October 2008

Air Dates: 2 & 5 | 9 & 12 | 16 & 19 | 23 & 26 | 30 & 11/2
Past Episodes

Episode #2214
Air Dates: October 2nd & 5th

College Grove Grocery

Susan Watson travels to College Grove to find out what its like to retire from the corporate world and then run a small town grocery.
Contact: Brenda Files
Phone: 615.368.7129
Location: 8731 Horton Highway, College Grove, TN 37046
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Guitar Mill

Tressa Bush meets a man in Murfreesboro who turned to making guitars when his life plan didn't quite work out.
Contact: Mario Martin
Phone: 615.849.5800 / 800.995.4799
Location: 407 West Lytle Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Website: www.guitarmill.com
E-mail: info@guitarmill.com
Search: Where is the Guitar Mill?

Goats, Music & More

Sharon Puckett journeys to Lewisburg for a fun festival where the highlight is a unique goat judging contest.
Contact: Marshall County Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 931.359.3863
Location: Lewisburg, TN 37091
Website: www.marshallchamber.org
E-mail: director@marshallchamber.org
Info: This year's event is October 10th & 11th
Search: Where is Lewisburg, TN?

Teresa Brittain, Bead Maker

Rob Wilds visits Teresa Brittain in Oak Ridge, a woman who uses heat and flame to create works of art and beauty.
Contact: Teresa Brittain
Phone: 865.482.9065
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Website: www.brittainbeads.com
E-mail: teresa@brittainbeads.com
Search: Where is Oak Ridge, TN?

Episode #2215
Air Dates: October 9th & 12th

Gigi's Cupcakes

Susan Watson meets up with a baker in Nashville who found her bliss making mini concoctions of flour, butter, and sugar.
Contact: Gina Butler
Phone: 615-342-0140
Location: 1816 Broadway Suite A, Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.gigiscupcakesusa.com
Info: Closed Sunday

Search:: Where is Gigi's Cupcakes?

Joe Brown, Blacksmith

New Crossroads team member Ken Wilshire travels the back roads of Middle Tennessee to visit a blacksmith who is both a traditional blacksmith and an artist.
Contact: Joe Brown
Phone: 615-890-3805
Location: 3538 Cripple Creek Road, Readyville, TN 37149
Website: www.brownviewforge.com
E-mail: brownview@juno.com

Search:: Where is Brown View Forge?

The Creamery Park Grille

Rob Wilds journeys to Knoxville to find out how the Creamery Park Grille in Fountain City was born.
Contact: Jeffery Pattin
Phone: 865-688-4607
Location: 114 Hotel Ave. NE, Knoxville, TN 37918

Search:: Where is the Creamery Park Grille?

Travellers Rest Plantation

Rob Wilds visits a historic Nashville home where the old ways are demonstrated to the very young.
Contact: Travellers Rest Mansion
Phone: 866-832-8197 / 615-306-3993
Location: 636 Farrell Parkway, Nashville, TN 37220
Website: www.travellersrestplantation.org

Info: 19th Century Trade Days are held this year on 10/23 & 10/24

Search: : Where is Travellers Rest?

Episode #2216
Air Dates: October 16th & 19th

Dunbar Cave

Ken Wilshire visits historic Dunbar Cave Natural Area in Clarksville.
Contact: Dunbar State Natural Area
Phone: 931-648-5526
Location: 401 Old Dunbar Cave Road, Clarksville, TN 37043
Website: www.dunbarcave.org
               http://state.tn.us/environment/parks/DunbarCave/

Search: : Where is Dunbar Cave Natural Area?

Jennifer O'Neill

Tammi Arender profiles Jennifer O'Neill, an accomplished model, actress, author, and artist, and founder of Jennifer O'Neill Ministries in Nashville.
Contact: Jennifer O'Neill Ministries
Phone: (615)463-3126
Location: 1811 Beech Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.jenniferoneill.com
E-mail: jenniferoneill@bellsouth.net

Search: : Where is Jennifer O'Neill Ministries?

Thistle Farms

Rob Wilds meets with the women of Nashville's Magdelene House and learns about their creative mission.
Contact: Marlei Owens
Phone: 615-428-4300
Location: Nashville, TN
Website: www.thistlefarms.org
E-mail: marlei@thistlefarms.org
Info: Thistle Farm products are sold in stores all through the United states, see their website for specifics.

