Cabins in the Smoky Mountains

There are a a number of places within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park that cater for the teaching of Arts and Crafts. One of which is the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont (http://www.gsmit.org)

This Institute is a year round residential environmental education centre in the Smokies. The Institute offers workshops and programmes for everyone from Children to “Elderhostel” groups and teachers.

Some of the programmes and classes include from time to time, hiking, slide shows on the flora, fauna and ecosystem of the Smokies, mountain music, living history lessons and wildlife demonstrations.

Another Centre is called A Walk in the Woods in Gatlinburg and features a wide range of classes and seminars for learned, established and budding naturalists. Some of the classes on offer from A Walk in the Woods include classes on edible and medicinal plants, primitive skills, compass navigation, backpacking and nature exploration with Children.

Also in Gatlinburg is the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (http://www.arrowmont.org). This teaches year-round arts and crafts classes for everyone from the novice to the professional. Weekend classes and longer workshops cover subjects ranging from basketry and woodturning to organic sculpture and metal arts.