Cradle of Forestry announces fall events
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The following are the Cradle of Forestry’s fall events:
Sept. 28: National Public Lands Day
Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Free
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. NPLD is also a “Fee-Free Day” — one of only five days a year when entrance fees are waived at national parks and other public lands.
Additionally, the Cradle will host a special book signing with the author of “MOON TREE: The Story of One Extraordinary Tree,” Carolyn Bennett Fraiser, from 1-2 p.m., with a book reading to immediately follow.
Oct. 5: Forest Festival Day & Woodsman’s Meet
Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Admission: $10, General Admission (ages 13 & up); $6, Youth (ages 4-12);
Tickets available for purchase on site only at the Cradle of Forestry or Pink Beds Picnic area.
This event brings the whole Cradle of Forestry campus to life, showcasing forestry and traditional craft. Collegiate competitors will descend upon the Pink Beds Picnic area and test their skills at a number of events including archery, axe throwing, crosscut sawing and pole felling.
Attendees have the opportunity to make their own tree cookie and Smash NC will be on site serving burgers and more.
Oct. 12: Camping in the Old Style
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Included with site admission
The Cradle of Forestry in America invites the public to explore a re-created campsite of the early 1900s during its “Camping in the Old Style” event. A classic camping interpretive team known as the Acorn Patrol demonstrates the low-tech/high-skill approach as practiced in the outdoors during what some historians consider the Golden Age of Camping.
Oct. 25-26: The Legend of Tommy Hodges Outdoor Drama
Times: 7:30 p.m.
Admission: General Admission $30; Youth $15 (Ages 4-12);
Ticket Info: Tickets on sale now at gofindoutdoors.org.
During this unique and exciting outdoor performance, audiences will travel back in time to the early 1900s and hear Appalachian yarns about the mysterious and unknown once told by the legendary Tommy Hodges, a fictional student of the Biltmore Forest School.
Guests will be led around the Biltmore Campus Trail by different characters and watch as the story unfolds around them from all sides.
The Legend of Tommy Hodges is a homegrown amateur production presented by FIND Outdoors Team Members and our Cradle hosts. The play is not based on historical facts and the script changes from year to year.
