ELIZABETHTON — Warm and beautiful weather greeted the first day of Covered Bridge Days on Friday. The day began with the opening of Kids Island, the craft and food vendors and the touch a truck event on Elk Avenue Bridge at 11 a.m.

and closed with Daniel Grindstaff, along with some of his heroes and friends, performing on the Covered Bridge Stage late into Friday night. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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