Lake Junaluska Walk
Evening lakeside stroll around Lake Junaluska (Tuesdays, 5–6pm) through mixed hardwoods and shoreline, led by Marga Fripp of The Pollinators Foundation for calm, community-focused nature immersion; free, no registration.
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