When did people start thinking that Gregory was a good place to go and get blueberries?
AS: Oh, I can’t answer that. I don’t think that was the main reason why people went to Gregory, in my time at least. It was the azaleas. It was always pointed up as the outstanding flower show of the Smokies, period, even certainly overtopping the rhododendrons. Of course I’m speaking in the layman’s language. They are both Rhododendrons. But I’ve always told people that if they really went to see rhododendron, they should go to Roan Mountain instead of going up to the Alum Cave Rocks, which is certainly not comparable to the show that you get at Roan Mountain. Gregory’s was simply an objective for azaleas in the latter half of June. ML: Was the view of Cades Cove a point that people liked about that, or had it pretty much grown up by then? AS: The view from where? ML: The view from Gregory of Cades Cove. AS: Well, I don’t think you could see much of Cades Cove from Gregory as I recall. Certainly not the view of Cades Cove from the Cades Cove What’s the nature trail that starts in the
