Elizabethton & Carter County

Join us as we celebrate fall in Downtown Elizabethton. Live music, food, craft exhibits and games.
(423) 547-3854
www.elizabethtonchamber.com

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October 23, 2010

at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area in Elizabethton. Don’t miss this tremendously popular craft extravaganza just in time for Christmas. Forty-eight local crafts persons exhibit their talents with a Christmas twist!
Friday, November 12 - 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday, November 13 - 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday, November 14 - 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
423-543-5808
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals

Strange things happen around All Hallows Eve, especially at a 200 year-old mansion. Join us for tales of woe and terror, the weird and macabre, with a touch of wit thrown in for good measure. Don’t be afraid, the graveyard at the Carter Mansion isn’t haunted…we think!

This four-day exhibition, sponsored by the Sycamore Shoals Stitchers, features a show and demonstrations by local quilters held in the park museum. Bed quilts, wall hangings, holiday and baby quilts, miniatures and antique quilts will be on display.
Thursday – Saturday September 30, October 1 & 2 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday, October 3 1 pm – 4:30 pm

Knapping—with a “K”—has nothing to do with sleep! Knapping is the art of making stone tools, and the Knap-In at Fort Watauga is our celebration of Tennessee Archaeology Week. Watch primitive skills craftsmen make arrowheads, spear points, and other survival tools. There will be demonstrations of primitive tools such as the bow, arrow, and atlatl throughout the day

Members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association have recreated the historic march to King’s Mountain since 1975. On September 25, marchers will cross the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals, just as the Overmountain militia crossed 230 years ago. Saturday, September 25-1:00 pm (approximate time)

at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Site. Join us for an interactive adventure tour of Fort Watauga and the surrounding forest, set in the dark and uncertain years of the Revolutionary War. Reenactors in period clothing will portray a variety of characters, from fighters and hunters to spies and thieves. Space is limited on each tour, so you must have a reservation to attend! By Reservation Only - Saturday, September 25 - 8:00, 8:20, 8:40 & 9:00 pm.
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/
423-543-5808

at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area. Join us for an encampment by the Overmountain militia before the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780. Live some of the most crucial days of the American Revolution! Call the park for a schedule of events.
Saturday, September 25 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 26 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/
423-543-5808

Join us for two days of history, music, and fun at the Carter Mansion, the oldest frame house in Tennessee. Travel back to the 1770s…the American colonies struggle against Britain, and the Patriot frontiersmen gather together to celebrate Independence. See local craftsmen demonstrate traditional skills such as natural dyeing and colonial cooking. Elizabethton.
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/
423-543-5808