Decorate Bone Valley and Hall cemeteries
With the help and cooperation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the North Shore Cemetery Association will be hosting decorations at Bone Valley and Hall cemeteries on Sunday, June 22 with the first boat shuttle leaving at 8:30 a.m. and the last boat leaving at 10 a.m. from the Cable Cove Boating Access Area near Fontana Village.
Participants are asked to wear sturdy footwear and clothing suitable for hiking and outdoor activities. Remember to bring any prescription medications or other necessary items along with foul weather gear. Decorations are held regardless of weather. People may bring their own lunch, drinks and snacks, or a dish or two to share with those who “pot luck”. There are picnic tables at Bone Valley and plates and tableware are provided. Pets are not allowed, and service animals must be vested and muzzled if they bite.
Lunch will be between the Bone Valley and Hall decorations and shuttles will return back to Proctor immediately after lunch for those not going on to Hall. Most participants will be back to Cable Cove by 4:30 p.m.
There is generally a large attendance for these two decorations. Be prepared to wait up to an hour for the shuttles. Bone Valley (118 graves) is six miles up Hazel Creek and Hall (18 graves) is an additional two miles up Bone Valley Creek.
