Book Learnin’
Written by Grayson Shelor, Tremont Teacher Naturalist and Librarian Big Will Walker, patriarch of Walker Valley where the Tremont Institute now sits, was said to have owned three books: the Bible, an almanac, and a biography of Ulysses S. [...]
Tremont Writers Conference hosts Writing the Appalachians, a public forum featuring renowned authors, October 28
TOWNSEND, TN — Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is pleased to announce Writing the Appalachians, an evening of literary exploration, held Saturday, October 28, at Maryville College’s Clayton Center. The public forum brings Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers together [...]
Tremont Institute Second Campus Plans Receive Strong Community Support
TOWNSEND, TN. — Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont unveiled the designs for their second campus expansion at their annual fundraiser on August 26, 2023. The response was positive, resulting in over $175,000 in on-site gifts in support of [...]
