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February 2009

Episode #2231
Air Dates: January 29th & February 1st, 2009


Historic Collinsville


Ken Wilshire explores the historic Collinsville settlement along the Cumberland River in Montgomery County.
Contact: JoAnn Weakley
Phone: (931)648-9141
Location: 4711 Weakley Road, Southside, TN 37171
Website: www.historiccollinsville.com

E-mail: JINTOWN@aol.com

Info: Open May 15 - October 15, Thursday - Sunday

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Monteagle Inn


Do you wish you had more time and a great place to rest and do nothing? Rob Wilds found just the place in a Bed & Breakfast called the Monteagle Inn.
Contact: Jim Harmon
Phone: (931) 924-3869
Location: 204 West Main Street
                P.O.Box 39 Monteagle, TN 37356
Website: www.monteagleinn.com

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Wood Burning (Pyrography)


Tressa Bush meets a Granville artist who uses heat and wood to create her artwork.
Contact: Brenda DeJoice
Phone: (615)563-4591
Location: Woodbury, TN
Website: www.blazinengravins.com
E-mail: brenda@blazinengravins.com
Info: Call for appointments

Search:Map Quest: Where is Granville, TN?

Lane Motor Museum


Joe Elmore goes to Nashville to visit the home of a collection of rare European cars.
Contact: Jeff Lane
Phone: (615)742-7445
Location: 702 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37210
Website: www.lanemotormuseum.org
E-mail: info@lanemotormuseum.org

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Episode #2232
Air Dates: February 5th & 8th, 2009


Xoconochco


Susan Watson visits a Franklin woman who makes artisan chocolates in her own home.
Contact: Julie Hinton
Phone: (877)LUV-XOCO
Location: 434 Main Street, Franklin, TN 37064
Website: www.xoconochco.com
E-mail: info@xoconochco.com

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Lynchburg Carriage Rides/Tours


Tressa Bush takes a tour of Lynchburg, the home of Jack Daniel's, the old-fashioned way: by horse and buggy.
Contact: C&R Buggy Tours
Phone: (931)433-8461
Location: Lynchburg, TN
Website: www.candrbuggytours.com
E-mail: mulberryhouse37359@yahoo.com

Info: Call for rates and availability

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Spoon Lady


Rob Wilds serves up a story about an artistic spoon maker in Sunbright.
Contact: Karen Davis
Phone: (423)628-5135
Location: Sunbright, TN
E-mail: spoonmaker@highland.net

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Ferrin Ironworks


Tammi Arender introduces us to an artistic Lebanon man who uses techniques in blacksmithing and metalworking to show the beauty of steel.
Contact: Drew Ferrin
Phone: (615)418-6056
Location: 1488 Phillips Rd., Lebanon, TN 37087
Website: www.ferrinironworks.com

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Episode #2233
Air Dates: February 12th & 15th, 2009


Arlington, TN


Rob Wilds explores one of West TN's best kept secrets, the town of Arlington.
Contact: Susan Hoggard
Phone: (901)867-2226
Location: Arlington, TN

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Papa Boudreaux's


With Mardi Gras just around the corner, Susan Watson helps put you in the mood with a visit to Boudreux's in Middle TN.
Contact: C.J. Bader & Leslie Binch
Phone: (931)682-0040
Location: 3419 Fly Road Santa Fe, TN 38482
Website: www.papaboudreaux.com
E-mail: papaboudreaux@yahoo.com

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Cumberland Mountain Lodge


Tressa Bush visits a farmer cattle farm in Crossville that is now a rustic retreat.
Contact: Dr. John Looney
Phone: (919)493-2615
Location: 1130 Clint Lowe Road, Crossville, TN 38572
Website: www.cumberlandmountainlodge.com
E-mail: info@cumberlandmountainlodge.com

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Wildlife Artist

Tammi Arender introduces us to a young man in Ethridge who finds inspiration in nature.
Contact: David Sercel
Phone: (931)279-0755
Location: Ethridge, TN
Website: www.davidaaronsercel.com
E-mail: das@davidaaronsercel.com

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Episode #2234
Air Dates: February 19th & 22nd, 2009


Blue Heron Cruises


Ken Wilshire finds a unique way to view a historical Tennessee waterway: by taking a Blue Heron Cruise out of Ashland City.
Contact: Blue Heron Cruises
Phone: (615)385-7007
Location: 110 Old River Rd, Ashland City, TN 37015

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Forbus General Store


Tressa Bush visits a general store in Fentress County where locals gather to play PIG, a local card game, and socialize.
Contact: Joe Sells
Phone: (931)879-5427
Location: 3902 N. York Highway, Pall Mall, TN 38577
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Lairdland Farm House


Susan Watson meets a history loving couple with a penchant for collecting and running a historic Giles Country farmhouse.
Contact: Don & Benita Rouleau
Phone: (931)363-2205
Location: 3238 Blackburn Hollow Road, Cornersville, TN 37047
Website: www.lairdlandfarmhouse.com
E-mail: info@lairdlandfarmhouse.com

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Caswell Painting

Rob Wilds travels to Rogersville to spend the day with an artist who paints portraits of cars.
Contact: Jim Caswell
Phone: (423)235-7014
Location: Rogersville, TN
E-mail: caswelltj@wmconnect.com

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Episode #2235
Air Dates: February 26th & March 1st, 2009


Musicians Hall of Fame


Tammi Arender visits a museum in downtown Nashville dedicated to those musicians who actually played the music on some of the greatest recordings of all time.
Contact: Joe Chambers
Phone: (615)244-3263
Location: 301 6th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203
Website: www.musicianshalloffame.com
E-Mail: info@musicianshalloffame.com

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Boss Hoss Cycles

Joe Elmore introduces us to a Dyersburg man who has developed the biggest and baddest motorcycles around.
Contact: Rad Hunsley
Phone: (731)286- 4915
Location: 790 South Main St. Dyersburg, TN 38024
Website: www.bosshoss.com
E-mail: radhunsley@bosshoss.net

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Southern Alpacas

Susan Watson takes in an Alpaca show in Shelbyville and gives us a complete tutorial on alpacas and how their fleece is used.
Contact: Michael Goldston
Phone: (615)373-0171
Location: Leipers Fork, TN
Website: www.highmeadowalpacas.net

Info: The 2009 Southern Select Alpaca Show is held March 7-8

         For more information visit www.sealpaca.org

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Lonnie Bird, Woodworker

Rob Wilds meets a master woodworker who attracts students to the mountains of Tennessee.
Contact: Lonnie Bird
Phone: (865)484-1145
Location: 1145 Carolina Dr., Dandridge, TN 37725
Webiste: www.lonniebird.com

E-mail: lonniebird@earthlink.net

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