The 13th annual Trails and Trilliums Festival will be April 15–17 at the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. This event is sponsored by the Friends of South Cumberland State Park.
The weekend opens on Friday afternoon, April 15, with hikes to Shakerag Hollow and Lost Cove. Later in the day, there will be the Trails and Trilliums Children’s Choir Concert, as well as the Student Art Exhibition in the assembly auditorium. A casual reception, Wine and Wildflowers, will be held next door at Harton Hall with the opportunity to view the works of guest artists participating in ART for the PARK.
On Saturday, April 16, both casual and dedicated hikers can explore the natural wonder of the South Cumberland Plateau by signing up for any of 11 guided hikes. Vans will carry participants to Lost Cove, Fiery Gizzard, Foster Falls, Grundy Lakes and Hawkins Cove. At the Assembly, outdoor lovers of all ages can enjoy programs that include “Wings to Soar, Butterfly Gardens,” and last year’s favorite, “Tales from the Trail.”
ART for the PARK, an art and vendor sale, continues through the weekend, with many nature-themed works that showcase the integration of forest beauty into our lives.
Overhill Gardens will have a broad variety of native plants for gardeners wishing to recreate forest enchantment at their homes. The ART for the PARK gala will be on Saturday evening with dinner, art, and music benefiting Friends of the South Cumberland.
On Sunday hikes continue and there will be an opportunity to learn about and build Fairy Houses. Artists, vendors, food and music will be available throughout the day.
The final event of the weekend is the Cumberland Wild Hike into History program. An all-star panel of historians, naturalists and local experts, including State Naturalist Emeritus Mack Prichard and original Savage Gulf Preservation League President Wally Bigbee, will discuss the amazing history of the South Cumberland, including Native Americans, pioneers, sawmills, coal mines and old growth forests. For more information or registration go to <www.trailsandtrilliums.org>.
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