Mulicultural Indian Event



they were singing...Oh Susanna!




Chuck throwing the atlatl





Leland, our mailman on the right





My doll all finished





learning how to make my corn husk doll

Saturday was the annual Multicultural Indian Event not far from our house.  Chuck wanted to go last year but we never made it so this year we made sure we made time to go.  It was at the Indian mounds and museum where there is a path that winds through some woods.  Along the path were lots of booths and demonstrations.  The event was free with a $2 donation to park.  The prices on the things that weren't free, were very reasonable.  I got a handmade flute for $1 and a lady taught me how to make a doll out of corn husks.  (my doll was free too)  There was another booth were a lady was giving out all kinds of samples of snacks, such as cheddar pop corn, chips, pretzels and all kinds of cookies.  They were the snack size that you would put in your lunch box.  After watching the Indian dances and enjoying the music, walking the whole path twice, we walked over to the Indian Museum to use the rest rooms and I ended up buying a really neat book called " 52 Weekends in the Tennessee Valley". It explains all of the different " southern things" like where did Kudzu come from, why the south is known for "grits", catfish, BBQ, cornbread, moonshine, the valley music, the love of football, outhouses....lol, why it's the Bible Belt and Tornado alley.  There is a lot of information in the book, on where the Civil War Battle fields are and all different kinds of places to visit, along with a lot of the " festivals" that are each year.  I couldn't wait to come home and start reading all about it.   There is so much to do and see up here, you could take  two or three days a week, just being on " the go".  It's like being in Europe where you can jump in the car and be in another country in a couple of hours or less....here it's being in different states.  Living in Florida my whole life...that could never happen.  I guess that is why it's so much fun for me now.