What's Happening at Big South Fork Airpark

Coming this summer the Cumberland Home will be available at Big South Fork Airpark. It is a 2,500 sq/ft, 3 bedroom beautiful mountain home. Shown with a detached garage that includes a roof top deck and fireplace above that can be converted into a hangar. The home includes a standing seam metal roof, indoor and outdoor fireplace, custom natural stone tile showers, custom cabinets, granite counter tops, wood floors and a wraparound deck. The detached garage would be anyone’s favorite getaway. Preconstruction pricing available. For more information call (877) BSF-PARK or email us at sales@bsfairpark.com.

Jim and Dawn Curley from Missouri City, TX have started construction on their dream home at Big South Fork Airpark. They have a Satterwhite log home package with two large fireplaces, custom cabinets and floors, granite counter tops, natural tile showers and built in closets. Their future home is being built by our partner general contractor, Carolina Contractors, Inc. For more information on the Curleys project, please contact Chris Donald at chrisdonald@bsfairpark.com.

Plane and Pilot Magazine has recently published an article on airpark living. Written by James Wynbrandt, “Live With Your Airplane” mentions Big South Fork Airpark and some of the residents who call it home. Click Here for the full article.

U.S. Sport Aviation EXPO in Sebring set records for attendance and traffic according to organizers. The weather was perfect and for 2 hours on sat, Sebring was one of the busiest airports in the nation. We would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth and are looking forward to seeing all the folks we met at the show here at Big South Fork Airpark! Click Here for more information.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam says he now endorses death-tax repeal according to the Wall Street Journal. He had campaigned in 2010 to repeal the tax but once in office he became concerned about the revenue loss. Then this week he sealed a deal with the GOP state legislature to phase out the 9.5% estate tax entirely over four years. Nashville has never imposed an income tax, so by abolishing the estate tax Tennessee will make itself even friendlier to investment and to retirees. Click Here to read the entire Wall Street Journal article.

We would like to congratulate Leisa Finley from Wetumpka, Alabama for being the winner of our iPad give away contest! Way to go Leisa and have fun with your new iPad2. Everyone at Big South Fork Airpark had a great time at the NBAA 64th Annual Meeting & Convention in LasVegas, NV. We had an amazing turnout with tons people asking about the airpark and scheduling tours to come see us. This has been one of the best shows we have had so far!

The 8^th Annual Wings Over Big South Fork Air & Car Show was a big hit! The air show was full of fighter jets, war birds, stunt planes and the Remote Area Medical DC-3 and parachute team. Thanks to all of our residents and visitors for a great airshow! We had a great time during our annual airshow dinner at our welcome center and it was nice meeting with all of the new visitors. We can’t wait until next years Annual Wings Over Big South Fork Air & Car Show! Click Here for more information.

Join us for the 5th Annual Louie Bluie Festival Celebrating the Life of Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong. The festival will be held on October 1, 2011 from 10am – 7:45pm at the Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, TN.

This all-day family-fun festival features three stages of music including traditional Old-time, Blues, Gospel, Mountain Jazz, and Bluegrass, plus storytelling and theater and our Kid’s Fun Zone with lots of activities for the children.  High quality art and handmade crafts will be sold in the Craft Village, and a judged Art and Quilt Show will be in the Recreation Center.   Regional food vendors will be serving up a mouthwatering array of authentic Southern cooking, East Tennessee style.

The Louie Bluie Festival is named in honor of Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong (1909-2003), a LaFollette native and internationally acclaimed string band musician who grew up in LaFollette in the 1920s and became one of the nation’s finest string band musicians, as well as artist, storyteller, and writer.

CLICK HERE for more information.