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Johnson City Railroad Experience is reintroducing our S.T.E.A.M. Summer Camps for
the second year!

Johnson City Railroad Experience, a non-profit organization, is running a S.T.E.A.M.
Summer Camp for the second year in a row. S.T.E.A.M. is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Offering two different sessions (June 16th-19th and July 21st-24th), children ages 9-13 will be able to attend from 10:00AM-4:00PM to create their own track module (type to be confirmed) and engage in many learning activities.

The S.T.E.A.M. Summer Camps will be $350 per child. Drop-off will be at 10:00AM and
pick-up will be at 4:00PM at the Johnson City Railroad Experience (207 N Boone Street, Suite 2000). This price includes: daily field trips to historically significant areas, lunch at different local restaurants from consolidated menus, and instruction from model railroaders to create their own module.

About Johnson City Railroad Experience:
Beginning as a small club and museum titled, “George L. Carter Railroad Museum”, on
the East Tennessee State University campus in 2007, the Johnson City Railroad Experience
has grown into a multi-layout, multi-exhibit museum! The Johnson City Railroad Experience is a non-profit dedicated to sharing the history of railroads in the Johnson City area.

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

Teen Cooking Class

Get ready for a flavor-packed, hands-on week where teens turn into confident kitchen superstars! This isn't your average cooking class—it's a full Teen Chef Adventure Camp designed to build real skills, spark creativity, and create delicious memories.

Skills Teens Will Master;

Seasoning and flavor balancing like a chef

Time management in the kitchen

Plating and food presentation

Recipe reading, scaling, and improvising

Teamwork and creative problem-solving

Teens come home excited to cook family meals, are more independent in the kitchen, and are proud of their new skills. Many graduates even host their own dinner parties afterward!

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

The ​Doc & Merle Watson Folk Art Museum showcases the legacy of Doc Watson, Merle Watson, and the entire Watson family - highlighting their humble beginnings, impressive career achievements & long-lasting influence on traditional folk music.

We are located in the Old Cove Creek School. We are still recovering from Hurricane Helene but open and hope people will come see us.

Join us for a special 250th anniversary commemoration interpreting the Battle of Island Flats — the first major battle of the Cherokee War of 1776 and one of the opening conflicts of the American Revolution on the southern frontier - on Saturday, July 25, from 10 am to 3 pm and Sunday, July 26, from noon to 3 pm at Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport.

Fought near the Long Island of the Holston in July 1776, the battle saw frontier settlers and Virginia militia from Virginia’s New River Valley clash with Cherokee warriors led by Dragging Canoe during a coordinated campaign against the expanding settlements along the Holston, Watauga, and Nolichucky rivers. The battle marked a major turning point in the struggle for control of the southern Appalachian frontier and helped open Southwest Virginia, upper East Tennessee, and eventually Kentucky to expanding settlement.

At this two-day commemoration Cherokee interpreters from the Appalachian region and Virginia militia living historians will bring the frontier world of the 18th-century to life near the very landscape where these dramatic events unfolded. Visitors will experience:
* Living History Encampments – Explore authentic frontier camps and learn about daily life on the Tennessee frontier during the Revolutionary era
* Cherokee Cultural Interpretations – Learn about Cherokee history, lifeways and the broader Cherokee War of 1776. Local/regional Native American artifacts will be on display with the tribal archaeologist on hand to answer questions. A Cherokee flute player will play Native American music throughout the day.
*Historic Foodways – Discover the foods, cooking methods, and survival skills used by frontier settlers and Cherokee communities.
*Battlefield Interpretation - Learn how the battle unfolded through maps, historical analysis and interpretation of the Island Flats battlefield.
*Historic Weapons Demonstrations – See period long rifles, trade guns and other historic firearms with scheduled firing demonstrations plus a display of war clubs and a weapons demonstration by the Cherokee War Chief.
*Primary Sources & Historical Documents – View reproductions of original Revolutionary-era documents relating to the battle and its aftermath.

Cherokee Medicine Man Lee “Ewani” Eames will give a presentation on “The Healing Herbs of the Appalachian Mountains” on Sunday, July 26, at 1 pm. He will bring with him some of the herbs that our ancestors have used for centuries throughout east Tennessee and surrounding areas, that have helped to heal and sustain both European and Native American descendants alike.

Sponsored by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes and Exchange Place, this free event is part of Fun Fest. No ticket or registration is required. For more information and updates, contact 713–825–9131 or wooldrickfritts@gmail.com or see https://www.facebook.com/events/exchange-place-kingsport-tn-1850s-farm/battle-of-island-flats-commemoration/1438188830844429/

Join us for a special 250th anniversary commemoration interpreting the Battle of Island Flats — the first major battle of the Cherokee War of 1776 and one of the opening conflicts of the American Revolution on the southern frontier - on Saturday, July 25, from 10 am to 3 pm and Sunday, July 26, from noon to 3 pm at Exchange Place Living History Farm, 4812 Orebank Road in Kingsport.

Fought near the Long Island of the Holston in July 1776, the battle saw frontier settlers and Virginia militia from Virginia’s New River Valley clash with Cherokee warriors led by Dragging Canoe during a coordinated campaign against the expanding settlements along the Holston, Watauga, and Nolichucky rivers. The battle marked a major turning point in the struggle for control of the southern Appalachian frontier and helped open Southwest Virginia, upper East Tennessee, and eventually Kentucky to expanding settlement.

At this two-day commemoration Cherokee interpreters from the Appalachian region and Virginia militia living historians will bring the frontier world of the 18th-century to life near the very landscape where these dramatic events unfolded. Visitors will experience:
* Living History Encampments – Explore authentic frontier camps and learn about daily life on the Tennessee frontier during the Revolutionary era
* Cherokee Cultural Interpretations – Learn about Cherokee history, lifeways and the broader Cherokee War of 1776. Local/regional Native American artifacts will be on display with the tribal archaeologist on hand to answer questions. A Cherokee flute player will play Native American music throughout the day.
*Historic Foodways – Discover the foods, cooking methods, and survival skills used by frontier settlers and Cherokee communities.
*Battlefield Interpretation - Learn how the battle unfolded through maps, historical analysis and interpretation of the Island Flats battlefield.
*Historic Weapons Demonstrations – See period long rifles, trade guns and other historic firearms with scheduled firing demonstrations plus a display of war clubs and a weapons demonstration by the Cherokee War Chief.
*Primary Sources & Historical Documents – View reproductions of original Revolutionary-era documents relating to the battle and its aftermath.

Cherokee Medicine Man Lee “Ewani” Eames will give a presentation on “The Healing Herbs of the Appalachian Mountains” on Sunday, July 26, at 1 pm. He will bring with him some of the herbs that our ancestors have used for centuries throughout east Tennessee and surrounding areas, that have helped to heal and sustain both European and Native American descendants alike.

Sponsored by Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes and Exchange Place, this free event is part of Fun Fest. No ticket or registration is required. For more information and updates, contact 713–825–9131 or wooldrickfritts@gmail.com or see https://www.facebook.com/events/exchange-place-kingsport-tn-1850s-farm/battle-of-island-flats-commemoration/1438188830844429/