If you were planning a Chattanooga and Hamilton County celebration as part of the country’s 250th birthday in 2026, what would you include?
Linda Moss Mines, chair of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County America 250 and perhaps the busiest woman in the county, wants to know and welcomes your feedback at a planning meeting on Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.
But we have a few ideas we thought we’d share.
› The Riverwalk is a stunning city masterpiece. Why not use it to tell the city’s history by having a historian lead registered guests on a walk from the Tennessee Riverpark to Ross’s Landing, stopping to explain the city’s story along the way? Another walk might go from Ross’s Landing to the new Chattanooga Lookouts park, another from the Riverpark east along Chickamauga Creek and ultimately to Camp Jordan. Participants could get “passports” stamped, and those who complete all the walks could receive a commemorative pin.
› As a tribute to the 30-plus years history of the Riverbend Festival, invite one universally popular band or singer to Finley Stadium and try to set a new record for attendance at the venue.