A day of tribute to the many contributions of the region's
rural women will be celebrated on Saturday, June 21,
from 10 am to 4 pm at the Mountain Farm Museum at
Oconaluftee.
As part of the celebration, demonstrations among the
historic buildings will include hearth cooking, cornshuck
dolls, spinning, natural dyeing, clothes washing, music,
quilting and more.
The Mountain Farm Museum features a log home, barn,
and several other outbuildings as well as livestock, from
sheep to chickens, plus impressive row crops, such as
corn and sorghum. The gardens and orchards are made
up of heirloom varieties of apples, beans, tomatoes,
squash, peppers and peas.
All activities are free to the public. The Mountain Farm
Museum is located on Newfound Gap Road (U.S.
Highway 441), 2 miles north of Cherokee, North
Carolina. For additional information call the visitor center
at (828) 497-1904.