On Saturday, I took the family to Reed Gold Mine in Midland, NC. Reed mine is the site of the first gold find in the United States. So, they have a pretty informative movie you can watch, we did and it was pretty good. Just before the movie, we walked around the the museum they have there and it was really nice and very informative. after the movie, they took us on a tour of the mine which was not only informative but fun as well.
Everything up to this point is 100% free which is really nice. Next you have an opportunity to buy a ticket to pan for gold. you can buy a ticket for $2 which gets you pan of ore down by the panning troths. They give you the pan of ore and you start panning it down looking for gold. They say that you about 1 in 5 pans and we go lucky, or I should say my 14 year old son got lucky, and found a small piece of gold. I've never seen someone so excited. Needless to say we had a great time.
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- Steve Walden
- Charlotte, NC, United States
- I was born and Raised in Chattanooga, TN. I spent 10 years in the Army. The last 6 year in the Army were with the 5th Special Forces Group (AIRBORNE) at Ft. Campbell, KY. I got out of the Army in 1998 and came to Charlotte, NC to work for Microsoft. I still work for Microsoft today. I am married with 2 sons. I am a private pilot and enjoy flying, playing guitar, singing, XBOX 360, spending time with my family, camping, computers, and doing all I can to dispute and or debunk the myth of man made global warming.
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