Thursday, July 23, 2015

DAY 3 - Mini trek to Southwest Point Fort and Masks...and an end of day swim

On Wednesday we took a walk to Fort Southwest Point and got received a fascinating history of  the lives of settlers and the Cherokee Indians who inhabited the area. We learned about important figures such as Peter Avery (who forged the trail known as Avery’s Trace),  Colonel Meigs ( working as an indian agent in what later became Meigs County, TN),  and Henry Timberlake ( an early advocate for the rights of the Cherokee Indians). All of this history was told to us at the Museum at the Fort by Don a Cherokee descendant.   

Later we got to work on some creative paper masks as well as learn a new game called Pterodactyl from the Community Center intern Brittany. We spent the end of the day with a very well deserved swim in the pool (where we all took more underwater camera pics).  It was a very fun and productive day!

learn more about Fort Southwest Point HERE »»»» 

Also we came across more Good News Bees and Cara and Macie both lured one to land on their fingers.


































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