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Field Event. - Milky Way at Brushy Mountain

  • 08/21/2025
  • 7:00 PM
  • 08/22/2025
  • 12:00 AM
  • Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

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  • SANP members and non-members are welcome to register.

Are you looking for different and interesting foregrounds to incorporate into your Milky Way photos?  Then the infamous Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary is the place to be.

On August 21, 2025, the prison is allowing SANP to host a field event inside the prison walls.  This will not be a tour of the building or a paranormal tour - although we've seen stories of ghosts in the yard.  Brushy Mountain will require a donation fee of $10 per person with a maximum of 30 people to come shoot the Milky Way inside the walls.  The fee will cover the cost of having an employee stay at the prison with us, and the rest will go towards the prison's MOCO rescue animal initiative.

Register early to save your spot.  There are several options if you are going to be in the area so if you want to go early, you can check out the Stonecipher House at Frozen Head SP (closes at 4 p.m.) or arrive early at the prison and eat at the Warden's Table, shop in the gift shop, visit the distillery, or take a tour.  The prison closes to tours at 6:30 p.m. (last tour begins at 5 p.m.) and the restaurant closes at 7 p.m.  Our event will begin at 7 p.m.  We may have alternative dates depending on the weather and BMSP's availability.

Contacts:     Jerry Whaley, President       Julie Glibbery, Membership Manager       General Information

Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers is a nature and travel photography club located near the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.
Mailing address: 1143 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Ste 107A-231, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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