Hikers can get their new year started with a pair of guided day hikes through Scott’s Gulf Wilderness State Park. Park Manager Stuart Carroll said he will lead a five-mile hike on New Year’s Eve, with a more strenuous hike on New Year’s Day. Ranger Allen Reynolds will lead the second hike nine miles up and down cliffs and through ... Read More »
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will host its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on New Year’s Day to commemorate the week-long holiday. The holiday began in the 1960s as a way to celebrate African American culture. President Tom Savage said a key part of the holiday is honoring the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which include unity and self-determination. “This is for everybody; Christians, ... Read More »
The state parks across the Upper Cumberland are offering guided hikes this new year as a part of its signature hike series. The program schedules four ranger-lead hikes each year. Fall Creek Falls Savannah Couser said 57 state parks will participate in the First Day Hikes on Sunday. “We’re going to be offering a hike down to the bottom of ... Read More »
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