Sidetracks Non-rail Activities

Highlander 2 Room

Friday, June 1

10:30 am Clinic: Simple Karate Moves for Self Defense – Gail Scarborough

   2:00 pm Clinic: Jewelry Making for Beginners – Kelly Nichols

   7:00 pm Special Presentation 

“Quilt Authenication” by Merikay Waldvogel

Please join us in the Hospitality Room for an interesting and informative presentation by  this acclaimed quilt historian and author.  Ms. Waldvogel is recognized as an expert on  quilts of the 20th century quilt revival.  Her  book Soft Covers for Hard Times:  Quiltmaking and the Great Depression is the key work on mid-20th century quilts and  quiltmaking.  She has also co-authored and collaborated on many books and lectures  frequently to quilt guilds, historical societies and museums in the area.  Ms. Waldvogel was inducted in 2009 at the Quilters Hall of Fame Triple Anniversary Celebration.

If you have any family heirloom quilts or just “old” quilts that you would like to know more about, please bring them with you for Merikay to comment on.

Saturday, June 2

8:15 am

Titanic Museum Tour, Lunch, & Shopping
Adult $35  (See registration form, deadline 5/18)

Board the bus in front of our hotel and we are off to Pigeon Forge, Tn.  Just up  the road a piece, our first stop is the Titanic Museum.  This giant 30,000  square foot ship shaped attraction has one of the largest permanent collections  of Titanic artifacts and memorabilia.  On our 2 hour, audio, self-guided  experience you will receive a passenger/crew boarding pass, see 400 real  artifacts, touch an iceberg, and walk a full scale Grand Staircase that leads to a  first-class state room.  Come experience what it must have felt like to be an actual passenger aboard the Titanic.  Check it out at:          www.TitanicPigeonForge.com .

Lunch at The Old Mill Pottery House Cafe & Grill  (Not included in price)

Located in the Old Mill Square, the Old Mill Pottery House Cafe & Grill is one of the finest and picturesque dining experiences in the Smoky Mountains.  Afterwords, browse around the other shops at The Old Mill Square: Pigeon River Pottery, Candy Kitchen, Creamery, Toy Bin, Farmhouse Kitchen, and Sassafras.  Built in 1830 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Old Mill still grinds daily on a giant water-powered wheel.  The General Store sells fresh-ground grains plus flours, pancakes and biscuit mixes, homemade syrups and jellies, and unique Smoky Mountain gifts.  Go to www.oldmillsquare.com .

Return to hotel by 4:00 pm.