Touring Joara 2017

Join NC Car Clubs & Exploring Joara Foundation on a European/Sports Car Tour and Poker Run

Follow in the footsteps of Explorers and Patriots while enjoying some of North Carolina’s most scenic and challenging roads

Join automotive enthusiasts from all over the Southeast in touring the North Carolina Foothills and Mountains on September 23, 2017. This event benefits the Exploring Joara Foundation (EJF), a non-profit organization that engages the public in archaeology in the Carolinas, and emphasizes the discovery of the Native American town of Joara and Fort San Juan, the first inland European settlement in the United States. This year’s event ties into the 450th anniversary of the founding of Fort San Juan (1567) and will allow drivers to explore the region’s rich Spanish and Native American cultural heritage.

The Tour and Poker Run will begin at Catawba Meadows Park & Archeological Site, 701 Sanford Dr, Morganton, NC 28655 where you will pick up one card with your registration packet. There will be three stops on the tour where participants can check-in and pick up poker cards. The last card and Touring Joara poker prizes will be awarded at Hook & Anchor at 3:30 pm. Touring Joara 2017 is limited to 100 cars, pre- registration is preferred but we will accept registration the day of the event if space is available. You may pick up your tour packets between 7:30 am – 8:45 am, Exploring Joara Presentation 8:45 am, Driver’s Meeting 9:10 am, Tour vehicles roll out at 9:30 am.

Touring Joara 2017 will take participants through some of the most scenic and historic roads in western North Carolina. We will be driving roads the Overmountain Men traveled 236 years ago on the way to The Battle of Kings Mountain as well as Juan Pardo's expedition into the interior reaching the Native American Town Joara in 1567. The Tour will take us by various points of interest including The McDowell Houses, The Museum of North Carolina Minerals, and The Berry Site where the Native American Town Joara & Fort San Juan Archeological Sites are located. Also, the Tour will provide stunning views of Lake James, Table Rock, Shortoff Mtn., Lake Tahoma, and Mount Mitchell, not to mention some of the best fall colors you will find anywhere.

This year, drivers who arrive on Friday, September 22nd will have the unique opportunity to participate in a presentation/dig day at the Berry Site (where Fort San Juan/Joara was discovered) as well as a guided tour (2:30 – 4 pm) at EJF’s new Fort San Juan/Joara Museum Exhibit hosted by the History Museum of Burke County. On Saturday, before the drive, participants will have the opportunity to explore EJF’s Living History Village with their staff archaeologist. The village, located inside of Catawba Meadows Park, features reproductions of Native American houses, a palisade and interpretive gardens so visitors can better imagine how the Native Americans were living in Burke County when Juan Pardo arrived here in 1567. This project is on-going and will eventually include a museum to house artifacts and an archeology trail. This is a very exciting project that will provide North Carolina with an important cultural heritage resource. More tour details, such as accommodations, tour map, directions, and points of interests, will be provided upon registration. Also, registration will include a Touring Joara dash badge and a list of driving and traveling tips to prepare you for North Carolina mountain roads. Most of these items will be available at the tour check-in. Go to discoverburkecounty.com for available lodging.

Tour is rain or shine, unless there is a major weather event.

Marie Palacios - Registration Coordinator 828-439-2463 Craig Root - Tour Coordinator Email: [email protected] Registration for Touring Joara 2017

Driver Name: ______

Street: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip:______Country: ______

Phone: ______Email:______

Other occupants of the car:______

Automobile to be driven on the tour: ______Year ______Model______

License No. ______State______Country______

Please RSVP concerning: We will purchase lunch at Hook & Anchor at the end of the Tour:  YES  NO Number of people ______Participation in the full Berry Site Dig Day- 10am-2pm on Sept 22nd  YES  NO Number of people ______Participation in a tour at the Berry Site- 1:00 pm- 2:00pm  YES  NO Number of people ______

Release: Each car occupant please read and sign the following release waiver: In consideration of your accepting this registration into the Touring Joara 2017, we the undersigned, separately and together, intending to be legally bound, hereby, for ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assignees, waive and release any and all rights and claims, whether for damages or otherwise, we may have against the Table Rock Sports Car Club and the Exploring Joara Foundation, its officers and members, the State of North Carolina, the sponsors and officials, and their employees, agents, representatives, successors and assignees for any and all injuries or property damage or loss suffered by any of us while participating in this event.

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______Signature (if under 18, parent/guardian for occupant) Date

______Signature (if under 18, parent/guardian for occupant) Date

______Signature (if under 18, parent/guardian for occupant) Date

Tour Entry Fees:

Advanced: Until 9/01/17 Per Car: $35.00

Day Of Event: Per Car: $40.00

Tour is rain or shine, unless there is a major weather event.

Register early to allow adequate time to get the overnight accommodations you desire. Go to discoverburkecounty.com for available lodging.

Make entry fees (check, money order) out to the Exploring Joara Foundation and mail along with this registration form to our Registration Coordinator : Marie Palacios, Executive Director of the Exploring Joara Foundation, Inc. PO Box 296 Morganton, NC 28680

Registrants can also make a secure online payment on www.exploringjoara.org by clicking on the PayPal button. In the memo line, please include your name and "TJ registration". Completed registration forms can be scanned and sent via email to: [email protected]

For answers to any of your questions, please contact: Marie Palacios - Registration Coordinator 828-439-2463 Craig Root - Tour Coordinator Email: [email protected]