For immediate release May 1, 2006

FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK ANNOUNCES LADY SLIPPER WEEKEND

Pikeville, Tenn. - Fall Creek Falls State Park will host its annual Lady Slipper Weekend on May 5-7, 2006. The park will offer a variety of programs to celebrate the Lady Slipper and other wildflowers. The weekend’s programs are free and open to the public.

The weekend will begin with a night hike on Friday evening. Other programs include slideshows, hikes, photography workshops and pontoon boat cruises across Fall Creek Lake. In addition to park rangers and interpretive specialists, the Lady Slipper Weekend will feature numerous guest speakers as well.

Fall Creek Falls State Park has been voted by visitors to be one of the top family destinations in the Southeast. Protected within its boundaries are beautiful waterfalls, tremendous canyons and dense forest. The park has a 250-site campground, a hotel and conference center and 30 cabins. It is located 40 miles south of Cookeville, and 65 miles north of Chattanooga, atop the beautiful Cumberland Plateau.

For more information about the Lady Slipper Weekend or other information about the park’s numerous programs, visit the Web site at www.tnstateparks.com/fallcreekfalls/ or call the Betty Dunn Nature Center at (423) 881-5708. For reservations at the Park’s Inn, please call 1-800-250-8610.

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For more information contact:

Tisha Calabrese-Benton
(865) 594-5442 (Office)