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Special
activities to celebrate the 75th
Anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains
National Park and the beauty of nature.
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9:00am—11:00am: Wildflower Walk on
Chestnut Top Trail with Tom Harrington;
limit 25 (call 865-448-6134 to reserve a
spot). Meet Townsend Visitors Center.
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10:00am: Hedgewood Gardens Tour. Meet
Townsend Visitors Center.
11:00am:
Clogging Demonstration and Instruction: Jack
Patton at the Stage
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1:00pm—5:00pm: White Oak Sinks Hike
(moderate) with Ann Froschauer; limit 15
(call 865- 448-6134 to reserve a spot)
Meet Townsend Visitors Center.
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1:00pm—4:00pm: Featured Author and
Booksigning: Steve Cotham, Great
Smoky Mountains National Park,
historic photographs from the McLung
Collection
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2:00pm:
Hedgewood Gardens Tour. Meet Townsend
Visitors Center.
Plus, all of
these favorite Festival events:
Bluegrass
Music on the stage and pickin’ on the porch
and in the grove
Evening
Concert by special guest Steve Kaufman,
three time national flatpicking guitar champ
Arts and
Crafts Booths along the Bike Path
“Smokin’ in
the Smokies” BBQ and other good food
Cake Raffles
and Bake Sale for Hearts and Hands
Scholarship Fund
Arts and
Crafts Demonstrations in the Exhibit Room
Basketry:
Bonny Kate Sugg
Woodcarving: Lendel Abbott
Quilting:
Ila Mae Morton and Maetta Conrad
Rug
Hooking: Carol McBride
Weaving:
Effie Suttles
Spinning:
Dale Liles
Charcoal/Pencil Art: Andy England
Antique Cars,
Smoky Mountain Model A Club. In front of the
Visitors Center
Appalachian
Demonstrations around the grounds
Mountain
Berry Basket Making and Poetry: Bill
Alexander
Lye Soap
Making and Old Time Skills: Sallie Swor
Bee Keeping
and Bee Hive Observation: Tony Holt
Blacksmithing, Hugh Bowie
Spinning
with Angora rabbit fur, Sheri Liles
Cornmeal
Making: Ronald Fowler
Cades Cove
Preservation Association Exhibits
Appalachian
Bear Center activity Booth |