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Great Smoky Mountains Bike Week June 16th - 21st

	Event Alert! The premier of The Great Smoky Mountains Bike Week - Cancelled As you probably know, The Great Smoky Mountain Bike Week was cancelled a second time. We were not made aware of this until the last minute. At Smoky Mountain Connection we do our best to make sure all events and information is up to date but unfortunately sometimes things change without notification and we do not have time to respond. Our staff at Smoky Mountain Connection is trying to find out more information as to why the event was cancelled and if it will be rescheduled. Please check back often for updates on this event and other information about the Eat Drink Go Experience in the Smoky Mountains. Event Website: www.greatsmokymountainbikeweek.com. I was very excited about this event for a number of reasons but the foremost reason is the Smoky Mountains is such a beautiful place to ride with sweeping curves and gorgeous views and so many people... (Read More)

’09 Riding Season Has Officially Started - Daytona Bike Week

	Daytona Bike Week It has finally arrived!!! I had the good fortune to attend Daytona Bike Week '09. The weather was perfect for the official start to the 2009 riding season. Luckily avid motorcyclists haven’t gotten word there is a recession. The streets were filled with people from everywhere at one of the biggest motorcycle events in the U.S. We saw all types of motorcycles and all types of people riding them. No one really cares who you are or what type of ride you have, all that matters is that you share the experience and the road. While in Daytona we visited a lot of the vendors who were there to showcase equipment for your bike and accessories to make your ride more comfortable and safe. One of the things that caught our eye is the Nolan helmet with the Bluetooth built in the helmet. That is at the top of my wish list. One of our rides took us by the ocean on A1A. That is one of my favorite things to do when visiting Daytona. There is nothing better than being on that bike with the ocean waves crashing on the shore as you ride along chasing the setting sun. Ride safe and ride often. Karen

Wheels Through Time Museum Maggie Valley, NC

	Attraction Alert! The Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum indicates on its website that "The Wheels Through Time Museum is closed as of December 1, 2008" We contacted the museum and here is their response... Thanks for contacting us. The museum closed its day to day operations on December 1st and has not set a re-opening date for the future. Currently, we are focusing on ramping up our virtual museum experience at www.WheelsThroughTime.com , and currently have over 280 shows online about the museum, its collection, and everything related. The site is 100% free and lets you visit Wheels Through Time everyday right from your own computer. We have our full gift shop online and virtual visitors are also able to purchase museum DVD's and raffle tickets on the 2009 WTT Raffle Bike -- a 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead. Its a wonderful site and we're adding more videos and info all the time. If your intentions were to visit the museum during your trip to Maggie Valley please call ahead their number is 828-926-6266

Myrtle Beach Bike Week

	Myrtle Beach Bike Week Do you know what's going on? Will there be a 2009 Myrtle Beach Bike Week??? Now does it have to be this confusing…

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Wearable Ride Diary! Show off where you've been. Our SmokyMountainConnection.com T-shirt is now available through the web site! Listed on the back are the roads all bikers aim to conquer...let others know which road you've vanquished by marking it off on the back as you go. We've gotten emails from riders who say they are planning on marking the date of their ride on a particular road, crossing the road off, making their shirt into a wearable rider's diary. Good idea! Got other ways to use your shirt? We'd like to know about it.

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Motorcycle & Mountain Trivia

	The very first Harley-Davidson was created by three brothers and their friend. What are their names? 1903 was the first year for H-D, what year was the first V-twin introduced? The Iron Butt Rally is held in the US every two years and starts at different points each time it runs. How many miles does a biker have to travel and in how many days? Tennessee was at first part of North Carolina, and then was known briefly as the State of Franklin. It later became part of the "U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio," and finally was admitted to the Union as the State of Tennessee--the 16th state--on June 1, 1796, and ranks 17th in population compared to other states. There are two official flowers for the state of Tennessee, the Iris and the Passion Flower. While there are several different colors among the iris, and the act naming the iris as the state flower did not name a particular color, by common acceptance the purple iris is considered the state flower. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited park in our country. Over 9 million mountain adventurers come from all over the USA and the world to experience the beauty of the Smokys.

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Event Cancellation
By The SMC Staff in 6/24/2009 12:31:37 PM
Dear Standridge: You are absolutely correct and in the future we will do our best to avoid this situation. Please visit the site often for new information.

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By Standridge in 6/18/2009 5:30:22 PM
Good site, just wish that it was posted that Pigeon Forge Rallies had been cancelled BOTH weeks. It would help those who have to ask off work.

Good Site
By Jim in 6/17/2009 2:10:50 PM
This site has a lot of great information on it.

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I love this site! Great job!

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I really like all the information found on this site and it is so easy to use.

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By Anonymous in 3/23/2009 4:34:07 PM
Your site has a great section for rides. There are roads that I did not know about.

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