Arm wrestlers, Archie Manning, Ed Johnson commemoration highlight weekend activities in Chattanooga area

Staff File Photo by Robin Rudd / Sculptor Jerome Meadows stands by the figure of Ed Johnson, one of three figures included in the Ed Johnson Memorial installed six months ago at the south end of the Walnut Street Bridge. Johnson was mob-lynched on the bridge on March 19, 1906. A Saturday program will commemorate the date. The two other figures in the memorial are those of attorneys Noah Parden and Styles Hutchens, who mounted his defense. Staff File Photo by Robin Rudd / Sculptor Jerome Meadows stands by the figure of Ed Johnson, one of three figures included in the Ed Johnson Memorial installed six months ago at the south end of the Walnut Street Bridge. Johnson was mob-lynched on the bridge on March 19, 1906. A Saturday program will commemorate the date. The two other figures in the memorial are those of attorneys Noah Parden and Styles Hutchens, who mounted his defense.

By Lisa Denton March 16, 2022 9 min read

St. Patrick’s Day send-offs, an arm-wrestling championship and an Ed Johnson commemoration are among events taking place this weekend in the Chattanooga area.

The Chattanooga River Market missed its scheduled grand opening due to the weather last weekend, so its seasonal debut will be Saturday and Sunday in the Tennessee Aquarium plaza. It will remain on a two-day schedule through April 10, then revert to Saturdays only for the rest of the season.

If you reserved trees last month from the Tennessee Environmental Council for Tennessee Tree Day, don’t forget pickup dates are Friday and Saturday. The goal is to plant 75,000 native trees in the state’s 95 counties this weekend.

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