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Ames Plantation Hosts 15th Annual Heritage Festival< br />\n
\nGRAND JUNCTION\, Tenn. – On Saturday Oct. 13\, the normally serene grounds of the Ames Plantation will transform into a bust ling hub of activity\, as thousands of visitors flock to the 15th annual H eritage Festival.

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More than 150 folk artists\, demonstrators\, re- enactors and musicians will re-create rural Tennessee from years gone by.  Start your day by exploring Ames Plantation’s Heritage Village\, an authe ntic replica of a 19th century rural settlement.  There you can see a blac ksmith in action\, learn how to spin and weave cotton or sample savory foo ds cooked over an open fire.

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Visitors can also view the nationally renowned Stencil House\, so named for the elaborate stencil designs that cover the homes walls.  Built in the 1830s\, this home is believed to cont ain the oldest surviving displays of stenciling in the South.  Learn more about the amazing story behind this restoration project.

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From the Heritage Village\, it’s a short stroll to a reproduction of a Civil War ca mp\, where visitors can chat with re-enactors in period dress and watch Ci vil War re-enactments. Just cover your ears for the cannon blasts that hap pen every half hour!

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What your ears will not want to miss is the a bundance of good music.  Some of the region’s top bluegrass and string ban d musicians will be performing throughout the day\, in addition to a tradi tional Native American performance.   Pull up a hay bale and enjoy the toe tapping melodies.

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Don’t forget to take some time to peruse the ma ny unique handmade crafts available from local vendors or look over the la rge collection of antique tractors and early steam engines.  The kids will enjoy hand picking cotton or hand milking a goat.

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The Heritage Fe stival runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Admission is $5.00 for adults\, $ 2.00 for children ages 4 – 16\, and free for ages 3 and under. Parking is free.  Enter Ames Plantation at Buford Ellington Road off Tennessee Highwa y 18.  No pets\, please.

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For more information regarding Heritage F estival visit the web site http://www.amesplantation.org or call 901-878-1067.

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Ames Plantation is privately owned and ope rated by Successor Trustees of the Hobart Ames Foundation through the Will of the late Julia Colony Ames.  The Ames Plantation’s 18\,400 acres of la nd are made available to UT AgResearch as one of 10 Research and Education Centers located across the state.  In addition to its agricultural resear ch programs\, the UT Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction\, research and public service through the UT College of Agricultural Science s and Natural Resources\, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and UT Ext ension offices in every county in the state.

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