Bearmeat's Indian Den — Local services in Wolftown Community

We came upon this store as we were leaving Cherokee, headed to Maggie Valley. We really enjoyed this place. Hubby got a bag of their barbecue pork rinds (and ate half of them while waking around the store!) and a beavers claw. No, that's not a homemade mountain snack...a REAL BEAVER'S CLAW (see pic)!! It creeps me out a little bit, but he got it for a buddy and he loves it too! Must be a guy thing! They also had some beautiful fox furs, artic fox furs, coyote furs, hand-made bird houses, etc. They had lots of local-made soaps, lotions and candles. They have pure essential oils, some I'd never heard of before. I got the Basil EO and the Fir Needle EO, along with the sweet almond carrier oil. I mixed the Fir Needle EO with the sweet almond and it did wonders for the aches I had from our road trip up from SC on the motorcycles (my farthest on my bike...so far! 😉). But our shopping trip there ended abruptly when hubby couldn't find his debit card and thought he left it at the hotel. There's no cell service in that particular area, but the super nice people at the store let us use the landline to call the hotel. They said the cleaning staff didn't find it, so we headed back to look for ourselves before we went through the hassle of canceling it with the bank. Fortunately, it was a false alarm! But he didn't find it until AFTER we headed back toward Cherokee. It's just a couple miles down, but we turned around and went on in to Maggie Valley. But we will DEFINITELY visit this...

Stopped here because I saw the sign for boiled peanuts. A friend of mine had specifically asked me to keep an eye out for them and they had them, in a pot, cooking hot behind the counter.

The merchandise was decent, with a wide variety of items. Many items local to the region, both arts and crafts and food. Prices were decent, with a few clearance items.

The store was taking a lot of precautions for Covid. The checkout was a bit problematic because no one was at the register, and peoples items were getting mixed up on the counter. Staff was a little consumed by the process of checking customers as they entered, handing out gloves and disposing of the used ones. But it was acceptable because the majority of items were edible and they were requiring all customers put on disposable gloves before entry.

Overall the visit was good. I didnt mind the extra precautions, and the selection of unique items was well worth the stop. We left with several items including pork rinds, muscadine syrup, boiled peanuts, and...

This is more than a souvenir shop. This is an immersive experience into Cherokee Arts and Life! The quality of the pieces available here is unparalleled anywhere I've ever seen. The carving, tanning, cooking, painting, designing, beading, sewing, ALL the craftsmanship in every artisan piece is amazing. The store was attended today by a white-haired Cherokee gentleman whose knowledge of Native Arts was extensive and only matched by his sense of humor! He and I discussed briefly Richard Crowe, a gifted Cherokee ancestor whose legendary life included being an artisan as well as portraying Cherokee life in movies and the drama "Unto These Hills," which is still performed here in Cherokee NC. Among the wares you will also see and learn the story of a (taxidermied) young Bald Eagle; an exhibit that is truly one of a kind. Nothing here was made in China, there is no junky stuff in this place. It is a celebration of Cherokee Arts. We will be making this a must-do stop anytime we're in the area. Could not...