GATLINBURG – Whitewater rafting season is officially underway on the Pigeon River, as outfitters across East Tennessee ...

River Rat Rafting Outpost reopens in Hartford post-flood from Helene, drawing about 3,000 visitors daily. The community ...

For rafting companies across East Tennessee ... Smoky Mountain Outdoors in Hartford sits right next to the Pigeon River, and when Hurricane Helene hit they weren't sure what would come next.

Rocks have shifted, channels have widened and the Pigeon River flows past interstate construction. But Tennessee rafting ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents President Donald Trump with a gilded gift—a framed copy of Trump’s grandfather’s ...

April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pigeon River in Hartford, Tennessee, is officially open for the 2025 whitewater season after completing extensive repairs to its rafting infrastructure ...

Rafting in the Smokies is among the 12 water adventure businesses in Hartford that have set up shop along Pigeon River channels over the years. By employing locals who have grown up on the river ...

While Hartford rafting businesses worried Hurricane Helene flood damage would wipe out their entire tourism season, most were ready to welcome back visitors to the Pigeon River at the start of the ...