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SUMMARY:Foxfire Heritage Days
URL:https://feralskills.com/events/foxfire-heritage-days-2026-06-05
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:Foxfire Heritage Days is back June 5 and 6 for its 18th year! \
 n\n\n\nFourteen blacksmiths at the forge. Black powder rifle history. Pott
 ery on the wheel. Butter in the churn. Woodstove cooking\, canning\, weavi
 ng\, flint knapping\, basketry\, small engines\, music\, children’s activi
 ties\, and barbecue from Blue Hound Barbecue.  \n\n\n\nWhat makes Heritage
  Days special is where it happens! The demonstrations aren’t in booths\; t
 hey’re spread throughout our historic village\, inside and around the cabi
 ns\, porches\, and grounds. Families can wander the village\, hear the for
 ge\, smell what’s cooking\, and see what daily work looked like when these
  skills were still part of everyday life. \n\n\n\nFor two days\, demonstra
 tors will share the skills\, stories\, and hands-on Appalachian traditions
  that have shaped life for generations. Families can also visit the Childr
 en’s Village\, where kids can make something\, try activities\, ask questi
 ons\, with plenty of space to run around. \n\n\n\nDemonstrations \n\n\n\nF
 riday\, June 5 \n\n\n\nBasketmaking: Cleto Montelongo + Becky WattyBasket 
 weaving: Paula PuckettBlack powder rifles\, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.: Coley Coop
 erBlacksmithing: 14 Blacksmiths\, Joe Williams\, Wind ChapmanButter making
 : Mary WaldropCanning and jellies: Becky FloryCarpentry: Joe WilliamsChair
  caning: David Russell\, Joe LukeChildren’s activity\, morning and afterno
 onCooking: David Grist\, Linda Roberson\, Mike CharnokyFlintknapping: Jim 
 EnloeInstruments: Les BarnettMoonshine demonstration: David BanksMusic\, 1
 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Jake McCrackinPoplar basket folding: Andrew LeePottery: 
 Georgann LanichSoap making: Miss Jenny’s SoapsSpinning and felting: Kelly 
 ColdrenWalking sticks: Isabel KingWeaving: Sharon GristWoodcarving: Brian 
 LedfordWoodstove cooking: Tommy Waldrop \n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 6 \n\n\n\n
 Basketmaking: Cleto Montelongo + Becky WattyBasket weaving: Paula PuckettB
 lack powder rifles\, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.: Coley CooperBlacksmithing: 14 Bla
 cksmiths\, Joe Williams\, Wind Chapman\, tentativeButter making: Mary Wald
 ropCarpentry: Joe WilliamsChair caning: Ben Banick\, David Russell + wife\
 , Joe Luke\, tentativeChildren’s activity: Anne Pledger\, Ellen HendrixCoo
 king: David Grist\, Mike Charnoky\, Sharon StilesFlintknapping: Jim EnloeI
 nstruments: Les BarnettMoonshine demonstration: David BanksMusic\, 11 a.m.
  to 1 p.m.: Jake McCrackinPoplar basket folding: Andrew LeePottery: Georga
 nn LanichSmall engines: Kevin + Bill FountainSoap making: Miss Jenny’s Soa
 psSpinning and felting: Kelly ColdrenWalking sticks: Isabel KingWeaving: S
 haron GristWoodcarving: Brian LedfordWoodstove cooking: Tommy Waldrop \n\n
 \n\nFood and music:Blue Hound BarbecueLive music both days from 11am to 1p
 m featuring Jake McCrackin \n\n\n\nJune 5 and 69am to 4pm98 Foxfire Lane\,
  Mountain City\, GA \n\n\n\nVisitor Info for Foxfire Heritage DaysAddition
 al parking and a shuttle to the museum will be available at Blue Heights B
 aptist Church on Cross Street. \n\n\n\nOnce you arrive at Foxfire\, please
  stop by the Mercantile to purchase admission. From there\, you can head o
 ut onto the heritage trail\, where demonstrations\, children’s activities\
 , and more than 20 historic buildings will be open throughout the village.
  \n\n\n\nBefore you leave\, stop back by the Mercantile. Every Foxfire Boo
 k\, piece of Foxfire merch\, and local artisan item purchased helps suppor
 t our nonprofit and keeps this work going. \n\n\n\nThis Foxfire fundraiser
  is proudly sponsored by the City of Mountain City\, Chick-fil-A Clayton\,
  and McClain and Sons Excavating LLC \n\n\n\nSee less
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