George Ellison, “Literary Excursions in the Southern Highlands,” book reading and signing
Saturday, November 12, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Education Center Classroom 2
Please join us for a special book reading and signing with renowned author George Ellison; pre-registration is required.
George Ellison writes the Nature Journal column for the Asheville Citizen-Times (since 1988) and the Botanical Excursions column for Chinquapin: The Newsletter of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (since 1991), both illustrated by his wife, Elizabeth Ellison, as well as the Back Then column for Smoky Mountain News (since 2000), a news magazine published in Waynesville, N.C.
The Smoky Mountains Association, as part of the park’s 100th Anniversary Celebration this summer, included George on the list of the ‘100 Most Significant People in the History of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.’
He and his wife have lived near Bryson City in the mountains of western North Carolina adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation since 1973.
Space is limited; please register by November 1 online at or by calling 828-665-2492. There is no charge for the event, but standard parking fees apply to non-members of The North Carolina Arboretum Society.