Upcoming
Events
July
9-12
54th Annual
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
Brawny
athletes, delicate dancers, noisy bagpipe band
parades, rocking Celtic music and a spectacular
highland setting makes this colorful celebration
of Scottish culture the best highland games in
America. Admission charged.
July
18-19
Backcountry Trails Volunteer Project
Help
maintain the trails in the new Grandfather Mountain
State Park and let Grandfather's rangers share
their knowledge of and passion for Grandfather
Mountain. Free for volunteers.
Aug
15-16
Grandfather
Mountain Camera Clinic
Top photographers gather to share on the nuts & bolts of making good photographs. 2009 speakers include Bill Fortney, John Chastain, Duane Hall and Melissa Southern. Online registration begins July 15.
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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Executive
Director Penn Dameron has accepted the
position as the first Executive Director
of the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship
Foundation beginning August 1. Dameron,
who worked with Mildred the Bear when
he was in college, is excited to return
to the mountain he loves.
Grandfather's
Highland Games are not the largest GAMES
in the United States. There are games
held in urban areas with larger populations
and more parking that can accommodate
larger crowds. But Grandfather is the
largest GATHERING in North America. More
different family lines are represented
here than at any games outside of Scotland.
Framing
has gone up on the interior walls, so
it is getting easier to imagine what the
new Top Shop will be like. The stairway
is in, the elevator shaft is ready and
the crew is busy getting all the utilities
set. Let's just hope we get a few more
sunny days so we can finally get this
building dried in! 
