Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The greased pig chases brought fun for kids of many ages and the 8-10-year-old group had the opportunity to catch the pig at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival Oct. 8. Camden Nichols, 8, fell down only to get back up and win the chase by catching the little swine first.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Luke, 6, and Simon, 3, enjoy their ice creams and festivities at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival with grandfather Elbert Bowles last Saturday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. : The Cunningham family traveled to Clayton from Newnan, Georgia to attend the Foxfire Mountaineer festival. Pictured are James with Bradley, 6, and Jackson, 9.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jacoby Ellison and Amber Boyd participate in the log-sawing activity at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival. Also pictured is volunteer Ted Altholz keeping the piece steady as they saw the log. Vladimir Kasperovich and Gabriella Pillay look on during the activity.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. R.B. Thrift and Shannon Fountain have a great time visiting all of the booths featured hand-crafter items at the Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Curtis Blackwell and the Dixie Bluegrass Boys perform live music at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival last Saturday. They were one of many live performances throughout the day.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Anne and Butch Bryant check out the Foxfire booth at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Billy Watts and Micah Watts, 6, learn about different crafts at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Clayton City Manager Trudy Crunkleton checks out handmade soaps at the Blackberry Farmstead booth with Richard Johnson at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Joann Lowe from Habersham and Chris White from Jackson County.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Caroline Lynch, 2, plays with beanbags at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Vladimir Kasperovich and Gabriella Pillay work on log-sawing at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Lena Musser, 2, plays with bean bags at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Deputy Renalli participates in the Kiwanis Club of Rabun County toilet paper toss at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County Band Boosters at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Sam Flaherty demonstrates Blacksmithing by making a knife at the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival.
Appalachian culture came to life in Rabun County Saturday, Oct. 8, as crowds of people came out for the Foxfire Mountaineer Festival for a successful weekend event.
The event was postpone...
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