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Sycamore Shoals State Park: Flint & Steel Fire Starting
August 18, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Wednesday August 18 th
10:30 a.m. “Flint and steel fire starting” – Learn how to start a fire with flint and steel,
which is helpful for backpackers and hikers. Join seasonal interpretive ranger Matthew Simerly
as he shows you how to make a fire quickly and easily. Matthew will show you where to find fire
tinder in the woods and how to keep an ember alive until you can build a fire from it. Duration:
30-45 minutes.
2:00 p.m. “Firearms of the 18 th century” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates how
firearms of the 18 th century function as well as describes their construction. Meet in the visitor’s
center. Duration: 20 minutes.
