August 2008
Air Dates: July 31 & Aug 3 | 7 & 10 | 14 & 17 | 21 & 24 |
Past Episodes
Episode #2205
Air Dates: July 31st & Aug. 3rd
Civil War Dinner Theatre
Rob Wilds visits a place in Whitwell where you can get a fun history lesson and some good things to eat.
Contact: Steve Gipson
Phone: (423)658-7478
Location: Whitwell Button Willow Church
Take exit 155 off of I-24
Take Hwy 28 North toward Whitwell
Turn left onto Spring Avenue
At four-way stop, Turn Right.
Bear right at fork.
Website: www.buttonwillowchurch.com
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Red Oak Pottery
Tressa Bush visits the studio of the owners of Oak Ridge Pottery in Murfreesboro.
Contact: Bill and Judy Heim
Phone: (615)273-2147
Location: For locations where Red Oak Pottery is sold, see website
Website: www.redoakpottery.com
E-mail: redoaktn@dtccom.net
Search: Where is Murfreesboro, TN?
Chappy's on Church
Al Voecks meets a man who got a brand new start in Nashville after hurricane Katrina destroyed his dream restaurant in 2005.
Contact: John Chapman
Phone: (615)322-9932
Location: 1721 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.chappys.com
E-mail: Chappy@Chappys.com
Search: Where is Chappy's on Church?
Kem Alexander, Concrete Artist
Tammi Arender visits a woman in East Tennessee that makes uncommon art out of an uncommon medium- what roads and buildings are made of.
Ccontact: Kem Alexander
Phone: (423) 505-1227
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Website: www.kemalexander.com
E-mail: kem@kemalexander.com
Search: Where is Chattanooga, TN?
Episode #2206
Air Dates: August 7th & 10th
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Rob Wilds journeys to Chattanooga to visit a former train depot, now hotel, named for a famous 1940s song.
Contact: Holiday Inn
Phone: (800)TRACK29 or (423)266-5000
Location: 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Website: www.choochoo.com
Search: Where is the Choo Choo?
Carnton Plantation
Susan Watson tours Carnton Plantation in Franklin with Author Robert Hicks, author of Widow of the South, to find out why people continue to be intrigued with the events that took place there nearly 150 years ago.
Contact: Carnton Plantation
Phone: (615)794-0903
Location: 1345 Carnton Lane, Franklin, TN 37064
Website: www.carnton.org
E-mail: info@carnton.org
Search: Where is Carnton Plantation?
Fuhrman Glass Studios
Tressa Bush visits a Woodbury man who sold his business to follow his dream to become a glass blower.
Contact: Tom Fuhrman
Phone: (615)563-5898
Location: 7497 Short Mountain Road, Woodbury, TN 37190
Website: www.fuhrmanglass.com
E-mail: fuhrman@heartoftn.net
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Melanie Guion, Shoe Artist
Tammi Arender finds a woman in Nashville who uses shoes as a canvas for her artwork.
Contact: Melanie Guion
Phone: (615)356-0495
Location: Nashville, TN
Website: www.shoeshrines.com
E-mail: melanie.guion@comcast.net
Search: Where is Nashville, TN?
Episode #2207
Air Dates: August 14th & 17th
Mandolin Maker
Rob Wilds meets a spectacular middle TN mandolin maker who comes from a very unexpected place.
Contact: Jonathan McClanahan
Phone: (615)557-3342
Location: Goodlettesville, TN
Website: mcclanahancustommandolins.com
E-mail: jonathanmcclanahan@comcast.net
Search:: Where is Goodlettesville, TN?
Fern Falls Bed & Breakfast
Susan Watson visits a very scenically located B&B high atop a bluff in Altamont.
Contact: Ron Van Dyke
Phone: (931)692-2222
Location: 1100 Canyon Drive, Altamont, Tn 37301
Website: www.bbonline.com/tn/fernfalls
E-mail: fernfalls@blomand.net
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Muddy Pond Sorghum Syrup
Tressa Bush travels to Overton County to visit a family famous for their homemade sorghum syrup.
Contact: Mark & Sherry Guenther
Location: 4064 Muddy Pond Road, Monterey, TN 38574
Phone: (931)445-3357
Website: www.muddypondsorghum.com
E-mail: marknsherry@twlakes.net
NOTE: Sorghum pressing & cooking starts Labor Day weekend and runs through the end of October.
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 7am - 4pm
Search:: Where is Muddy Pond Sorghum Syrup?
Episode #2208
Air Dates: August 14th & 17th
Foothill Friesians
Tressa Bush visits a woman in Auburntown who breeds Friesians, a feathered horse hailing from the Netherlands.
Contact: Deb Davis
Phone: (800)808-9149
Location: 3610 Kennedy Creek Road, Auburntown, TN 37016
Website: foothillfriesians.com
E-mail: foothillfriesians@gmail.com
Search:: Where are the Foothill Friesians?
Banjo Picker
Tammi Arender meets a banjo picker in West Tennessee who is carrying on the unmistakable sound of traditional banjo picking for very personal reasons.
Contact: Phillip Steinmetz
Phone: (931)209-3074
Location: Waverly, TN
Search:: Where is Waverly, TN?
Tennessee Soybean Festival
Rob Wilds travels to Martin to attend an annual week-long festival celebrating the Tennessee soybean.
Contact: Karami Hagan
Phone: (731)588-2507
Location: Martin, TN
Website: www.tnsoybeanfestival.org
E-mail: mcd@martintennessee.org
Search:: Where is the Tennessee Soybean Festival?
Whitestone County Inn
Al Voecks visits a romantic inn on the shores of Watts Bar Lake on the Tennessee River. It's a "sanctuary for the soul."
Contact: Paul or Jean Cowell
Phone: (865) 376-0113
Location: 1200 Paint Rock Road, Kingston, TN 37763
Website: www.whitestoneinn.com
E-mail: moreinfo@whitestoneinn.com
Search:: Where is Whitestone County Inn?
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