May 2009
Air Dates: 7 & 10 | 14 & 17 | 21 & 24 | 28 & 31
Past Episodes
Episode #2245
Air Dates: May 7th & 10th, 2009
The White House Restaurant
There's a lot of focus on the White House right now but recently, Rob Wilds found another White House in Troy that's worth a visit.
Contact: Connie Prather
Location: 106 South College Street, Troy, Tenn. 38260
Phone: (731)536-5000
Info: Open Thursday through Saturday. Lunch is served 11:00-2:00 and Dinner is served 5:00-9:00.
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Stardust Drive-In
Sharon Puckett parks at a drive-in straight out of the fifties in Watertown.
Contact: Barry & Dawn Floyd
Phone: (615)237-0077
Location: 310 Purple Tiger Drive, Watertown, TN 37184
Website: www.stardustdrivein.com
E-mail: info@stardustdrivein.com
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Kayo’s Cars
Joe Elmore takes us to Chattanooga to visit one man’s private palace of muscle car memories.
Contact: Kayo Erwin
Phone: (423)622-1978
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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Colonel Littleton
Tammi Arender travels to Lynnville to meet Colonel Littleton, who wants to bring back traditions of the past by creating nostalgic gifts.
Contact: Col. Gary Littleton
Phone: (800)842-4075
Location: 755 Abernathy Rd., Lynnville, TN 38472
Website: www.colonellittleton.com
E-mail: colonel@colonellittleton.com
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Episode #2246
Air Dates: May 14th & 17th, 2009
Hot Shots Jump Rope Team
Tennessee Crossroads production assistant, Erin McInnis, skips over to Franklin to explore the sport of Jump Roping.
Contact: Lisa Arnold
Phone: (615)472-4580
Location: Franklin, TN
E-mail: lisaa@wcs.edu
Info: Contact your local American Heart Association representative about the availability of a Jump Rope for Heart rope-jumping demo team in your area. Locate your representative at
www.americanheart.org
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Bucksnort Trail Ride
Sharon Puckett goes on a scenic trail ride at Bucksnort.
Contact: Linda Baker
Phone: (615)662-7512
Location: 2887 Poplar Grove Road, McEwen, TN 37101
Website: www.bucksnorttrailride.com
E-mail: info@bucksnorttrailride.com
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Buster Duncan
Painters usually show their work on canvas. However, Rob Wilds introduces us to a man who puts his creativity on an unlikely medium.
Contact: Will Duncan
Phone: (615)867-2780
Location: 225 N. Front St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
E-mail: artifactman01@bellsouth.net
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Gusta Java
Since so many Americans are coffee drinkers, no wonder two men in Jackson are doing so well. Tammi Arender finds out how they are able to help wake Tennesseans up and also help an impoverished Central American country.
Contact: John Elford & Stephen Wilks
Phone: (731)265-2060
Location: 502 Airways Blvd., Jackson, TN 38301
Website: www.gustajava.com
E-mail: stephen@gbevs.com
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Episode #2247
Air Dates: May 21st & 24th, 2009
Lynnville, TN
Rob Wilds visits the town of Lynnville, a small town that harkens back to earlier times.
Contact: City Hall
Phone: (931)527-3158
Location: 151 Mill Street Lynneville, TN 38472
Website: www.lynnville.org
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Crossville Model Railroad Club
Treesa Bush meets a group of railroad enthusiasts in cumberland County who have pooled their talents to make one of the area's largets train displays.
Contact: Crossville Model Railroad Club
Location: North Wing of the Crossville Outlet Mall, I-40 exit 320
Website: www.crossvillemodelrrclub.org
E-Mail: pr@crossvillemodelrrclub.org
Free Public Viewing Hours: Friday 12-4, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-4
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Etch Artist
Joe Elmore meets a Memphis artist who has etched her career in glass.
Contact: Cindy Sharpe
Phone: (901)278-3847
Location: 884 South Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104
Website: www.carveddesignsmemphis.com
E-Mail: carveddesigns@carveddesignsmemphis.com
Info: Open Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm. Please call for appointments.
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Half Ass Acres
Susan Watson meets a Chapel Hill couple whose farm is filled with diminutive donkeys.
Contact: Joe & Dayle Haworth
Phone: (931) 364-3715
Location: 2359 Feed Mill Rd., Chapel Hill, TN 37034
Website: www.halfassacres.com
E-mail: minidonks@united.net
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Episode #2248
Air Dates: May 28th & 31st, 2009
Monell's at Fitzgerald Manor
Tammi Arender shows us an historical landmark in Gallatin that a local businessman transformed into a restaurant full of country cooking.
Contact: Monell's Gallatin
Phone: (615)230-8335
Catering: (615)230-8332
Location: 562 South Water Street (Hwy 109) Gallatin, TN 37066
Website: www.monellsdining.citysearch.com
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Rocky Mount Museum
Rob Wilds discovers the living history of Tennessee’s first capitol.
Phone: (888)538-1791
Location: 200 Hyder Hill Road, Piney Flats, TN 37686
Website: www.rockymountmuseum.com
E-mail: info@rockymountmuseum.com
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Metal-Morphosis
Susan Watson meets a Franklin craftsman who created a giant factory worker out of scrap metal left behind when the Franklin factory closed.
Contact: Kris Nethercutt
Phone: (615)790-4929
Metal Man Location: Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN 37064
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Studebaker Collector
When you hear the word "Studebaker," you probably think of cars. Tressa Bush meets a descendant of the Studebaker family, and finds out that he collects more than just family cars.
Contact: George Reitenour
Phone: (931)839-2884
Location: Monterey, TN
E-mail: studiegeorge@frontiernet.net
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