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Dolly Parton announces $500 million “Dollywood” theme park expansion

Dolly Parton’s world-famous Dollywood theme park has announced upcoming construction on additions to the park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. set to be completed by 2023.  Guests can look forward to an entirely new resort as a result of the project, with The HeartSong Lodge & Resort to stand five stories tall and include more than 300 guest rooms. The HeartSong Lodge & Resort will be located next door to Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Space, which was completed in 2019 during an earlier phase of the overall park expansion project.

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Luke Bryan announces 2021 ‘Farm Tour’ dates

Luke Bryan is bringing back the Farm Tour this fall, visiting six farms across the Midwest in September. The 12th annual trek kicks off on September 9 at  Statz Bros. Farm in Wisconsin, followed by stops in Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio before wrapping at Kubiak Family Farms in Michigan on September 18.The Farm Tour was launched in 2009, however was on hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Said Luke in a statement:  “I think I am more excited about this year’s Farm Tour than any other year. Growing up in a farming family in rural Georgia I know how hard farming can be even on a good year, and how hard those families work from sun-up to sundown. They never stopped providing for all of us. Ever. It’s time to thank our farmers, once again. It’s going to mean even more to me this year.”Tickets for the Farm Tour go on sale June 11 at 10 a.m. local time.