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While in Pigeon Forge I had the opportunity to visit the Titanic Museum. This museum exhibit is one of the largest permanent collections of Titanic artifacts and memorabilia. As I entered the museum I was given a boarding pass with the name of an actual Titanic passenger. Often, as you are walking through the museum, you can check to see if anything from your passenger was located and is on display in the museum. I didn’t find anything belonging to my passenger, a governess to a 19 year old girl, but at the end of the tour is a wall with information about all the passengers – those who survived and those that did not. My passenger survived.

I was really touched by this museum. I have always been interested in how real people lived, not about the mechanics of a certain situation, but what their day to day experiences were. This museum not only tells you about what happened to the Titanic, but it gives you a glimpse into how magnificent the ship was, and the types of people about her.

Several installments in the museum were particularly interesting to me. The first is a simple stairwell modeled after one on the ship. As you stand looking at this stairwell water begins to pour down the stairs. It is haunting to watch and of course your mind wanders to imagine yourself in that very real and very scary situation. I can still feel the panic rising in my stomach as I type this. Another very haunting exhibit are pictures taken by a young priest who got off the Titanic at it last port of call before heading out into the Atlantic. His photography brought real people into the exhibit, they were no longer names or objects left behind, but they were humans captured on film.

Two other exhibits were fascinating and enlightening, but equally powerful. One is from the bridge. You get to see what the Titanic’s captain and officers must have seen that fateful night and you get a chance to feel how terribly cold the water was. I can not imagine being dumped into an ocean so cold and so black. And for me the other impactful installment is a miniature deck where you get to experience the degree at which the Titanic was tilted in the water. There was no way you could remain upright as the floor slanted so violently upward.

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I had the audio tour provided for me by the Titanic Museum and I would highly recommend it, although it is not necessary when enjoying the museum. All opinions are my own.

I don’t think I have ever yelled so much in my entire life as I did while watching the Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge. This place is crazy fun. When all 34 of us bloggers arrived at the Lumberjack Feud we were totally excited to see some lumberjacks do their stuff, but I don’t think any of us really knew what to expect. We were in for a pleasant (and not unattractive) surprise!

We were seated on the Dawson side of the arena and were introduced to our lumberjack family. And then the yelling began. We cheered for our lumberjacks, our dogs and our audience participation contestants.  We jeered at the other family, their lumberjacks, their dogs and their audience participation contestants. It was quite loud and a ton of fun.

During the Lumberjack Feud Ranger Black keeps an eye on the teams and helps move the story along. He acts as judge over the contestants and I have to say, there were a few times I didn’t agree with Ranger Black’s decisions, but ultimately truth prevailed and the Dawson clan won! As it should be.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, even if it was the reason I lost my voice, and the food was great too. I loved the ribs and the mac and cheese. The staff was friendly and encouraging but not intrusive. I wanted a lumberjack cookie, but never got one. When you go, see if you can get one. Having a cute kid with you makes it a bit easier. I loved the adorable Lumberjack Feud souvenirs they had in their shop, including the cute T-shirts they have for the kids. There were a ton of people celebrating all sorts of life events such as birthdays and wedding anniversary. One man even got up on stage and proposed to his wife all over again (PS – She said “yes”).

Lumberjack Feud is a whole lot of fun in an easy setting. I thing it would be a great place to take the whole family. We even saw a few sleeping babies there – but I have no idea how they slept through the chainsaw events.

Lumberjack Feud was a complimentary show as part of my Brandcation package. All opinions are my own.