TUPELO, MS – The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer-era crafts and skills at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center from10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015. The presentations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840.
The public is invited to watch pioneer lifestyle activities that often include basket-making, spinning, weaving, knitting, and other traditional craft demonstrations. Leather-working and mountain dulcimer demonstrations are usually offered throughout the day. Children are invited to participate by dressing up in pioneer clothes and trying these activities firsthand.
A park ranger will also present a “Who Left That?” Junior Ranger program from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Parkway Visitor Center. Learn to identify animal tracks and scat that is left along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Junior Ranger programs, which cover different topics, are presented most Saturdays in June and July. Although these programs are most appropriate for children aged 7-12, all ages are welcome.
All programs are free to the public. The Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Tupelo, Mississippi. For additional information, please call 662-680-4027 or 1-800-305-7417.
