Two Trail of Tears memorial motorcycles are scheduled for this weekend in our area.
* The Trail of Tears Remembrance Ride will start Saturday morning at 8 in Chattanooga and continue to Florence, Ala. Riders will begin arriving in Florence around 2:30 p.m. CDT. In McFarland Park is a three-day festival that includes American Indian and motorcycle vendors, a powwow, storytellers, beadwork activities, flute-making opportunities, exhibition dancing and food from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Riders will gather downtown on M.L. King Boulevard and proceed to Riverfront Parkway. They will leave Chattanooga along Highway 41 around Lookout Mountain.
A kick-off party is scheduled for today at Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson from noon to 9:30 p.m. on Lee Highway featuring Graham’s Number at 1 p.m, Soul Survivor at 4 p.m. and J.B. Walker & The Cheap Whiskey band at 7 p.m.
* The Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride begins in downtown Bridgeport, Ala., at 8 a.m. CDT Saturday and terminates in Waterloo, Ala., at 1:30 p.m. at the Waterloo River Walk.
A three-day End of the Trail Waterloo Powwow follows the ride at the River Walk.
Web sites
* www.thundercreekharley.com
* www.trailoftears-remembrance.org
* http://al-tn-trailoftears.net
Phone numbers
* Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson, 892-4888
* Trail of Tears Remembrance Ride, 877-868-8747
* Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride, 256-218-0753