I love watching videos that explore Elkmont/Daisytown. This is by far the best walk through I have seen. Loved when you showed the comparisons to then and now. They've done a lot of work to save these cabins! And, thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I grew up going to Elkmont and staying in a cabin in the summers as a child. Our last summer there was 1992 I believe. I haven’t been back in a long time, makes me sad our cabin is no longer there. Lots of great memories made in that magical place!!
😮Gosh it's a shame that they had to knock down the cabins because of safety reasons. Because it's nice to look at all things and imagine people having a nice time and a fun time like you said. The only reason I found this is because I saw a RUclips short of someone driving through that Daisy town area and then somebody mentioned elkmont so I googled it inside of the RUclips search bar and came up with this. Thank you for the information. It looks like it was a lovely place I love a stone fences. And that Kevin didn't look that bad in the before shots. Oh well. Honestly they probably just didn't want people using it as a shelter. So many of those cabins look like they were amazing looking inside! Especially the one with the fireplace high up off the ground it looks like it was really huge inside and you're right oh my gosh the view of that River I wonder what the name of the river is. Great video! And I don't say that very much about a lot of videos so, I love you your enthusiasm and how you appreciate everything. Oh yeah I'm sure that water is freezing cold, because I've going into some of those streams in the Smoky mountains brrr cold! It was restored cabins look amazing inside in the Park service really could make money if they could rent those out to people and make them functional. I mean that one that you went inside of where I had the beautiful wood flooring that could accommodate like two families of people. And with the Park service allegedly hurting for funds I'm sure this would bring in money. But maybe they don't have the utilities going in there anymore I don't know. And that cabin with the kitchen and then the porch going right with the view of the woods they probably had a picnic table or table or something so they can eat outside under that porch. And then there was that one cabin that looked like I had a mud room with the sink in it and I imagine that that might have been a room where they could clean fish! I really enjoyed the tour of this place thank you very much for sharing! It's a shame the other little cabins were demolished especially right next to the creek it looked like it would have been so beautiful. I started watching this in the middle of the night and I got tired and watch the rest this morning and when I fell asleep I dreamed that I went to a cabin next to the creek that looked just like one of those in my dream but it was furnished and it was beautiful inside. And I'm 63 years old and I remember when I was a little girl singing that linoleum they were the kind that rolls up and it looks like it's fake carpet. I suspect it was much easier to take care of because a long time ago many people did not have vacuums and they had to take the carpets outside and beat them with wires and brooms so putting this flooring in was much easier cuz it could just be swept up. I remember my aunt purchase a mansion that was from the turn of the century and I think I remember that kind of stuff being in it, it had a lot of stuff in it. And that was interesting about the servants quarters, and just like you mentioned these people had money and basically it was an equivalent of cabins that are like mcmansion cabins. I actually live in Appalachia 2 mi from Berkeley Springs which is a resort town and there is a giant cabin up on the hill from here and it's a log cabin mcmansion! I'm going to subscribe to your channel and I love your positive exuberant attitude which is joyful and it helped get me out of my doldrums.and that tree in the beginning was amazing! You know they forested so many huge trees that were Pine that were like the redwoods did you know that on the east coast? And that tree must have been on their land and that's why it was not cut down, because I can imagine how much lumber they could have got from that tree.
Wow, so interesting. I would have loved to see this place in its glory days. As you walked through the cabins, I tried to picture how they would have been furnished. I was so impressed that you took pictures before and was able to show how they were now renovated. It's sad that they had to take a lot of the cabins down. I love that they kept the stoned chimneys and steps. You should be a tour guide. 😆 You did a great job on this video. So glad you shared this history with us.
Thank you so much! I would live in Daisy Town if the Park Service would let me and gladly be the tour guide in exchange for room and board! 😁 It's such a fascinating little area of the park and well worth a visit!
Ahh homes with character!! I love these old cabins. I appreciate you sharing the walkthrough and comparison between the last time y'all went and now.. wow it has changed. Sad to see so many fireplace remnants floating in nature like that, its lovely to imagine the life this land used to have during the summers 50-100 years ago :)
I just love the architecture!! And it was extremely sad that they had to tear those cabins down. I understand why but I still wish something else could've been done. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the before and after! The history of Elkmont is so fascinating!
Definitely want to visit this the next time we go to the mountains. We love going to the Park when we are in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. My favorite parts are the old cabins that are just open to walk through. One time we got lost on this loooong road that rises up out of Gatlinburg. There were the best creeks, old cabins, and bears with almost no other people around.
I love going through those cabins too! I'm so glad they preserved several parts of the communities that used to live there. And I think you'll love Elkmont. It's so peaceful!
Sure did enjoy the video Thanks so much for taking us along
I love watching videos that explore Elkmont/Daisytown. This is by far the best walk through I have seen. Loved when you showed the comparisons to then and now. They've done a lot of work to save these cabins! And, thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I grew up going to Elkmont and staying in a cabin in the summers as a child. Our last summer there was 1992 I believe. I haven’t been back in a long time, makes me sad our cabin is no longer there. Lots of great memories made in that magical place!!
