Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 027 June 2013 | Page 20

Motors, Moonshiners And
Mountaineers
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his year Graham County
Heritage Festival features
motors, moonshiners and
mountaineers as part of our
2013 Independence Day
weekend celebration. Join us
Saturday and Sunday, July 5
& 6, on Courthouse Square in
downtown Robbinsville for entertainment, contests, food, fun and more.
You can meet Moonshiners in the hometown where part of their popular
television show is filmed. See replicas of automobiles like the General Lee
and Dixie from the Dukes of Hazzard television show with Hazzard Life.
And join the crowds who gather to watch local loggers compete in lumberjack contests. No need to go hungry –enjoy delicious food while you listen
to local bands play genuine mountain bluegrass and country music tunes.
Want some exercise? Spend the evening dancing on the square.
Children will enjoy games, a Little Miss Liberty Contest, and even an
old-timey greased pig contest. Adults can compete in horseshoe games and
corn hole contests. Honoring Veterans is always a big part of our Heritage
Festival events. On Saturday, there will be a Veteran’s Ceremony followed
by a Veteran’s Parade. Please join us as we honor our local heroes and
celebrate our independence!
For more information
about the festival,
please call 828-4793790 or visit www.
grahamcounty.net. It’s
a down-home good
time in Robbinsville,
and everyone’s invited!

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