Northeast Georgia Mountains / Mountain City

Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center

98 Foxfire Ln
Mountain City, GA 30562
706-746-5828

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Spring brings a special beauty to the Museum

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Foxfire's brochure available for download at www.foxfire.org

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The Bell Gristmill was the first building moved to the Museum in the early 1970s

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Guided tours of the Museum often feature a blacksmithing demonstration by curator Barry Stiles

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The Museum's Gift Shop features regional pottery and handicrafts, alongside the Foxfire books and other related titles

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Fall is usually spectacular on the slopes of Black Rock Mountain

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Foxfire's Logo, featuring the Bell Grist Mill

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The Chapel, at the peak of the Museum's self-guided tour trail

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Artist-in-Residence Sharon Grist, The Village Weaver, has added natural dyeing to her extensive repertoire of fiber arts

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Gallery View

Find cabins, tools, trades, crafts, and a look at the lifestyle of the all-but-vanished pioneer culture of the Southern Appalachian mountains. When The Foxfire Book became a national phenomenon, Foxfire students purchased land and created a physical presence in the community. Experience the simple, functional interior of a single-room 1820s log home that raised three generations of 10 children each. Look over a 1790s "tar grinder" wagon, the only one in the world documented to have been used in the Trail of Tears. Visit the replica log chapel, the authentic gristmill, and the rest of the museum's 20 cabins. Stop at the gift shop, where all of Foxfire's books are available for purchase, along with related books and a variety of regional handmade crafts, including pottery, soaps, woodcrafts and textile goods. (For a more in-depth experience, groups of six or more are invited to schedule guided tours. Contact Barry Stiles at 706-746-5828 or curator@foxfire.org.)

Info & Amenities

Hours of Operation

Monday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Tuesday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Wednesday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Thursday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Friday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Saturday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM

Admission & Fees

Ages 11 & up $6.00

Ages 6 & Under Free

Ages 7-10 $3.00

Senior Rate, Age 62+ $5.00

Discounts

AAA, AARP, Military Discount

Facility Amenities

Bus / Motorcoach Parking on Site, Free Parking, Gift Shop, Maps & Brochures Available, Parking on Site, Public Restrooms, Self-guided Tours

General Information

Family-friendly, Handicapped Accessible (Limited) , Open Year 'Round, Outdoor Location

Group Amenities

Group-friendly, Motorcoach-friendly

Near Interstate Highway

85, 985

Payment Options

Mastercard, Visa

Suitable for Ages

All Ages

Events

Children's Heritage Day at Foxfire

07/12/2014 - 08/09/2014

Each Children's Heritage Day event consists of a series of hands-on workshops, during which participants will see demonstrations of traditional skills and learn basic practices and tool use to create their own unique souvenirs to take home. The day also includes old-timey games, storytelling, and/or other activities as time allows.

The activities, for ages 8-18, for all 2014 dates (see website for dates) include blacksmithing, rope-making, animal-tracking, candle-dipping, folk art pain... read more
Folk Art on the Mountain

07/26/2014 - 07/26/2014

Folk on the Mountain is a one-day celebration of folk art, the immensely varied works of homegrown, not-formally-trained artists from around the Southeastern United States who produce amazing handmade creations in mediums including paint, pottery, sculpture, textiles and more (face jugs, carved birds, paintings on old roofing tin, sculptures on recycled materials, the possibilities are endless). Visitors are sure to see the styles of folk art they know and love and are equally sure to encount... read more