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Sorghum Festival and Breakfast

Sorghum Festival and Breakfast

Visitors will have the opportunity to observe sorghum cane being processed into molasses using a mule-powered mill. "Maggie" the mule will be out turning the cast iron rollers to crush the cane juices to them be boiled into molasses. Just to watch "Maggie" work is worth a visit to the site! Come early for breakfast the local volunteers will be milling the cane throughout the morning. A biscuit and gravy breakfast will be available from 8am to 11am. Several drinks and fixin's will accompany the biscuit breakfast. Here is the chance to to try sorghum molasses on a biscuit! The historic cave will be open for everybody of all ages to explore and find their inner spelunker. Simply relax in the shade and appreciate the historic atmosphere will getting away from the fast pace of the twenty first century. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Kids under 3 are free. There is an extra $2 admission fee for breakfast. As always, members of the Tipton-Haynes Historical Association are free. Sorghum molasses will also be available for purchase.

Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
$3-$8
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM on Sat, 13 Sep 2025

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Tipton - Haynes State Historic Site
4239263631
tiptonhaynes@outlook.com
Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site
2620 S Roan St
Johnson City, Tennessee 37601
4239263631
tiptonhaynes@outlook.com