Johnson City unveils Storybook Trail on Tweetsie Trail

Johnson City Parks and Recreation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the Tweetsie Storybook Trail. The trail, located along a 400-foot stretch near the 4.2-mile marker of the Tweetsie. Children who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony received a copy of the book “The Courage of the Little Hummingbird” by Leah Henderson, which is the first book on the trail. The Tweetsie Storybook Trail is made possible thanks to the generosity of Henry and Flora Joy. The Tweetsie Trail is a rails-to-trails project traversing the former East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad right-of-way between Johnson City and Elizabethton. A gradual tread of packed rock, the 9.6-mile trail provides opportunities for walking, running, and biking in a beautiful, natural setting.