July 2009

Air Dates: 1 & 5 | 9 & 12 | 16 & 19 | 23 & 26 | 30 & 8/2
Past Episodes

Episode #2301
Air Dates: July 1st & 5th, 2009

Haynes Flags

Patriotism seems to abound this time of year but Rob Wilds met a Murfreesboro veteran who shares his patriotic memories and feelings all year long.
Contact: Fayne Haynes
Phone: (615)893-6961
Location: 401 West Lytle, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

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Sgt. Alvin C. York Historic Park

Tressa Bush visits a historic area in Pall Mall dedicated to a Tennessee war hero, the most decorated soldier in WWI.
Contact: Andy York
Phone: (931)879-6456
Locaction: 2700 N York Hwy Pall Mall, TN 38577

Directions: From I-40 take Route 127 North to Pall Mall.  The park is located on Hwy. 127, just eight miles from the Tennessee/Kentucky border
Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/parks/SgtYork/

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Polk Home

Susan Watson explores the home of President James K. Polk in Columbia, TN.
Contact: John Holtzapple
Phone: (931)388-2354
Location: 301 West 7th Street, Columbia, TN 38401
Website: www.jameskpolk.com

E-mail: jameskpolk@bellsouth.net

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Russ Jacobsohn - Wild Horses, Inc.

Tammi Arender profiles an artist in Sparta who makes incredible wooden rocking animals of all kinds.
Contact: Russ Jacobsohn
Phone: (931)738-9006
Location: 605 Long Hollow Road, Sparta, TN 38583
Website: www.wildhorsesinc.com
Info: Russ's wife Nan is an artist as well, she makes beautiful sculptures out of clay
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Episode #2302
Air Dates: July 9th & 12th, 2009

The Shoppes at Cokers
Rob Wilds meets a Tullahoma man who wouldn't let an old Coke bottling plant fall victim to the wrecking ball. He turned the historic building into a new shopping center.
Contact: Russel Credle
Phone: (615) 476-3542
Location: 401 Wilson Ave., Tullahoma, TN 37388
E-mail: russel.credle@nissan-use.com

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Dandridge Tour
Tressa Bush enlists a professional to show us around the revitalized downtown Dandridge.
Phone: (865)397-2925
Location: Dandridge, TN
Website: www.dandridgetn.us

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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

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Features:

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

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

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Cowan
Rob Wilds visits a century old train depot turned museum. There, he discovers the history of Tennessee's first railway, constructed in the 1850s, and the small town that was created because of it.
Contact: Cowan Railroad Museum / Cowan Welcome Center
Phone: (931)967-3078 / (931)968-9877
Location: 108 Front St. South, Cowan, TN 37318

Website: www.cowanrailroadmuseum.org

E-mail: secretary@cowanrailroadmuseum.org
Footage from The Best of CSX, courtesy Green Frog Productions, www.greenfrog.com

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Episode #2303
Air Dates: July 16th & 19th, 2009

Chattanooga Overview
Rob Wilds gives us a sampler of Chattanooga attractions including Rock City, The Battles for Chattanooga Musuem, and the Chattanooga Nature Center.
1. Rock City
Contact: Rock City Gardens
Phone: (800)854-0675 / (706)820-2531
Location: 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
Website: www.seerockcity.com

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2. The Battles for Chattanooga Museum
Phone: (423)821-2812
Location: 1110 East Brow Road, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
Website: www.battlesforchattanooga.com
E-mail: battles@seerockcity.com
Info: The Battles for Chattanooga Museum is a three block walk from the top station for the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway.

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3. Chattanooga Nature Center (Formerly the Tennessee Wildlife Center)
Phone: (423)821-423
Location: 400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Website: www.chattanooganaturecenter.org
E-mail: dmorgan@chattanature.org

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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
Info: The Chattanooga Choo Choo will celebrate 100 years in 2009! As part of the celebration, the Choo Choo will become independent of the Holiday Inn towards the end of the year.

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Tennessee Aquarium
Joe Elmore takes an ocean journey at the TN Aquarium in Chattanooga.
Contact: TN Aquarium
Phone: (800) 262-0695
Location: 1 Broad St. Chattanooga, TN 37402
Website: www.tnaqua.org
E-mail: brochure@tnaqua.org

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Hunter Museum of American Art
Rob Wilds visits the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga to see how a recent expansion has brought art work down from the hill and to the people.
Phone: (423)267-0968
Location: 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Website: www.huntermuseum.org

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Episode #2304
Air Dates: July 23rd & 26th, 2009

Knoxville Overview
Joe Elmore discovers there’s plenty to see and do on this urban weekend getaway to East Tennessee.

