The Southern Highland Reader

KNOXVILLE/REGIONAL–Public television will air the newest Ken Burns documentary this September. The much-anticipated production, called “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” will feature the Great Smoky Mountains heavily. The Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will screen an hour-long sneak preview June 1, at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville. In conjunction, the Museum of East Tennessee History will offer free admission from 4-7:30 p.m. on June 1, immediately prior to the film screening.

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