Search: : Where is Nashville, TN?

Mayberry Town

Andy Griffith may have lived in a fictional NC town but Rob Wilds visits a couple who re-created the town in their own backyard.
Contact: John and Ruby Hitch
Phone: 865-579-6653
Location: Seymour, TN
Info: To visit Mayberry Town, call John and Rudy to set up an appointment

        John & Rudy's Radio show can be heard online at WYSHRadio.com

Search: : Where is Seymour, TN?

Episode #2217
Air Dates: October 23rd & 26th

Treehouse

Tressa Bush introduces us to Horace Burgess, a man who loves treehouses so much that he might just have built the world's largest.
Contact: Horace Burgess

Phone: (931)265-3988
Location: Crossville, TN
Mailing Address: PO Box 1165 Crossville, TN 38557

Info: Call to visit treehouse

Search: : Where is Crossville, TN?

The Silver Caboose Restaurant & Soda Fountain

Ken Wilshire visits a resturant that's carrying on Collierville's "train town" tradition.
Phone: (901)853-0010
Location: 132 East Mulberry Street, Collierville, TN 38017
Website: www.silvercaboose.com
E-mail: info@silvercaboose.com
Info: Open M-Sat. 11am-2pm
         Sun. 10:30am-2pm
         Fri. nights 5pm-8pm

Search: : Where is The Silver Caboose?

The Cotton Museum

Tammi Arender takes us on a tour of the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange Building.
Contact: Memphis Cotton Museum
Phone: (901)531-7826
Location: 65 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103
Website: www.memphiscottonmuseum.org

Search: : Where is The Cotton Museum?

Nashville Ghost Tours

Join Rob Wilds as he takes the Nashville Ghost Tour, and discover the ghosts that haunt downtown Nashville.
Phone: (888)844-3999 / (615)884-3999
Location: Tours begin at the corner of 6th Ave. North and Union St. in Nashville, TN
Website: www.nashvilleghosttours.com
E-mail: information@nashvilleghosttours.com
Info: Tours begin at 8pm Wed-Mon. Reservations are required.

Search: : Where is Nashville Ghost Tours?

Episode #2218
Air Dates: October 30th & November 2nd

Springfield Town Square

Ken Wilshire tours the Springfield town square to explore how food can bring parts of a community back to life.
Contact: City Hall
Phone: (615)382-2200
Location: 405 North Main Street, Springfield, TN 37172
Website: www.springfield-tn.org

Search: : Where is Springfield, TN?

Features:

Burdett's Tea Shop
Phone: (615)384-2320
Location: 618 South Main Street, Springfield, TN 37172
Website: www.burdettsteashop.com

Search: : Where is Burdett's Tea Shop?

Two Tricia's on the Square
Phone: (615)382-7288
Location: 518 South Main Street, Springfield, TN 37172

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Farragut Folklife Museum

Rob Wilds visits a museum that honors Farragut's favorite son: Civil War hero Admiral David Farragut.
Contact: Farragut Town Hall
Phone: (865)966-7057
Location: Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut, TN 37934
Website: www.townoffarragut.org/parks-athletics-leisure/museum.html
Info: Admission to the museum is free

Search: : Where is the Farragut Folklife Museum?

Gourd Lady at Pappy's Picket Fence

Tressa Bush meets a woman in Gainesboro who makes everything from jewelry to pocketbooks to night lights out of gourds.
Contact: Sheryle Bruno
Phone: (931)268-6820
Location: Pappy's Picket Fence Antiques, 101 E. Hull Road, Gainsboro, TN 38562
Website: www.uppercumberlandartsalliance.com/sheryle_bruno.htm
E-mail: outtamygourd07@yahoo.com

Search: : Where is Pappy's Picket Fence Antiques?

Drews Brews

Rob Wilds profiles Drew Park, a Nashville coffee craftsman who is dedicated to brewing a better brew.
Contact: Drew Park
Phone: (615)262-4099
Location: Nashville, TN
Website: www.drewsbrewscoffee.com

Search: : Where is Nashville, TN?

Features:

Crema
Contact: Rachel Lehman
Phone: (615)255-8311
Location: 15 Hermitage Ave., Nashville, TN 37210
Website: www.crema-coffee.com
E-mail: contact@crema-coffee.com

Search: : Where is Crema?