[Bristol-Birds] Re: BBC Cranberry Festival Bogwatch --- See you there!

Saturday, October 8th from 8 AM until 2 PM, more or less.

From your direction, come up I-81 to the exit for TN 394 at Blountville (probably the first exit for the Bristol Motor Speedway). Go east on 394 (right) about 10 miles to US 421. Take a right at the traffic light. Stay on 421 for 20 miles to Shady Valley. The primary intersection is easily identified by several market/gas station/restaurant enterprises, one of which sports a silo. We often "meet at the silo" which usually means inside the restaurant. From this intersection, turn left onto TN Rt. 133, Quarry Bog is located on Tn Rt. 133 8/10 of a mile from the valley's main crossroads in the direction of Damascus, Va. and Backbone Rock. This is just 1/2 mile north of Shady Valley School on the left. You will notice a massive oak tree on the left (same side as school) and your turn into the lane and our group can be found gathered at the end of the lane at the edge of the Quarry Bog Preserve property We will be at Quarry Bog at 8 AM.

We will leave sometime late morning to visit the Dickey Preserve. Some may leave to view/ride in the parade or to get lunch. You can bring your own picnic lunch or partake in the goodies available at the Ruritan booth at Shady Valley Elementary School grounds. More info on the Festival below. The following link is from the Nature Conservancy re the bogs in Shady Valley.

http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/tennessee/preserves/art10177.html

October 7 & 8
Cranberry Festival
In Shady Valley TN.
You are invited to come to Shady Valley in the fall, and celebrate the remaining small natural and non-commercial cranberry bogs. Very unique in this area.
Date:
October 07 2005 Bean Supper & Auction 5-10 P.M.
October 08, 2005 Parade, Festival
Location:
Shady Valley Elementary School on TN.. Highway 133 Shady Valley is 18 miles southeast of Bristol on US 421 22 miles south of Abingdon, Va. on US 58 and TN. 133 37 miles north of Boone, NC on US 421 20 miles northeast of Elizabethton on TN. Highway 91
Parking:
Two large fields near the school grounds.
Admission:
There is no general admission charge to the festival grounds or the school.
Description of Events:
Friday evening events consist of a fund-raising Bean Supper and Auction at the Shady Valley School. Saturday events include a parade, ending at the Shady Valley School grounds. Free informative tours of Cranberry Bog and wetlands restoration areas are offered in the afternoon. Day long festivities at the school grounds include live country & gospel music, rides & games, large craft sales area, apple butter making, various food vendors and helicopter rides near the Fire Hall. Indoor exhibits include a wild life program, homemade quilt and canning exhibits. Plus much more
The Shady Valley Cranberry Festival is a festival celebrating the unusual natural history of Tennessee's highest cove valley and existing for the benefit of historic Shady Valley Elementary School and the community of Shady Valley, Tennessee. The natural history of the valley includes naturally occurring cranberry and sphagnum bogs and other northern plant varieties left from the last Ice Age. These relics of a colder climate continue to reside in this valley in part because of its elevation and topography. The Shady Valley School has its own distinct history. It is built on 1938 under the Work Projects administration. Being constructed by valley residents of field stone and local chestnut lumber. The building has its own roots in native materials and workmanship. It continues to this day to house classes for about 70 pupils in grade K through 6.
For Additional Information:
call Curtis Sluder or Karen Anderson at 423-727-5800 mailing address Shady Valley Cranberry Festival P.O. Box 44 Shady Valley, TN.37688



At 06:40 AM 10/5/2005, you wrote:

 Date, time, directions?

M.S.


From:  wwg <wwg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject:  [Bristol-Birds] BBC Cranberry Festival Bogwatch --- See you there!
Date:  Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:53:30 -0400
>I will be there and will have a pot of coffee brewing (regular and
>decaf). Also hot water for whatever else you might desire --- BYOE
>(Bring Your Own Exotics).  I hope to be there early for the pancake
>breakfast, if that is too early for you, see you at Quarry Bog.
>Looking forward to those polish dogs. Mmmmm!
>
>Bill Grigsby
>President, Bristol Bird Club
>Kingsport, TN
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