Post by The Cats on Jul 8, 2012 21:09:34 GMT -5
MAGGIE VALLEY — The more “no vacancy” signs Alaska Presley sees along Soco Road, the better.
Those red neon words posted at local motels and hotels mean tourists are in town, and that’s good news for Presley, the owner of Ghost Town in the Sky, one of Western North Carolina’s oldest and most beloved tourist attractions. First opened in 1961, the Wild West theme park rode a wave of pop culture interest in cowboys at the time that drew tens of thousands of visitors each year. Those visitors, and steady advertising, helped put Maggie Valley on the map.
www.citizen-times.com/article/20120708/NEWS/307080060/Ghost-Town-Sky-one-WNC-s-most-unique-tourist-attractions-comes-back-life?odyssey=mod|mostview
Those red neon words posted at local motels and hotels mean tourists are in town, and that’s good news for Presley, the owner of Ghost Town in the Sky, one of Western North Carolina’s oldest and most beloved tourist attractions. First opened in 1961, the Wild West theme park rode a wave of pop culture interest in cowboys at the time that drew tens of thousands of visitors each year. Those visitors, and steady advertising, helped put Maggie Valley on the map.
www.citizen-times.com/article/20120708/NEWS/307080060/Ghost-Town-Sky-one-WNC-s-most-unique-tourist-attractions-comes-back-life?odyssey=mod|mostview
