From N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Press release
OLD FORT, N.C. – Need something new to help decorate your Christmas tree this year?
Gateway Museum has a new custom-made snowflake ornament now for sale. The snowflake shaped ornament features the museum’s name and logo on a round disk inset in the center of the snowflake.
The ornament is available in the museum gift shop for $7 each. Proceeds will benefit the museum. Be sure to check it out at the Christmas Open House Saturday, Dec. 12. Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland of Frankenmuth, Michigan, helped design and produce the ornament.
Located at 24 Water Street in Old Fort, Mountain Gateway Museum will be open during the holiday season from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday; and noon to 5 p.m. Monday. The museum will be closed December 23-25 for Christmas. It also will be closed on New Year’s Day.
Mountain Gateway Museum is the westernmost museum in the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ Division of State History Museums. For more information, please contact the museum at 828-668-9259 or go to website at www.mountaingatewaymuseum.org.
About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state’s natural and cultural resources to build the social, cultural, educational and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan Kluttz, NCDNCR’s mission is to improve the quality of life in our state by creating opportunities to
experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina by stimulating learning, inspiring creativity, preserving the state’s history, conserving the state’s natural heritage, encouraging recreation and cultural tourism, and promoting economic development.NCDNCR includes 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, two science museums, three aquariums and Jennette’s Pier, 39 state parks and recreation areas, the N.C. Zoo, the nation’s first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, State Preservation Office and the Office of State Archaeology, along with the Division of Land and Water Stewardship. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.
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