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Big Wheels Roll Into Cherokee at the Big Rigs Show to Raise Big Money

Don’t worry, that’s not an earthquake you’re feeling. That’s what it feels like when big rigs and antique trucks rumble into Cherokee this weekend for the 4th Annual Big Rigs and Antique Trucks Show. Truck enthusiasts of all types and ages gather to marvel at custom and original truck restorations, trade stories and ideas, compete for prizes and raise money at the Womanless Beauty Pageant for The Hope Chest for Women, which provides educational resources and limited financial assistance to women in Western North Carolina with breast or gynecologic cancer. 

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Cruise the Smokies Cherokee Car Show Style

Fall leaves are blanketing the smoky hills in warm hues of red, orange and gold, and that can only mean one thing. Classic-car aficionados, get those engines revving and cruise on into Cherokee to enjoy car club camaraderie, the welcoming hospitality of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, some good ole southern barbecue and a show by Little Anthony and the Imperials. This year the competition for hot rod bragging rights heats up as Cherokee unveils the brand new best-in-show trophy.

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Great Fall Get-A-Way Means An Excellent Round of Golf in Cherokee

Located in the heart of Western North Carolina and nestled among the oak, fir and flowered valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains resides the new Sequoyah National Golf Club.  Owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, this Robert Trent Jones II design offers golfers an idyllic 18-hole journey, filled with scenic vistas, beautiful landscapes and challenging golf.

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Qualla Arts Open Air Indian Market - Oct. 17

The Qualla Arts Open Air Indian Market returns for an autumn encore. See first-hand the time, patience and talent which go into each piece of authentic Cherokee artwork. Then satisfy your urge to have as your own an heirloom quality art piece, through the purchase of these beautiful works in stone or wood sculpture, bead work and basket weaving.

For more information, visit www.quallaartsandcrafts.org

 

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