Connection

Hey, want a kid? Not to take home with you, sorry, but a kid to share an afternoon with on the shores of beautiful Lake Jocassee. Know a kid? Bring him or her for a day of outdoor adventure at Devils Fork State Park on October 15th. We’re using bait to attract children, because we know kids can’t resist stories of real live people in real live places, just like they can’t resist touching and holding the artifacts of humans and other animals who once freely roamed Jocassee Valley. In this case that’s ok! Our friend Manella Calhoun will be there with her traveling Critters and More on the Go display, and another friend, Chief Lamar Nelson, will be there to tell the stories of life before electronics. Or cars. Or even trains. Chief Nelson is an archaeologist who has worked dig sites in North and South Carolina since the 1990’s so you can bet he has some good stories to share about the lives of the first Americans! Sponsored by Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education, the day will end with an adventure, just for the kids, on a pontoon boat, on Lake Jocassee. This event is intended to raise awareness of the Jocassee Wild Child program, whose mission is to raise awareness in our young people of the especially unique and resilient nature of the Jocassee Gorges. This, these Gorges, is their place, as it has been ours. Join us for a day that will be free with park admission, and — if you’re feeling generous – pay the park admission for the carful of kids behind you. It’ll feel good. ~K 


 

 

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