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New Echota Historic Site


Saturday, May 24, 2025

Come Fly With Me: Birding Hike
Saturday, May 24, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the Rangers here at New Echota for a morning of birding. Learn about the different species that currently call New Echota home and learn about the species that the Cherokee would have seen. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Orienteering 101: Compass Reading
Saturday, May 24, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Have you ever struggled to read a compass? Leave those days behind by joining our rangers to learn the basics. The rangers will be teaching a class on the basics of how to read a compass. At the conclusion of the program visitors will be able to navigate a course set by the rangers. Admission fee required. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Bean there, Bean Bread: Traditional Cherokee Recipe
Saturday, May 31, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Do you need a new recipe to add to your collection? Look now further than New Echota-Cherokee Capital SHS. The Rangers will be preparing bean bread just as the Cherokee during the early 19th century. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025

First Saturday Hike
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Explore the nature trails here at New Echota with this ranger led hike. The ranger will be taking visitors on a hike through our nature trails while discussing the different species of wildlife. The ranger will also be discussing conservation and how the Native Americans were the nations first conservationist. Admission fee required $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Cherokee Weapons Crafting
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025 2 PM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Calling all crafters to New Echota SHS for an afternoon of crafting and history! Enjoy a beautiful afternoon with your family learning how to make Cherokee darts and the Cherokee hunting culture. This is a ranger led program that will take place in our picnic area. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Jr. Ranger Family Camp Day
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the rangers for a day of learning and adventure! Bring the family to New Echota to participate in the statewide Jr. Ranger program. There will be various demonstrations and activities throughout the day including but not limited to 1800s printing, Cherokee weapons, and scheduled nature hikes. Admission fee required. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Fields of Plenty: Cherokee Farming
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 10 AM to 10:30 AM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Do you want to learn new gardening skills, if so stop by New Echota SHS for this program. Join the rangers and learn how the Cherokee farmed for their daily substance. The program is a weather dependent program. $5 parking. 706-624-1321.
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Orienteering 101: Compass Reading
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join our Rangers to learn how to read a compass. The program will start in the picnic area and transverse through out the grounds of New Echota. The Ranger will teach you the skills to follow a preset course using just a compass. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Palatable Potatoes: Traditional Cherokee Recipes
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
New Echota invites you to the latest installment of the program series Traditional Cherokee Recipes. The newest recipe that the Ranger will be presenting is sweet potato cakes. Join the Ranger and learn a new recipe to add to your recipe book. The program will take place in the Middle-class homestead. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Leafy Greens of the Forest
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 11 AM to 12:30 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
This Ranger led hike will take visitors on an adventure to identify a variety of species of trees typical of the Ridge and Valley Province of Georgia. The Ranger will also be discussing the importance of trees and the contributions different species makes to the unique ecosystem of New Echota. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Jr. Ranger Family Camp Day
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 10 AM to 3 PM
New Echota Historic Site - Calhoun, GA
Join the rangers for a day of learning and adventure! Bring the family to New Echota to participate in the statewide Jr. Ranger program. There will be various demonstrations and activities throughout the day including but not limited to 1800s printing, Cherokee weapons, and scheduled nature hikes. Admission fee required. $6-$8. 706-624-1321.
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