Blue Ridge Storytelling Summit

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This year, the 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Storytelling Summit shifts from honoring the spoken traditions of Appalachia to highlighting the voices of Appalachian storytellers who are capturing these stories on the page. Our authors will be set up in front of the Josiah And Francis Ray Young Cabin sharing their books and stories with the public. Each storyteller will be given the opportunity to read a passage of their book on the porch of the Young Cabin throughout the day.

Featured Storyteller:

Bob Plott

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The Plott family, who have deep roots in Haywood County, have been raising and training hunting dogs for more than 200 years.

Bob Plott continues to breed and train hounds, and he offers educational programs throughout the region to share the history of his family and their dogs, along with southern mountain culture, as well as teaching wilderness and survival skills.

Plott is a member of the prestigious Roads Scholar Speakers Roster that is sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council.

His books include A History of Hunting in the Great Smoky Mountains, The Story of the Plott Hound: Strike and Stay, Plott Hound Tales, and Southern Appalachian Folkways: Preserving Traditional Arts and Crafts.