  Museum of the Cherokee IndianBryson City, NC Located in North Carolina  So begins your trip through the Museum of the Cherokee Indians. Totally renovated in 1998, the new museum tells the story of the Cherokee people using high-tech wizardry along with an extensive artifact collection. The museum is located at the intersection of Highway 441/Tsali Boulevard and Drama Road in Cherokee, North Carolina, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized tribe. To accomplish its mission, the museum maintains a permanent exhibit, extensive artifact collection, archives, education programs, artist series, and a store. The museum also publishes the Journal of Cherokee Studies, several books, and an audiobook. The Museum of the Cherokee Indians opened in 1948 and moved to its present facility in 1976. Its exhibit was totally renovated in 1998 when a new 12,000-square-foot exhibit was installed. The museum is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status, and it operates self-sufficiently based on admissions revenue and museum store sales. BIA Highway 441 |  The Memories This was a truly wonderful stay. We enjoyed coffee on the various porches in the mornings and several wines at night with the meals we prepared. Fishing licenses were easy to obtain over the phone or at ACE Hardware and the Noontootla Creek down by the gazebo was a... This was a truly wonderful stay. We enjoyed coffee on the various porches in the mornings and several wines at night with the meals we prepared. Fishing licenses were easy to obtain over the phone or at ACE Hardware and the Noontootla Creek down by the gazebo was a great area to fish. We managed to take a couple of hikes in the area, which included the largest Swinging Bridge east of the Mississippi River on the Benton-McKaye Trail. We also did the Long Creek Falls hike which was a beautiful waterfall that only required a short 30 min. hike. We went white water rafting on Thursday with the Ocoee Rafting Company and our guide Emily made it a truly pleasurable experience. You can request her when you call to set up your trip. For a great guided fishing trip from experienced fly fishermen, ask for Hunter or Carter at the Blue Ridge Fly Fishing shop. We fished in a place called Frog Hollow and my friends and I caught at least one 20 in. trout! We look forward to coming back in the future to enjoy another great vacation and read what other activities future guests have found in the area. As for the girls - We went on the lovely train ride and it was a marvelous day! We finished the first jigsaw puzzle from the previous guests, and then we started another. This was such a bonding time with our grown children. We never knew how much fun working puzzles could be! Thank you for that. Your place is beautiful! Three couples - Forever Family and Forever Friends from Atlanta, GA. We've traveled together for the past 6 years, always to revive our marriages and re-energize our souls. This year was no different...we laughed together, cried together, and prayed together.... Three couples - Forever Family and Forever Friends from Atlanta, GA. We've traveled together for the past 6 years, always to revive our marriages and re-energize our souls. This year was no different...we laughed together, cried together, and prayed together. The cabin was beautiful, very spacious, well decorated and provided the privacy that we needed. We definitely plan to come back, which would be a first for us because each year we try a different cabin. We even got to see a little snow. But our next visit will be during the warmer months so that we can enjoy the hot tub, gazebo, fire pit and creek. It was simply too cold to go outside this time around. Cannot wait until the next time! Thank you! |
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