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SUMMARY:Gateway to Nature
DESCRIPTION:The Gateway to Nature show is a competition with photos taken on the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail over the past 2 years.  It also features a show and competition of nature paintings and photos.  All pictures will be judged by a professional artist and ribbons and cash prizes will be given in two different shows.  Take in of all the art and photos begins on August 2\, 3\, & 4\, and the show starts on Aug. 7 and continues to Sept. 20.  The Southern Arts Society and the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail go together to put on this show.  Website is southernartsociety.org and kmgatewaytrail.org
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SUMMARY:Celebrate North Carolina's State Trails with a Weekend on the Dan River
DESCRIPTION:The Dan River straddles the North Carolina/Virginia state line for 214 miles; the stretch in North Carolina\, in Stokes\, Rockingham and Caswell counties\, constitutes the Dan River State Trail. Join us Aug. 1 – 3 for three days of exploring and celebrating the Dan River State Trail. Secure a ticket and you will be updated when additional details are available for the following events: \nThursday\, Aug. 1 \nNoon – 1 p.m. — Lunch with Dan River Basin Association webinar on the history of the Dan. In partnership with the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC). Register for the event and get the webinar link here. \n7 p.m. — River Trivia at the River Club in Madision. \nFriday\, Aug. 2 \n5:30 p.m. — Kayak River Safety Paddle on the Dan in Eden. Conducted by Outdoor Women by Jo. Rentals available. Register here. \nEvening\, times TBD — Park and Play at Madison River Park in Madison; downtown events in Mayodan and Eden. \nSaturday\, Aug. 3 \n9 a.m. – 2 p.m. — DRBA First Saturday Outing on the Dan River in Stokes County. Free shuttle. Rentals available. Learn more here. \n10 a.m. — Dan River Flotilla by MadTown Tubing\, Madison \n1 p.m. — Social hour at the Green Heron on the Dan River in Danbury
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SUMMARY:Paddle the Dan River in Stokes County- August FSO
DESCRIPTION:DRBA’s August 3\, 2024\, First Saturday Outing will be a 5-mile paddle trip on the Dan River in Stokes County from the Pitzer Road Fishing Access to Hemlock Golf Course Access coordinated by Will Truslow. Meet by 9:00 a.m. at the Pitzer Road Fishing Access to set shuttle.\n\nHistory of the Dan River\n\nHistory and legend abound on this section of the river\, which is characterized by high bluffs forested with hardwoods and stands of stately hemlock trees. About half a mile below Snow Creek is Thompson’s Fish Dam\, which has remnants of a rare wooden slat trap. According to “An Insider’s Guide to the Dan River\,” a “heavy timber frame\, about eight feet square\, formed a grid of slats” to trap fish channeled into the trap by a vee-shaped low rock wall. At least two branches of the Great Wagon Road forded the river at shoals on this section\, and caves are said to have been used by Confederate draft dodgers.\nRock formations and uncommon Carolina hemlock stands have received recognition as the Dan River Cliffs natural heritage area. According to Truslow\, “This section of the Dan has the last of the really high bluffs before the river winds on into the Piedmont. Some are about 150 feet high.” The most spectacular is Davis Bluff\, a dramatic rock face on river left where huge boulders lie in the water at the base of the cliff. Legend says that a member of the Davis family fell to his death from the road on top. To this day\, the cliff is known as Mount Horrible.\n\nAbout the Paddle\n\nThe Dan River in this section is rated mostly as Class 1\, but the remains of a former Duke Power dam\, dynamited in 1975\, create a sometimes challenging Class 2 rapid. Fortunately\, it is located within sight of the take-out ramp at Hemlock Golf Course.\nMeet by 9:00 am at the Pitzer Road Access. Arrange to supply boat\, paddles\, life jackets\, water and lunch; wear water-shedding artificial fabric or wool (not cotton\, and certainly not blue jeans); and provide a back-up change of clothing. All participants will be asked to sign a waiver. DRBA’s First Saturday Outings are free and open to the public. For more information\, contact trip coordinator\, Will Truslow through email at willtruslow@hotmail.com.\nRentals will be available in ADVANCE through the Dan River Company. Please contact by phone at (336)593-BOAT. The pick-up location may vary from the starting point.\n\nDIRECTIONS:\nDirections to: Pitzer Road Fishing Access\, Walnut Cove. GPS: 36.402403\, -80.145994https://maps.app.goo.gl/DRJKgCc8JweXrWHy6\nFrom Greensboro or Winston-Salem: Go through Walnut Cove on US 311 and continue north on NC 89 towards Danbury. In about 5 miles\, turn right/straight onto Dodgetown Rd. (where NC 8 enters from the left).Go about 3-4 miles\, cross the Dan River\, taking a left on Pitzer Rd. Access is on left in about ½ mile.\nFrom the Martinsville area: Go south on US 220 into NC and take the NC 770 exit and go right (west). Follow 770 to the NC 704 intersection and turn left onto 704. Then take the first right\, onto Delta Church Rd. Follow this road for several miles and the road changes name to Sheppard’s Mill Rd. Turn left onto Pitzer Rd where Priddy’s Country Store is on the right. Go 2 miles to find the access on the right.\n\nPlease visit www.danriver.org by 5:00 pm\, Friday\, August 2\, 2024 to determine if weather or other issue prevents the outing to be held.\nOutings and meetings of the Dan River Basin Association are open to the public without charge. For more information\, please visit www.danriver.org
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