We're getting ready for Overmountain Victory Trail re-enactors on Sept. 26 at 6:15 p.m. For the first time in decades, they'll have the opportunity to camp on the same grounds as in 1780, the Shelving Rock Field.

Arts, Crafts and Food for June 23-24 Festival
Several well-known artists and local crafters, and delicious food
birdhouses, walking sticks, stained glass panels, windchimes, lead figurines, suncatchers, crochet, jewelry, glass pendants, dishes, clocks, buckles, ties, fossils, shark's teeth, arrowheads, oak porch rockers, tables, footstools, baskets,chair seats, beaded banners, keychains, soy candles, incense, bath & body products, walking sticks, birch tables, pine benches, lap quilts, theme quilts, nature photography - framed & matted photographs, pressed & dried botanical art, hand-tied brooms with carved faces, I-Bag pouches, handbags, fanny packs, purses, totes, backpacks, computer or diaper bags, pinweaving, handwoven fabric items, vests, aprons, bookcovers, scrunchies, giftbags, handmade soy tarts used in soy tart burners (no flames), bags, duffles, totes.

Magnetic jewelry, 14K, 18K with natural stones, sterling silver jewelry & 24K gold coins, stained glass chimes, nursery plants, tables, lights, coin banks & planters made form real traffic signals , original art on hand-made wall hangings & wall plaques, framed hand-stitched items, sterling silver jewelry using natural stones, hand painted glass nail files purses, totes, duffles, quilts, birdhouses, enclosed pictures, ceramic plaques, candleholders, crosses, Overmountain Victory Trail books, hand-carved wood, paintings, painted items, airbrushing, t-shirts, car tags, t-shirts with matching jackets in designs of hummingbirds, lighthouses, etc., hand-painted woodcrafts, enamel bird feeders, signs, cloth purses, totes, tart melts for tart burners, specialty food - pre-packaged gourmet dessert sarces in glass jars, custom gift boxes food enhancers, hot sauces, salsa, walking sticks, canes & gourds.

Appalachian style miniature cabins, fishing docks, covered bridges, country store, etc., placemats, napkins, centerpieces, casserole carriers, plastic bag holders, Hmong traditional needle & stitch art work, wallhanging, sand animals, pillowcases, traditional native Inca arts & crafts, angels, wreath, flower arrangement, baby blanket purse, picture frame, sunvisors, potpourri, oils, body coolers, hand turned bowls, plates, platters, lazy susans, other hand made wood products
painted windows & birdhouses, homecrafted soaps, lotions & soy candles, handmade aprons, handbags, belts, scarves, handwoven keychains, coin purses, jewelry, sterling silver jewelry, pewter figurines on amethyst crystals, Brazilian agate book ends, Christian themed woodworks, walking staffs, clocks, frames, wall hangings, ornaments.

Historical novels, handmade jewelry, Raku pottery, strung pearls, Swarsoski crystal Geneva watches, marshmallow guns, Quillows, dolls, bagholders, blue-jean pocketbooks, painted gourds, bears, dolls, dresses, driftwood, signs, painted ornaments, lamps, clocks, wooden objects, tables, fish, windows, vases, welcome signs, wreaths, clothing, birdhouses, garden benches, photo mats, booth for slab pottery
tents, costumes & accessories for children, wood roses (birch)
soy candles, sterling silver wire wrapped pendants & earrings
ornaments, can holders, trains made from GA marble, glass & sterling jewelry, fused glass accessories, pottery, hand dyed silk accessories

African wood & stone carvings, sisal & straw baskets, cow horn & banana bark jewelry, tie-dyed baby clothes , fine art nature photography, shea cream, soap, butter, milk bath, bath bombs, candles, lip balm, solid lotion bars , braided rugs in unusual shapes and sizes. Matted, framed pictures, prints, photo cards & bookmarks, jewelry, dog covers & beds, printed shirts, lawn duck/goose clothes, heat/cold packs, jewelry, wood clocks & pen sets, jewelry boxes, calendar frames, lucky bamboo, vases, whimiscal mirrors, original abstract canvas paintings, face painting, wacky hair spray, antique & recycled glass bottle hummingbird & seed bird feeders, baby quilts, bedquilts, wall quilts, tote bags, pillows, tea cozys, teddy bears, homemade jellies, jams, jellies, bagholders, knitted dishcloths & towels, purses, angels, sweatshirts, , handcrafted jams, wine casks as gift basketss for the jams.

Hand painted roofing slates and metal poles , hand-made string & wind musical instruments, watercolor - oil - prints, gemstone sterling & gold jewelry, epoxy dolls, walking sticks, marble concrete bowls, photography - Roan Mt. , Roan Mt. village, historic, scenic, military/patriotic.

Among foods available: smoked giant turkey legs, chicken-on--a stick, shrimp--on-a-stick, Philly subs, Polish sausage subs, chicken gyros, corn dogs, giant gourmet candied apples, funnel cakes, ice cream, sorbet, Italian ice, roasted cinnamon nuts, honey, jellies and jams, fresh fudge, muscadine juice, jerkey, fried pies, kettlecorn, hot sauces and food enhancers, cotton candy, fruit smoothies, bottled sodas and water, canned sodas, hot coffee, fresh lemonade,tea, hotdogs, hamburgers, and seafood quesedilla dinners.