The Grand National award-winning 1934 Plymouth, owned and restored by the late Charlie Young and his wife Deborah of Coker Creek, has a new home. The Charles Hall Museum in Tellico Plains will welcome this spectacular antique car in an informal dedication ceremony on April 23, 2011, at 3:00 pm. Over thirty antique cars, owned by members of the East Tennessee and Cherokee Valley regions of the Antique Automobile Club of America (both of which Charlie was a member) will parade through Tellico Plains after the dedication.

Share Your Favorite Trails

Falls Branch Trail

We have added a new Trails Page to the Guide to Tellico Plains. You can help, by sharing your favorite hiking, horseback riding, or mountain biking trail, to be posted on this new section of The Guide. The new Trails section includes areas in and around Tellico Plains, including the Tellico and Citico River areas, Cherohala Skyway, Starr Mountain, and Coker Creek.
Get your trail story and photos published!
Please include:

• Type of trail (hiking, mountain biking, and/or horseback riding)
• Level of difficulty (easy, moderate, difficult)
• Directions to the trailhead
• Trail Length (in miles)
• Description of the trail (what you can expect to see, etc.)
• Photo (include a photo caption for each photo submitted)
• Author: "trail info and photos submitted by" (your name as you want it to appear)

Please see examples already on this new trails page and info on how to submit your trail information. Thanks.

New Trails Page Premieres

What's a great outdoor activity which all ages can enjoy - combining fresh air, magnificent scenery, social interaction, muscle toning, and the natural beauty of the Tellico Plains area? Take to the trails, for hiking, horseback riding, or bicycling!

With the Cherokee National Forest here in our backyard, there are many, many Tellico Plains area trails. Choose from mountaintop balds to enchanting waterfalls, from easy to difficult, from biking to hiking... using this easy reference on The Guide to Tellico Plains.

The Trail page highlights several area trails, each with directions to the trailhead, type of use, length, level of difficulty, and a description. Browse the Trail page, and choose where you'd like to hike with your children, have a picnic, ride bikes, take your horses, or photograph wildflowers.

Tellico Plains is the perfect headquarters for being outdoors in every season.

Don't miss these upcoming events at the WIndhorse Center, 106 Scott Street, Tellico Plains:
GARAGE SALE - March 26th at Windhorse. Big, multi-family sale with items donated by all the members of the Windhorse community to help keep Windhorse going and fund some new classes both for the young and the elders.

MEDITATION WORKSHOP - March 27th, 1-4 pm, $25. Seated Meditation, Zen Walking, Breathing Techniques to enhance peaceful meditation with . Register by March 25th with Windhorse:  or email:

On Sunday, Jan. 16, The of Tellico Plains, at 106 Scott St., presents a 2-hr Yoga workshop "Balance in the Season of Love" 1-3 p.m. for $25. This will be followed by Alternative Healing Sessions, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. $25 unless you are a practitioner, and free if you bring a friend with you. Call to sign-up or ask questions.


The Center also has a Tai Chi class just starting Tuesdays 10:30-noon for $20/month as well as the on-going yoga classes.

The Cherokee Women's Club, sponsors of last week's Candlelight Walk, wish to extend many thanks to the community:

"Thank you to Citizens National Bank, Volunteer Federal Savings & Loan, Peoples Bank of Monroe County, Dickey McCay Insurance, Tellico Wellness Center, and Skyway Tax Service. These sponsors paid for the wagon rides, gingerbread contest, the advertising, the portapotties and other expenses in putting on this event. Thanks to Dona Van Asdale (who also made the Christmas Ornaments again this year) for making candle holders for each Gingerbread Contest winner.

We also owe big thanks to Valley Lumber for the building for the Live Nativity, Everhart Lumber for the sand for the luminaries, Bill & Barbara Myerson for the use of their storefront for the Cookie Caper, Bill Shadden and friends with the two horse-drawn wagons which carried people around town, Mary & Ray Tallent for the use of the Sunflower Inn for Santa to visit with the children, Monroe County Beautiful for the trash recepticles, Larry Harris for the Grinch, and Mary & Dennis Caldwell of Skyway Antiques for hosting the Gingerbread Contest. Apologies if we've left anyone out, and thank you to all the many other volunteers, live nativity participants, community members, carolers, businesses, churches, musicians, and cookie bakers for their help and support for this event."

Candlelight Walk Video

Browse the photos and videos of presenters and visitors to the December 4th Christmas Candlelight Walk, held in downtown Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

Visit tellico-plains.com/candlelight-walk.html

This is a special family event, presented annually on the first Saturday in December, beginning at dusk. Step back in time, with flickering luminarias lining the sidewalks, strolling carolers, horse-drawn wagons, and gingerbread houses. Sponsored by the Town of Tellico Plains and organized by the Cherokee Women's Club.