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The Wild On The Mountain: This Year’s Rock The Ridge Festival

On Signal Point.
Rock The Ridge
On Signal Point.

Of all the festivals in the Chattanooga area, Rock the Ridge on Signal Mountain is a recent arrival.

The festival that celebrates the wild of Walden’s Ridge - with speakers, food trucks and music - returns for a second year on Saturday at the Walden Ridge Civic League from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Celeste Aguado is one of the festival’s volunteers.

Tish Gailmard is learning and engagement specialist at Reflection Riding Arboretum Nature Center.

Banner for 2024’s Rock the Ridge Festival.
Rock the Ridge

Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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