1. Hotel St. Oliver
Phone: (888)809-7241
Location: 407 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.hotelstolivertn.com

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2. Three Rivers Rambler
Phone: (865)524-9411
Location: 401 Henley St., Suite 5, Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.threeriversrambler.com
E-mail: info@threeriversrambler.com

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3. Market Square
Location: Market Square District, Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.knoxvillemarketsquare.com

4. Tomato Head Restaurant
Phone: (865)637-4067
Location: 12 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.thetomatohead.com
Hours: Mon. 11am-3pm, Tues-Thurs. 11am-9:30pm, Fri.&Sat. 11am-10:30pm, Sun. 10am-9pm
Info: There is a second restaurant located in Maryville. See website for details

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5. Yee-Haw Graphics
Phone: (865)522-1812
Location: 413 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.yeehawindustries.com
E-mail: mail@yeehawindustries.com

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6. Knoxville Old City
www.oldcityevents.homestead.com/Links.html

Litton's
Rob Wilds visits Litton's Market and Resaurant, what some may say is the home of the perfect hamburger
Contact: Barry Litton
Phone: (865)688-0429
Location: 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918
Website: www.littonburgers.com

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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Al Voecks scores with a story about a Knoxville museum dedicated to women’s basketball.
Phone: (865)633-9000
Location: 700 Hall of Fame Dr., Knoxville, TN 37915
Website: www.wbhof.com

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East Tennessee Museum
Rob Wilds travels to Knoxville to visit the East Tennessee History Center's Museum.
Contact: East TN Historical Society
Phone: (865)215-8824
Location: East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
Website: www.east-tennessee-history.org
Info: Open M-F 9am-4pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1pam-5pm

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Episode #2305
Air Dates: July 30th & August 2nd, 2009

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Phone: (865)436-1200
Location: 107 Park Hedquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: www.nps.gov/grsm/ or www.gatlinburg.com/things-to-do/national-park/
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Directions:

1. Gatlinburg, TN entrance
From interstate highway I-40 take Exit 407 (Sevierville) to TN-66 South. At the Sevierville intersection, continue straight onto US-441 South. Follow US-441 through Sevierville and Pigeon Forge into park.

2. Townsend, TN entrance
From the north: From interstate highway I-40 in Knoxville take Exit 386B to US-129 South to Alcoa/Maryville. At Maryville proceed on US-321 North/TN -73 East through Townsend. Continue straight on TN-73 into the park.

From the south: From interstate highway I-75 take Exit 376 to I-140 E towards Oak Ridge/Maryville. Merge onto I-140 E via Exit 376B towards Maryville. Turn onto US-129 South (Alcoa Highway) at Exit 11A and travel towards Alcoa. Turn onto TN-35 and follow it to US-321 North. Follow US-321 North/TN -73 East through Townsend. Continue straight on TN-73 into the park.

Greenbrier Restaurant
Tucked away in the woods of Gatlinburg, Kip Kirby finds a 60 year-old log cabin restaurant whose owners are keeping it "all in the family."
Phone: (865)436-6318
Location: 370 Newman Rd., Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: www.greenbrierrestaurant.com
Info: Open Sun-Thurs 5pm-9:30pm, Fri & Sat 5pm-10pm

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Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
There's a lot of wildlife in the Smokey Mountains but, as Rob Wilds discovered on his visit, that wildlife isn't restricted to bears, deer and squirrels.
Phone: (865)430-8808
Location: 88 River Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: www.ripleysaquariumofthesmokies.com

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Gatlinburg Arts & Crafts Community
Gatlinburg has the largest independent community of artisans and crafts people of anywhere in the country. Kip Kirby travels to Gatlinburg to see what she can find.

Website: www.gatlinburgcrafts.com/index.html

Directions: From downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee turn at traffic light #3, which is the intersection of Parkway (Hwy 441) and East Parkway (Hwy 321). Turn at the light onto East Parkway (Hwy 321N) and go 3 miles to Glades Road traffic light #3, here you will see the sign for the Arts & Crafts Community Trail. This is where the 8 mile loop trail begins.

1. Lorelei Candles
Contact: Lori Tierney
Phone: (800)432-7077
Location: 331 Glades Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: www.loreleicandlesonline.com

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2. The Chair Shop
Contact: Randy Ogle
Phone: (865)436-7413
Location: 830 Cantrell Circle, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
E-mail: thechairshop@aol.com

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3. The Broom Shop
Contact: David Ogle
Phone:(865)430-4402 / (865)436-5908
Location: 688 Glades Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Website: http://oglebrooms.tripod.com/
E-mail: toglebs@aol.com

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4. Smoky Mountain Dulcimer & Gourd Company
Contact: Mark Edelman
Phone: (865)436-5211
Location: 744 Powdermill Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738

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Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Joe Elmore travels to Gatlinburg to visit a school whose mission is to "enrich lives through art."
Phone: (865)436-5860
Location: 556 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Website: www.arrowmont.org
E-Mail: info@arrowmont.org

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The Front Porch
Al Voecks trys out a restaurant in Cosby that specializes in Mexican food and bluegrass music.

Phone: (423)487-2875
Location: 2912 Cosby Highway, Cosby, TN 37722
Hours: Fri-Sat 5pm-10:30pm, Sun. 5-9:30pm, Closed Dec. & Jan.
Info: Bluegrass shows on Fri. & Sat. nights at 7pm & 9m
         Folk/acoustic music and "Open Mic" night on Sun. at 7pm

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