The 51st anniversary of the Mountain Laurel Festival will be Saturday, May 18, in Clarkesville. The festival, now a Top 20 event for the third consecutive year, has grown well beyond a regional event to attracting multi-state attention. Plans for the event include: * Finale fireworks show* Fine art and craft vendors in and around the square* Outdoor food court* Children’s activities* Clarkesville Lions Club parade* Traditional Appalachian lifestyle demonstrations, including music, wood-turning, spinning and other needle arts, on the grounds of the Historic Mauldin House* Tours of Millinery Shop and Big Holly Cabin* Artist John Kollock will sketch children in the garden* Duck Race in Soque River (sponsored by Volunteers for Literacy)* Entertainment acts throughout the day