Cherohala Sk4yway
F E S T I V A L
Saturday October 26th
9am - 5pm
Celebrating the Bicentennial of Monroe
County and in commemoration of the Early
Settlers of the Tellico Mountains, the Charles
Hall Museum will host the 4th Annual
Cherohala Skyway Festival on Saturday,
October 26, 2019, at the Charles Hall
Museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will
be live music, lots of food, artisans, crafters,
pioneer demonstrations, wagon rides
antique tractors and a huge Tellico Plains
library book sale.
Mountain and Bluegrass music with the #1
Bluegrass Band--The Farm Hands! Also, the
Graves Brothers, Faith Willin, and others.
Take a ride aboard the Barrel Train or on the
horse-drawn covered wagon, both rides are
free! Check out the petting zoo and make
woodland crafts at the kid’s table. For a
small fee there will be inflatables, including
bounce houses and slides, face painting and
hair color by the Girl Scouts, plus a unique
motorized helicopter ride!
Tellico Plains Junior High and High School
Art Classes will surprise festival goers with
a special art show that will be displayed in
the Museum. Also, inside the museum, the
historical Cherohala Skyway DVD will be
on display that includes footage of the first
Tellico Plains/North Carolina Wagon Train in
1958 and the dedication of the road in 1996.
Pioneer demonstrations include weaving,
pottery wheel throwing, general wood
carving, carving Native American flutes,
blacksmithing, corn shelling, corn meal
grinding, rope pulling, old time salve
making in an iron pot, fly fishing
demonstrations lessons.
Antique tractor, lawn mowers, small engine,
and classic cars will be on display in the field
behind the museum, you’re invited to bring
your own, just be there by 9:30 am. No fee
and no registration is required.
Bring canned goods or non-perishable items
to the Tellico Plains Food Pantry area and
you will be entered into a drawing for two
Dollywood tickets.
The Charles Hall Museum is a non-profit
history museum that is funded by 20% of
the museum’s gift shop sales, fundraisers,
and private donations. For more information
visit the Charles Hall Museum Facebook
page or contact at charleshallmuseum@
hotmail.com or 423-253-2111.