Savoring the Sweet Life

A cool, green, quiet space
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The Creek House kitchen
I have been remiss. With eleventy bazillion photos of the Creek House all over this website and also www.maggievalleycottage.com, I didn’t realize I skipped pictures of my hands-down favorite place to be – in the kitchen! Now, this is not a dream house magazine spread designer gourmet kitchen. Far from it. It isn’t snazzy. But […]
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Picnic Lunch in the Great Smoky Mountains
At last! Something special for our hikers. Our Picnic Package always includes the basket – so that you can take it with you on your travels. We’ve just gotten in our newest edition of baskets: a backpack! These things are SO COOL! The body of the backpack is insulated, and when you unzip the outside […]
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The WNC Cheese Trail – an artisnal delight
Head down to the Montgomery Street Market…
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October’s Bright Blue Weather deserves a mention, today!

October’s Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) O SUNS and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hour October’s bright blue weather; When loud the bumble-bee makes haste, Belated, thriftless vagrant, And Golden-Rod is dying fast, And lanes with grapes are fragrant; When Gentians roll […]
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The heck with the red hat; gimme the yoga pants
I will go all week without cooking one egg.
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Trout Fishing – complete with rod & reel and mini-tackle box with lures $5
Mountain Heritage Trout Waters program makes it a piece o’ cake to fish for trout while you’re staying with us!
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Guest Blogger? How about Guest Poet…
Shh.. I have a secret
That I just have to tell
I met a fairy godmother
Into the rabbit hole I fell.
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Appalachian Mountains? Smokies? Blue Ridge?
The Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, and Appalachian Mountains all come together for you at Timberwolf Creek.
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Gunfights and glory at Ghost Town in the Sky
From Larry’s Desk… People always ask me ‘What’s there to do in Maggie Valley?’ My answer, with a wink is, ‘Nothing. And we like it like that.’ But truth be told there are a lot of things to do. Unique things that you just can’t do most other places. Like this one. The Ghost Town […]
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