NEW event this year!- a celebration of wood which connects its historic and contemporary uses. Crafters and presenters include: Portable woodmizer turning logs into lumber, wood burning, pine needle basketry, lye soap making, fiddle making, music from wooden instruments such as harps and dulcimers, woodworking, woodturning, and non-profit that donates wooden toys made by members […]

One of our more popular events, meet these fascinating pack animals who each have their own “personality.” Presented by Challenge Adventures. ? Learn about the special adaptations llamas have for the trail. ? Llamas carry your lunch & snacks. Ice tea will be provided. ? Take turns leading llamas on a 2-mile trail walk.

It is spring plowing time in the mountains! Step back to the historic days of the Biltmore Forest School. Experience  life in a mountain community with your imagination. Meet old-time homesteaders David and Diane Burnette and their Percheron draft horses. Weather permitting, the horses will plow the Cradle's heritage garden. Watch them in action. Try plowing the […]