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Camping in the Old Style
October 8-10, 2010

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Cradle of Forestry

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Visit with a small group of outers in a reconstructed campsite of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s!

At this time in history, much of the Pisgah Ranger District belonged to George Vanderbilt. Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the US Forest Service, and Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck, founder of the Biltmore Forest School, roamed these woods with a mind for conservation. Visit with a small group of campers in a reconstructed campsite typical of that period. Amidst wood smoke and surrounded by the outdoor gear of a bygone era, the traditional skills of camping and trail navigation will be practiced in their proper setting. See four different styles of period shelters, the use of traditional camp tools, old style campfire cookery, and fire by flint, steel and friction.

This event is presented by the Traditional Outdoor Skills program at the Schiele Museum of Natural History located in Gastonia, North Carolina.

General Admission to the site is $5.00 for adults (16 years of age and older) and free for youth (15 and under). Golden Age Passports and America the Beautiful passes are honored.

For more information please call the Cradle of Forestry at (828)877-3130.

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