Colorful Characters of the Great Smoky Mountains with Bob Plott

Please join us for yet another informative, entertaining and fun afternoon and evening of history, food and music in Part IV of our Heritage Book Series, as award winning author and MSMHC GM, Bob Plott, discusses his fourth book –Colorful Characters of the Great Smoky Mountainsand weaves the lively stories of vibrant and intriguing characters such as the Cherokee chiefs Yonaguska, Oconostota, Dragging Canoe and their allies such as John Watts, along with their combatants—Robert Rogers, Quintin Kennedy, King Haigler, the Stockbridge Mohicans, Francis Marion and others, as well as modern day mountain icons such as Von Plott, Charles Miller and Earl Lanning. 

Amid the rocky crags and misty hollows of the Great Smoky Mountains grew a generation of hardy and fascinating characters whose lives became the stuff of legend. Discover these little-known stories of French and Indian War Rangers, iconic Cherokee warriors and modern-day hunters, as well as moonshiners, skilled artists and historians, told as only Bob Plott can tell them. Visit with Bob as he weaves the tales of these vibrant characters and their lasting legacy on the people who will always call these mountains home.

The program will be followed by a book signing and delicious BBQ dinner, culminating with acoustic music by Mike Ogletree and friends that evening.

The event is free to motel guests and Heritage Club members—there is an admission charge of ten dollars per person for all others.