Loved this video, and now we will go to Elkmont the next time we go to the smokies.
😮Gosh it's a shame that they had to knock down the cabins because of safety reasons. Because it's nice to look at all things and imagine people having a nice time and a fun time like you said. The only reason I found this is because I saw a RUclips short of someone driving through that Daisy town area and then somebody mentioned elkmont so I googled it inside of the RUclips search bar and came up with this. Thank you for the information. It looks like it was a lovely place I love a stone fences. And that Kevin didn't look that bad in the before shots. Oh well. Honestly they probably just didn't want people using it as a shelter. So many of those cabins look like they were amazing looking inside! Especially the one with the fireplace high up off the ground it looks like it was really huge inside and you're right oh my gosh the view of that River I wonder what the name of the river is. Great video! And I don't say that very much about a lot of videos so, I love you your enthusiasm and how you appreciate everything. Oh yeah I'm sure that water is freezing cold, because I've going into some of those streams in the Smoky mountains brrr cold! It was restored cabins look amazing inside in the Park service really could make money if they could rent those out to people and make them functional. I mean that one that you went inside of where I had the beautiful wood flooring that could accommodate like two families of people. And with the Park service allegedly hurting for funds I'm sure this would bring in money. But maybe they don't have the utilities going in there anymore I don't know. And that cabin with the kitchen and then the porch going right with the view of the woods they probably had a picnic table or table or something so they can eat outside under that porch. And then there was that one cabin that looked like I had a mud room with the sink in it and I imagine that that might have been a room where they could clean fish! I really enjoyed the tour of this place thank you very much for sharing! It's a shame the other little cabins were demolished especially right next to the creek it looked like it would have been so beautiful. I started watching this in the middle of the night and I got tired and watch the rest this morning and when I fell asleep I dreamed that I went to a cabin next to the creek that looked just like one of those in my dream but it was furnished and it was beautiful inside. And I'm 63 years old and I remember when I was a little girl singing that linoleum they were the kind that rolls up and it looks like it's fake carpet. I suspect it was much easier to take care of because a long time ago many people did not have vacuums and they had to take the carpets outside and beat them with wires and brooms so putting this flooring in was much easier cuz it could just be swept up. I remember my aunt purchase a mansion that was from the turn of the century and I think I remember that kind of stuff being in it, it had a lot of stuff in it. And that was interesting about the servants quarters, and just like you mentioned these people had money and basically it was an equivalent of cabins that are like mcmansion cabins. I actually live in Appalachia 2 mi from Berkeley Springs which is a resort town and there is a giant cabin up on the hill from here and it's a log cabin mcmansion! I'm going to subscribe to your channel and I love your positive exuberant attitude which is joyful and it helped get me out of my doldrums.and that tree in the beginning was amazing! You know they forested so many huge trees that were Pine that were like the redwoods did you know that on the east coast? And that tree must have been on their land and that's why it was not cut down, because I can imagine how much lumber they could have got from that tree.
Wow, so interesting. I would have loved to see this place in its glory days. As you walked through the cabins, I tried to picture how they would have been furnished. I was so impressed that you took pictures before and was able to show how they were now renovated. It's sad that they had to take a lot of the cabins down. I love that they kept the stoned chimneys and steps. You should be a tour guide. 😆 You did a great job on this video. So glad you shared this history with us.
Thank you so much! I would live in Daisy Town if the Park Service would let me and gladly be the tour guide in exchange for room and board! 😁 It's such a fascinating little area of the park and well worth a visit!
Interesting and beautiful.
Ahh homes with character!! I love these old cabins. I appreciate you sharing the walkthrough and comparison between the last time y'all went and now.. wow it has changed. Sad to see so many fireplace remnants floating in nature like that, its lovely to imagine the life this land used to have during the summers 50-100 years ago :)
I just love the architecture!! And it was extremely sad that they had to tear those cabins down. I understand why but I still wish something else could've been done. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the before and after! The history of Elkmont is so fascinating!
Super photography and narration. This video needs to be bumped up so others can see it. Subbed!
Thank you so much!!
Definitely want to visit this the next time we go to the mountains. We love going to the Park when we are in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. My favorite parts are the old cabins that are just open to walk through. One time we got lost on this loooong road that rises up out of Gatlinburg. There were the best creeks, old cabins, and bears with almost no other people around.
I love going through those cabins too! I'm so glad they preserved several parts of the communities that used to live there. And I think you'll love Elkmont. It's so peaceful!
The small cabin may have been for service workers, like a cook or maid.
I think you're right! I'm sure it was a novelty for the servants but also a lot of hard work!
That snug tee is distracting 👀✨
Super photography and narration. This video needs to be bumped up so others can see it. Subbed!
Thank you so much!!