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Opening Day and Appalachian Folkways Celebration at the Cradle of Forestry

Cradle of Forestry in America 11250 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States

Opening Day at the Cradle of Forestry celebrates Appalachian culture and heritage from the days of the Biltmore Forest School. Visitors will journey back in time to a small 1900's mountain community on the historic Biltmore Campus Trail to explore how people of the day worked and played. Guests are encouraged to interact with demonstrators, […]

Old Time Plowing and Folkways

Cradle of Forestry in America 11250 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States

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 […]

$3 – $12

Tea With Llamas

Cradle of Forestry in America 11250 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States

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.

Free – $5

May the Forest Be With You

Cradle of Forestry in America 11250 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States

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 […]

Free – $5

 

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