Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 035 February 2014 | Page 15

Scottish Highland Games held each year in April by Latta’s neighbors at Rural
Hill include exciting competitions in athleticism and skill. Although the Latta
Celtic Festival will not include these types of games, spectators can still see
demonstrations of these skills.
No Celtic celebration would be complete without live music and great food. If
you want to give true Scottish dishes a try, visit the Scottish Cottage for delicious
potatoes, smothered in a Scottish sauce. If you are feeling particularly Scottish, test
your palate to Haggis. Never heard of it? Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish consisting of a pudding containing Sheep’s
Pluck minced with onion, oatmeal,
suet, spices, and salt. Sheep’s Pluck is a
mixture of heart, liver, and lungs. This
description may not have your mouth
watering just yet, but that’s okay. If you
are feeling more Scots Irish than purely
Scottish, visit Appalachian Smoke for the
best smoked meats and sides in North
Carolina. While the adults can wash all
of this down with a cold one from Olde
Mecklenburg Brewery, the kids can visit
Anna’s Sweet Treats for homemade Lemonade or Orangeade.
Music and entertainment will be non
stop throughout the weekend by the
carriage barn. Hear the sound of bagpipes from the event piper in between
live Celtic bands. Bands will include
the Thistledown Tinkers Stirling
Bridge, and Irish Temperance. The Latta Steppers, a traditional Scottish dance
group, will be performing throughout
the weekend as well.
After the gates close at 4:00pm on Saturday the 15th, visitors will have a special
opportunity to return from 6:00 pm
to 9:00 pm for a special Celtic music
concert and more delicious food. This
Celtic Concert is a fundraiser for the
historic site and will include a blend of
both traditional and modern Irish and
Scottish music. Latta is a non-profit site
that relies on donations, grants, and
event income to continue providing
educational programming to the public.
So bring your lawn chair and kick off
your St. Patrick’s Day celebration on
Saturday evening at a great concert,
supporting a great cause!

Historic Latta Plantation is a circa
1800 cotton plantation and living
history farm, located within Latta
Plantation Nature Preserve. Tours of
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