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Maggie Valley boasts a rich mountain history and has everything you need, from unique shops and restaurants to great places to stay, no matter the season. If you like to get off the beaten path, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway are just a hop and a skip away. You can explore some of Southern Appalachia's best-kept secrets using Maggie Valley as your home base. Whether you spend the day paddling a whitewater river or hiking in the Smoky Mountains, you can come home to Maggie Valley for a restful evening or hit the town for a night of good food, music and dancing. When the weather starts cooling down, the action on the ski slopes begins to heat up on some of the southeast's best runs.  

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May 2 -- Ghost Town opens for the season. June 21--19th Annual Smoky Mountain Trout Festival July 4-- Red, White & Boom!

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Contact Us

Haywood County Tourism Development Authority 800-334-9036 www.smokeymountains.net

Who was Maggie?
The valley's namesake is a testament to its roots as an early settlement in the Smoky Mountains. In the late nineteenth century, this North Carolina community in the Smokies was reaching a critical population mass and the time had come for their own post office. The man who had arranged mail pickup from a nearby community submitted several names, including those of his three daughters, to the U.S. Postal Service as possibilities for the new post office. The U.S. Postmaster decided on Maggie as the new post office name, and the rest is history. According to local lore, when Maggie found out the post office and town would be named after her, the young girl was so embarrassed she burst into tears. Maggie later married and moved away, but she did come back to the valley many times before her death in 1979.

Maggie Valley Area Visitors Bureau
(828) 926-1686 - 800-624-4431 - P.O. Box 279, Maggie Valley, NC 28751
e-mail: cmaggie@maggievalley.org

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