Chuck
09-14-2009, 05:15 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg "It was these mountains that inspired us, put food on our table" and "gave us wonderful ideas for songs and stories." - Dolly Parton (http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/ambassador-dolly.htm)
http://www.youtube.com/v/XP0gklkfllo&hl=en&fs=1&NPS (http://www.nps.gov) - Oct 3, 2008
Her career spans decades. More here (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jaL3dDg1cImzca4oMrP3KJQhd_uQD9AFF48O2) --Ed.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent has announced that Dolly Parton has agreed to serve as the Ambassador during the Park’s celebration of its 75th Anniversary. As the Park’s Ambassador, Parton will lend her name and image to a variety of Park events, activities and informational media.
Ditmanson said "When we first sat down with our park partners and began brainstorming about how the Park’s anniversary could best gain national stature we asked ourselves: ‘If we could pick one person who is the most recognized and personifies the love of the Smokies, who would it be?’ The answer was a resounding ‘Dolly Parton! But she’s so much in demand; do you think she’ll do it?"... http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/ambassador-dolly.htm
http://www.youtube.com/v/XP0gklkfllo&hl=en&fs=1&NPS (http://www.nps.gov) - Oct 3, 2008
Her career spans decades. More here (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jaL3dDg1cImzca4oMrP3KJQhd_uQD9AFF48O2) --Ed.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent has announced that Dolly Parton has agreed to serve as the Ambassador during the Park’s celebration of its 75th Anniversary. As the Park’s Ambassador, Parton will lend her name and image to a variety of Park events, activities and informational media.
Ditmanson said "When we first sat down with our park partners and began brainstorming about how the Park’s anniversary could best gain national stature we asked ourselves: ‘If we could pick one person who is the most recognized and personifies the love of the Smokies, who would it be?’ The answer was a resounding ‘Dolly Parton! But she’s so much in demand; do you think she’ll do it?"... http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/ambassador-dolly.htm