For the first time, Juneteenth will be an official holiday across the country. Beyond governments, local institutions are also recognizing the holiday for the first time. Here’s how Lake Junaluska will celebrate Juneteenth for the first time: For more than 100 years, Lake Junaluska has been a meaningful place for Methodist ministers like Rev. Dr. Stephanie Moore Hand. The vitality strategist for the Western North Carolina Conference was ordained at Lake Junaluska. “So I count it as a ginormous