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JCP Week in Review, June 4

The Johnson City Commission unanimously approved Johnson City’s “extremely large” fiscal year budget of $302 million on first reading Thursday. Out of that $302 million, there’s probably $40-50 million worth

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Plenty of weekend activity on tap for Elizabethton and Carter County

ELIZABETHTON — After a year of quarantines and social distancing, things are certainly different with the start of the summer of 2021 in Carter County. There are more events and

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"Liberty!" performances for 2021 set for June

ELIZABETHTON â It is just a couple of weeks until this yearâs performances of âLiberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals,â Tennesseeâs official outdoor drama, makes its 2021 debut at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park.
This marks the 42nd year of the performances but this year will be different because the performances will be in June rather than July. The first show is scheduled for Friday, June 4.
Other than the calendar, the performances will be similar to past years, with the outdoor play taking place at the Fort Watauga amphitheater and with a large cast portraying frontiersmen and frontierswomen, Cherokees and Overmountain Men. The cast will portray several events of national significance that took place in the late 18th century on the banks of the Watauga River, on the very ground where the audience will watch the events being retold.

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Sycamore Shoals Sate Park wins historic preservation certificate of merit

ELIZABETHTON â Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park was one of the winners of the Certificate of Merit awards presented annually by the Tennessee Historical Commission. These awards are presented each May, during National Preservation Month.
Sycamore Shoals received the recognition because of the work done by Matthew Mosca, a nationally recognized consultant in the field of historic paint research and restoration. Using micro-chemical testing, Mosca can identify the constituents of paint finishes. He has also developed expertise in the examination of pigments using polarized light and ultraviolet fluorescent microscopy.
Mosca also uses scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared micro spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy.

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Siege at Fort Watauga re-enactment takes place next weekend.

ELIZABETHTON âNearly 150 living history re-enactors will gather next weekend and add a bit more history to the grounds at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park.
Thatâs because the re-enactors portraying frontiersmen, Cherokee warriors, and British officials will converge at the recreated Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals for the parkâs first re-enactment event since it was virtually shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 26th Siege of Fort Watauga on May 15 and 16 will relive the days when the first frontier was the land beyond the Blue Ridge.
The siege recreates one of the many memorable events that took place at Fort Watauga and Sycamore Shoals during the last quarter of the 18th century. The siege tells the story of a Cherokee attack that took place on settlements along the Nolichucky, Watauga, Doe and Holston rivers during the summer of 1776.

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Getting on a scenic trail is easy in Northeast Tennessee

Avid walkers and hikers have a number of scenic trails to choose from in Northeast Tennessee.
The granddaddy of them all is the Appalachian Trail, which travels through 14 states and over 2,100 miles from Springer Mountain, Georgia, to Katahdin, Maine.
The hiking trail crosses into Tennessee near the Nolichucky River, just outside of Erwin. The world-famous trail has multiple access points in the Johnson City area.
Another one of the most enjoyed trails in the region is the Tweetsie Trail, which is a multi-purpose path that stretches 10 miles between Johnson City and Elizabethton. It is Tennesseeâs longest rails-to-trails project and runs along the the track of the former East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad through Washington and Carter counties.

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