School groups and families can experience the sights, sounds and flavors of early Appalachian life with hands-on activities.

With the help of Tennessee 250, the Museum of Appalachia has extended its annual Independence Day Anvil Shoot Celebration.

NORRIS, Tenn. — During the Fourth of July, fireworks send explosions rippling across East Tennessee. Usually, the blasts can be heard across neighborhoods and communities, causing people to look up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Museum of Appalachia at Norris will be shooting off an anvil repeatedly on July 3 and 4 to celebrate America's 250th ...

NORRIS — This Independence Day, the skies above the Museum of Appalachia will echo with thunder as 150-pound anvils rocket into the air in one of the region’s most explosive traditions: the ...

To celebrate America's 250th anniversary, the Museum of Appalachia plans to expand its Independence Day Anvil Shoot Celebration into a two-day event on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. The shoots ...

The Museum of Appalachia’s beloved holiday tradition, Candlelight Christmas, returns Friday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 13, inviting guests to step back in time and experience the warmth and wonder ...

NORRIS, Tenn. — A longstanding Fourth of July tradition is being expanded this year at the Museum of Appalachia, thanks in part to support from Tennessee 250, the statewide initiative commemorating ...