Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jim Enloe demonstrates Flintknapping at Foxfire Heritage Days last Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7. Flintknapping is a skill that has been around for thousands of years and is a term used to describe forming tools and weapons from stone.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Steven Webster (left) visits the Foxfire Museum during Heritage Days on Friday, June 6, and asks demonstrator Christopher Botkin about his craft. The two-day event was a fundraiser for the Mountain City nonprofit.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. The Damron family had a great time touring the Foxfire Museum during Heritage Days last weekend. Pictured are Stu, Cooper, Conrad and Max. The two-day fundraising event was held in Mountain City on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers to Foxfire Heritage Days enjoy Gospel singing and old-time music performed live at the Reeves Pavilion on Friday, June 6.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Christopher Botkin demonstrates his craft as he works to saw a log during Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend. The two-day fundraiser event on June 6 and 7 celebrated folklife traditions and supported local nonprofit Foxfire.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Laura West helps Elias Dean, 7, and Jase Dean, 11, with the fun activity of walking sticks during Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend. The two-day fundraiser event on June 6 and 7 celebrated folklife traditions and supported local nonprofit Foxfire.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Les Barnett with Mountain Man Music is a local who frequents Foxfire as a demonstrator. During Heritage Days Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, he demonstrated his unique Panjos and Canjos to visitors.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Board Member Anne Pledger (left) and Foxfire Associate Sally Dicharry check people in at Foxfire Heritage Days Friday, June 6. The two-day fundraising event was held in Mountain City on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7.
Crowds of people showed out to the 17th annual Foxfire Heritage Days two-day event on Friday, June 6, and Saturday, June 7, to support the local nonprofit and celebrate folklife traditions.
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