Did You Know?
There are 26 tunnels and 151 bridges on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo by Hugh Morton
Dates
Sat, Apr 10, 2010
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost
$5 for adults; youth 16 and under free
America the Beautiful passes honored
Contact
USDA Forest Service
Cindy Carpenter
828.877.3265, x226
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http://www.cradleofforestry.com
Location
NC Highway 276, four miles south of Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 412 and 14 miles north of Brevard, NC
The Cradle of Forestry opens for the 2010 season with a celebration of traditional Blue Ridge culture. Volunteer crafters engage in heritage activities such as spinning, wood carving, and hearth cooking. A local family brings up a team of workhorses and, weather permitting, plows our garden and interacts with visitors, inviting them to learn to plow. The Cradle’s 1915 Climax locomotive is moved out of its winter shelter. The day closes with live traditional music by the garden.
