Participants will travel to local natural areas and nearby mountains to learn about the geology of North Carolina. They can start a rock collection, hunt for gems, visit a cave and more. Participants will spend time on the museum's Backcountry Farm churning butter, shucking corn, feeding sheep and chickens, making 18th century toys and playing 18th century games. Because of high demand for the first session, museum officials scheduled the second session. Grinding corn at the grist mill, 1-4 p.m. July 11.
Families can see how corn is ground at the grist mill on the nature trail.
Through July 11, the lake will be open 24 hours. Fluf's Fishing Lake, off N.C. 226 between Grover and Shelby in Cleveland County. Friday and 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. Anthony's is stocked with carp, catfish, crappie, breamand bass. Midway Lake offers carp fishing.