THERE’S A “NEW” BOONE CABIN AT
WHIPPOORWILL ACADEMY
 Edith Carter, retired educator, continues her goal of protecting vintage cabins by giving them a new home and a complete facelift
Talk about leaving a legacy and thoughts turn instantly to Edith Carter, retired teacher from Wilkes County. In the beginning, so to speak, as an educator herself, her goal was to save the school her ancestors attended. Now she has a collection of historic, moved and restored cabins on her Century Farm in Ferguson. Ten of the cabins are from Wilkes County; one is from Caldwell and the latest addition and the oldest structure, comes from Watauga. Designated as the Daniel Boone Tavern, this cabin is supposed to be a cabin that Boone slept in when he was in the mountains hunting and trapping. It was a gift from Edith’s nephew Cam Finley. Since Boone had a store and tavern when he lived in Kentucky, “I just named it a tavern,” says Edith.
Her first building was moved to the farm in 1985. That was 11 cabins ago. A favorite log structure is the chapel—for a small fee—has hosted 72 weddings, “with more on schedule.”
When queried if she would take yet another cabin for her living museum she said, “At my age, almost 80, I should stop  moving cabins since I have all I can handle right now, however, if one became available, I would be hard pressed not to accept it!”
Generously, Edith opens her grounds free to the public with multiple events during the year and accepts reservations for group tours, family reunions. Scout and student field trips. She accepts donations to help with the upkeep of the Village. Appreciating art, she has designated two buildings to house exhibits of which she and her sister, Carolina, have some fantastic watercolor pieces along with other medias of other artists on display all year. October 3rd is the next event for an old fashioned worship service at 11 a.m. and Christmas Open House is December 5th. Mark your 2011 calendar for the second Saturday in May and her Daniel Boone Day event.
 Edith is one of those female spirits that can never truly age for she is always looking ahead, planning for the future. The easiest way to contact this busy, busy lady for touring or to make reservations is to email:
whippoorwillacademy@hotmail.com
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