Turtle Island Preserve hosts "Families Learning Together"
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Turtle Island Preserve offers hands-on wilderness education, historical skills workshops, and overnight camps at a 1,000-acre preserve near Boone, North Carolina.
Best for
- overnight summer camps for children
- hands-on blacksmithing, hide tanning, knife-making, or basketry workshops
- volunteer weekends involving outdoor construction and farm work
- corporate work retreats centered on natural living
- college programs focused on nature, sustainability, and historical skills
- visitors seeking primitive accommodations and experiential outdoor education
Look elsewhere if
- conventional hotel accommodations with indoor bathrooms are required
- emergency services or rapid-response assistance are needed
- a standard classroom-only educational format is preferred
- accessible urban or paved-road facilities are required
Specialties
- blacksmithing workshops
- hide tanning workshops
- knife-making workshops
- basketry workshops
- chainsaw and sawmill education
- wilderness and natural-living education
What makes them different
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit education center
- 1,000-acre wildlife preserve near Boone, North Carolina
- Programs use hands-on historical and primitive-living practices
- Accommodations include log houses, simple shelters, and primitive tents
- Buildings and farmstead structures were made from materials harvested on site
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 2683 Little Laurel Rd, Boone, NC 28607-5431
- Phone
- +18282652267
- Website
- http://www.turtleislandpreserve.org/
- user@domain.com
Services
- overnight summer camps
- volunteer programs
- educational programs
- corporate work retreats
- college programs
- skills workshops
- primitive-living accommodations