Archive for July, 2009

Shopping Local at the 5 Points Farmers Market

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

It’s not everyday that you can say that your work and your personal life completely converge, but yesterday that happened for me when the 5 Points Market was launched at the Museum Center at 5ive Points here in Cleveland, TN.

It’s also not often that a history museum gets to be the site of a farmers market. But thanks to our great downtown location and… Continue reading | 1 Comment

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Unchained Weekend – from Teennessee to New York 18th-century style

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Dan and I spent a long weekend in Ticonderoga, New York visiting my former place of employment, Fort Ticonderoga, for their annual Grand Encampment of the French & Indian War. This annual two-day event is the largest French & Indian War reenactment in the country and usually draws around 1,000 reenactors for the weekend and well over 2,000 visitors to the site.

We really miss the encampment… Continue reading | 3 Comments

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