While the intermittent rain on Saturday might have kept some away, there was still a small but steady crowd of people enjoying the food, music and of course, the zip line during Haywood County Appreciation Day at Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley.

In an effort to bring the community in to enjoy Ghost Town, which reopened July 4, and raise money for the Haywood County Schools Foundation, the attraction’s new owner Alaska Presley hosted the event.

“I just thought it would be good to get the community together with this and maybe, hopefully make some good money for the children,” Presley said.

All of the proceeds from the day were donated to the schools foundation, which provides assistance to local families, scholarships and general aid to the school community.

Presley said she was ...