Kingsport hosting ‘First Blaze’ ceremony to honor Daniel Boone

Blazing the trail again: Boone Trace 250 Relay begins in Kingsport

The ceremony was hosted by The Cumberland Gap Trail Alliance, Visit Kingsport and the City of Kingsport.

Kingsport hosting ‘First Blaze’ ceremony to honor Daniel Boone

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The City of Kingsport, along with Visit Kingsport and the Cumberland Gap Trail Alliance, will host a "First Blaze" ceremony Wednesday ahead of the Boone Trace 250 Commemorative Relay Hike. "One of the pivotal events in forming our nation was Daniel Boone’s trek from Long Island in Kingsport, Tennessee to build Fort Boonesborough in Richmond, Kentucky," a news release from Visit Kingsport said. "His journey was instrumen…