Atop the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's third-highest peak stands LeConte Lodge. Its origins lie with a young man from Knoxville named Paul Adams and his faithful dog, Cumberland Jack, or, as he was known on the mountain, Smoky Jack. More to the story: https://bit.ly/3XpvLEX More stories, here: https://www.wbir.com/ Subscribe to WBIR for exclusive content: https://www.youtube.com/c/WBIR10 WBIR Channel 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee produces award-winning, community-centered content "Straight From The Heart" of East Tennessee. We strive to be good citizens, to do what is right, and to be fair and honest. We care. Follow WBIR on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WBIRChannel10 Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbir Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbirchannel10/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbir 00:00 Intro 00:16 Land for a new national park 00:36 A camp on LeConte 01:01 Paul Adams 01:21 Cumberland Jack 01:52 Renamed to Smoky Jack 02:05 An Army-inspired idea 02:28 Saddlebags 02:39 Smoky Jack's new job 03:07 Paul Adams' camp on Mount LeConte 03:16 Stories from the summit 03:21 Huggins Hell 03:40 Jack's bad habit 03:53 Making headlines 04:06 Paul Adams fired, Jack Huff hired 04:29 Leaving the Smokies 04:35 Cumberland Jack again 04:55 Foothold in the foothills 05:11 From little acorns, mighty oaks grow 05:40 Fixture in the lore of the Great Smoky Mountains 06:11 Legacy