Perusing the web site of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, we see a packed calendar: Leaf Lookers Gemboree Date(s): Oct 14, 2011 – Oct 16, 2011 When: Fri & Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am – 4pm Where: Macon County Community Building Fine Jewelry, Rought & Cut Gemstones, Minerals, Fossils & More! Adults $2 Children 12 and [...]
Archive for the ‘Festivals’ Category
A few tidbits – Late October in Franklin
October 13, 2011
WNC Pottery Festival and Clay Olympics
October 13, 2011
Downtown Dillsboro, NC hosts the Western North Carolina Pottery Festival, a juried festival that attracts master potters from across the U.S. This year’s event is Saturday, Nov.5th, featuring the work of 42 clay artists. Half of the potters hail from the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, while the other half are from as far [...]
ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge
October 13, 2011
Spend Saturday, Oct. 22nd enjoying the arts in Sylva, NC at ColorFest, Art of the Blue Ridge. Sylva is a gorgeous 30 minute drive from Franklin or Sit a Spell Cabin, and the fall colors can only enhance your trip “over the mountain” to Sylva. From 10 am until 4 pm on the 22nd, you [...]
Taste of Scotland Festival in Franklin
June 4, 2007
Franklin and the surrounding area have a deep Scottish heritage – the mountains of Western North Carolina reminded the Scots-Irish settlers of their homeland – and many settled here. That heritage will spill into the streets of downtown Franklin during the annual Taste of Scotland Festival – held June 15, 16, and 17, 2007. A [...]
Join Us on the River!
May 27, 2007
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT) and the Little Tennessee Watershed Association (LTWA) are two local non-profit conservation organizations devoted to protecting: the water quality of the Little Tennessee River, family farmland (fast disappearing in Macon County), scenic resources, and our regional heritage. They are co-hosting a family fun afternoon on the Little [...]
