Community supports 50th anniversary celebrating Appalachia
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Kermit Rood demonstrates rope making at Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend to youngsters Archer Reinhardt, 8; and Brandt Reinhardt, 6. The event was held June 7 and 8 in Mountain City during the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Foxfire Museum. Heritage Days continue to grow.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Flax demonstrator Carol Salloum with the group “Southeastern Civilian Living Historians” demonstrates how Flax seed becomes linen during Foxfire Heritage Days.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Attendees at Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend watch as Wind Chapman (left) demonstrates blacksmithing. The fundraiser festival was held June 7 and 8 during the 50th anniversary of the museum.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Les Barnett demonstrates his hand-made instruments at Gott Cabin during Foxfire Heritage Days in Mountain City June 7 and 8.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Demonstrator Isabel King at Foxfire Heritage Days last weekend speaks to event-goers Constanza Urresty and Eleonora Olguin about her Walking Sticks and Talking Sticks. Most Native American gatherings were held in a circle and the Talking Stick was passed around to each person. The person with the stick had their turn to speak.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers learn about Appalachian culture at the Wagon Shed during the Foxfire Heritage Days event last weekend. The June 7 and 8 event in Mountain City marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Foxfire Museum.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Jennifer Arbitter, vice-chair/vice-president of The Foxfire Fund, Inc. board of directors, sells raffle tickets during Foxfire’s Heritage Days event last weekend.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Cindy Hamilton, Randy Hamilton and Jef Fincher enjoy music by Tom Estes and Jake McCrackin at the pavilions of the Foxfire Museum during the Heritage Days event June 7 and 8.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Musicians Tom Estes and Jake McCrackin entertain event-goers at the pavilions during Foxfire Heritage Days June 7 and 8 in Mountain City. Many people enjoyed lunch at the pavilion, catered by North Georgia Catering Company, while listening to music. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the museum.
Megan Horn/The Clayton Tribune. Event-goers to the Foxfire Heritage Days event last weekend watch as Ben Banick demonstrates hewing logs. The June 7 and 8 event in Mountain City marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the Foxfire Museum.
Appalachian heritage came to life last weekend as locals and visitors alike learned about preserving its cultures and traditions during Foxfire Heritage Days Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8.
