Doris Gove leads hikes for Road Scholar, Smoky Mountains Wildflower Pilgrimage, Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, and other groups. She is a biologist and has written three hiking guides and several books for children on natural history. She has taught biology, managed two nature centers, volunteered as a maintainer on the Appalachian Trail and other trails, loves hiking, and can’t resist turning over logs to see who lives underneath. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband Jeff Mellor and a grandson Andrew.

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Memorial Day Weekend Summer Kick-Off
05.24-27.13
Live music, cookouts and a full weekend of fun and entertainment in the resort and on the lake. Load the car and bring the entire family.

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Once again we’ll celebrate the holiday weekends of summer family style with old-fashioned BBQ’s on the lawn. Please join us for a Summertime feast of house-smoked pork, grilled burgers, ribs, and all the fixin’s you can imagine. The Bluegrass Partners will be on hand to entertain us with some foot stompin’ bluegrass music and humorous anecdotes on the front porch during and after supper. These events will be held on the Saturday evening of the holiday weekends, but our dining room will be open for the usual sumptuous meals that guests have grown to love for the rest of the weekend. We look forward to spending these holiday weekends with you!

(Please note that vegetarian diets and special dietary needs may only be accommodated with prior notice during these weekends.)

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Come to the mountains and join outdoor educator Wanda DeWaard. She will show you around our amazing forest trails at night! Learn to be more comfortable in the forest after dark by using your senses to move safely and with awareness. These walks will begin in the evening just before dark and will discuss bioluminescence and the natural history of synchronous fireflies as the hikes lead to an area suitable for viewing these amazing creatures!

Wanda DeWaard is an outdoor educator who has shared Earth Kinship and environmental awareness with people of all ages and a wide variety of backgrounds in community groups, schools, colleges, camps, environmental centers and teacher conferences since 1974. She holds a Masters degree in Recreation and Environmental Education and has directed youth and family programs all over the United States as well as in Canada and Germany. Currently, Wanda works as an outdoor program consultant and freelance outdoor educator in the Great Smoky Mountains area. Anything and everything in the natural world brings out her enthusiasm and contagious sense of fun.

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Inspired by a lifetime of water sports enjoyment, Chris Tilghman has brought the first stand up paddle company to the North Georgia Mountains. Chris has over twenty-five years experience surfing some of the world’s best waves, including Kauai’s North Shore where he lived for five years. He brings his expertise to Snowbird for four days on the water with guests who would like to spend warm summer days learning this fun new sport. Paddleboards are now available for use to guests on Lake Santeetlah, along with canoes and kayaks.

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The Bluegrass Partners will be on hand to entertain us with some foot stompin’ bluegrass music and humorous anecdotes on the front porch during and after supper. This event will be held on Saturday evening.

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Join Gulf Coast artist Kat Fitzpatrick, M.A.Ed. in exploring the ancient(1800 year old) medium of encaustic. Beeswax melted with damar crystals and colorful pigment produces an ideal art medium that can be painted, carved or layered, creating collage with photo transfers, cool papers, personal artifacts. Complete beginners as well as experienced artists are gently guided to find ways to create encaustic images of deep beauty and mystery. Come with a playful attitude and some small high contrast black and white photocopies…maybe you as a child, your grandchild, a favorite tree or pet? Join us for a day or a week.

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Long time Snowbird guests M.C. and Jim Jerkins share the joy of making pottery with instruction as to how to form your clay piece, decorate it and glaze it in this summertime class. If you’d like, M.C. and Jim will take your work back to their studio and fire it in the kiln and then ship it to you. No experience is necessary, just come and have some fun with the clay!

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Nan Cunningham has been teaching people to paint for over 40 years, and now she is back at Snowbird! Her workshops are fun-filled, information-packed, lively adventures into creating your own artwork. All levels welcome from true beginners to the most experienced painters. Bring your favorite materials and join in the fun of painting, collaging and printing the beauty of Snowbird. Nan Cunningham is an Auburn University graduate and a faculty member of Arrowmont School and Armory Learning Center. She is a teacher/painter in high demand for her workshops and expressive presentations. Her personal presence and uncanny ability to translate emotion through light, color, form and story give voice and feeling to her paintings and teaching. This will not be a workshop to miss!

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Sommelier Nick Demos will join us at Snowbird for another wine dinner where he will provide guests with the perfect blend of entertainment and information. This dinner will feature a single vintner’s series of wines paired with a five-course menu from our chefs, and these special wines will be available for purchase at the conclusion of your stay.

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