLemore in the Violin Room.
• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Taking Your Photography to Your Next Level. Presented by: Ron Plasencia and Larry Perry in the Guitar Room.
• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm KIDS TRACK WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Hug-A-Tree and Survive for Kids. Presented by: Joey Holt in the Harp Room.
• 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Nathan Sparks-A Cades Cove Frontiersman 1828-1891. Presented by: Larry Sparks in the Ukelele Room.
• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm KIDS TRACK WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Young Artists Coloring Session. Presented by: Louise Bales in the Breakfast Room. Limit 20 Kids 12 years old and under must preregister at Information Desk All materials needed will be provided.
• 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Wonderful Waterfalls: Tennessee Treasures Slide Presentation. Presented by: William Carter in the Dobro Room.
• 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Photography and the Creative Process. Presented by: William Jordan IV in the Violin Room.
• 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: Three Professors and a Mule. Presented by: Charles Maynard in the Dobro/Harp Room. One hundred years ago three professors from Maryville College walked through the Smokies with the help of a mule.
• 7:15 pm Ken Jenkins: NEW WILDERNESS WILDLIFE WEEK PROGRAM: in the Dobro/Harp Room.

Remember if you rent a cabin now for next years Wilderness Wildlife Week to take advantage of the cabin rentals discounts for the Smokies best cabins!