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Gas Prices, Slow Growth Test Blount County Tourism Outlook

Giant sasquatch character poses with man and woman during festival
The 6th Annual Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival is scheduled for May 2 in Townsend, while the 44th Annual Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games are scheduled to begin May 16. Each festival draws thousands of visitors to the region each year.

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