For nearly two decades, Winter Storytelling at Travelers’ Rest has been a seasonal celebration of the Séliš tradition of sharing stories during the cold winter months.

we will gather at the Travelers’ Rest State Park Visitor Center – and on Zoom – at 11 am to hear stories from elders, authors, historians, and naturalists.

Admission to Winter Storytelling is $5 per person; free for members of Travelers’ Rest Connection. A Zoom link is provided below; we hope all of our Zoom attendees will join the Connection or make a donation using the Donate button at the top of this page. Thank you!

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Schedule

-Mandela van Eeden, AFRICA: Adventure, Conservation and Coexistence

Join Mandela, lead storyteller for Xplorer Maps and host of “The Trail Less Traveled” for a high adventure across Africa. Mandela will focus on her most recent project in Zambia with Game Rangers International. After living with Zambia’s Special AntiPoaching Unit & running the Zambezi River — attendees can expect to learn about the history, geology, ecology, and stories from the front lines of conservation in Southern Africa. Furthermore, Mandela will play didgeridoo and answer questions!