From basket weaving to puppet shows, local children discovered the artistry of mountain traditions during Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Week craft demonstrations. Around 150 elementary and middle school students from Jackson County tried their hands at traditional mountain crafts and skills during the field day on Sept. 23 through demonstrations from local craftsman’s aided […]
Reaching to the past with the hands of the future
September 22, 2025 by
Twenty-two WCU elementary education students and volunteers prepare to guide Jackson County 2nd graders as part of a Mountain Heritage week of celebration. The crafts and cultural demonstration for elementary students from the surrounding areas will be on Tuesday, Sept. 23 near the WCU picnic tables. Students of the elementary social studies methods class will […]
