October 2009
Air Dates: 1 & 4 l 8 & 11 l 15 & 18 l 22 & 25 l 29 & 11/1
Past Episodes
Tennessee Crossroads will be pre-empted on October 1st to bring you Ken Burns' newest project: The National Parks: America's Best Idea. To learn more about this special six-part program, visit www.pbs.org/nationalparks
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Episode 2135
Air Dates: October 4th, 2009
Watertown Bed & Breakfast
Tressa Bush visits a couple in Watertown who retired only to open a bed and breakfast a few miles east of Music City.
Contact: Bob and Sharon McComb
Phone: (615)237-9999
Location: 116 Depot Street, Watertown, TN 37184
Website: www.bbonline.com/tn/watertown/
E-mail: mccomb28@charter.net
Search: : Where is Watertown B&B?
Braden Station
Rob Wilds introduces us to popular catfish restaurant that used to be a train station.
Contact: Terry L. Graves
Phone: (901)594-5959
Location: Old General Store, C.T. McCraw Building, 189 Highway 59, Braden, TN 38010
Search:: Where is Braden Station?
Twisted Sisters
Working with family can sometimes put a strain on relationships. As Tammi Arender discovers, however, two sisters in West Nashville claim working together actually heightens their creativity.
Contact: Linda Carroll & Debbi Levy
Phone: (615)352-3535
Location: 109 Morton Mill Circle, Nashville, TN 37221
E-mail: lindatwist@comcast.net
Search:: Where are is Twisted Sisters?
Chainsaw Wood Carvers
Tressa Bush travels to Crossville to see for herself two men who work together to carve one piece of wood - with chainsaws.
Contact: John Teeple
Phone: (931)510-6164
Location: Crossville, TN
E-mail: johnteeple@loggingon.com
Search:: Where is Crossville, TN?
Episode 2315
Air Dates: October 8th & 11th, 2009
Johnny McGrew, Dulcimer Maker 
Rob Wilds meets a man in East Tennessee who is driven to create old-time instruments by the sweet sounds they make.
Contact: Johnny McGrew
Phone: (423)745-6603
Location: Englewood, TN
Search:: Where is Englewood?
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 Memphis Cotton Museum?
Toadal Vision
Susan Watson meets a photographer who is toadally focused on his creative vision.
Contact: Larry Safko
Phone: (931)647-0755
Location: Clarksville, TN
Website: www.toadalvision.com
E-mail: info@toadalvision.com
Search:: Where is Clarksville?
Episode 2316
Air Dates: October 15th & 18th, 2009
Textile Museum
Rob Wilds visits a museum in East Tennessee that honors everday, hard working people who are the backbone of the state.
Contact: Englewood Textile Museum
Phone: (423)887-5455
Location: 109 Niota Street, Englewood, TN 37329
Info: Open Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm
Search:: Where is the Textile Museum?
Miller's Grocery (A Country Cafe)
Tressa Bush ventures out to a former grocery Christiana where people gather for good food and great, local, music.
Contact: Miller's Grocery
Phone: (615)893-1878
Location: 7011 Main Street, Christiana, TN 37037
Website: www.millersgrocery.com
E-mail: info@millersgrocery.com
Info: Lunch: Mon-Sat 11am-2pm
Dinner: Fri & Sat 5:30pm-9pm (reservations only)
Sunday: Buffet 11am-2pm (reservations only)
Search:: Where is Miller's Grocery?
Ken Gaidos, Wood Turner
Susan Watson travels to Novelsville to see how ordinary wood becomes extraordinary art in the hands of Ken Gaidos.
Contact: Ken Gaidos
Phone: (615)776-2193
Location: 9612 Clovercroft Road, Nolensville, TN 37135
E-mail: KGG@united.net
Search:: Where is Ken Gaidos' workshop?
Our Backyard Town Bed & Breakfast
Al Voecks discovers a place where you can spend a quiet, relaxing time in a one-of-a-kind B&B.
Contact: Mike and Cathy Barnett
Phone: (731)587-1918
Location: 520 North College Street, Martin, TN 38237
Website: www.ourbackyardtown.com
Search:: Where is Our Backyard Town B&B?
Episode 2317
Air Dates: October 22nd & 25th, 2009
Bunganut Pig
Joe Elmore visits a neighborhood pub in Franklin where you can find music, art, billiards, and more.
Contact: Amy/Mark Goodson
Phone: (615)794-4777
Location: 1143 Columbia Ave., Franklin, TN 37064
Website: www.bunganutpig.com
Search:: Where is the Bunganut Pig?
Rudy's Radios
Ken Wilsire meets a fellow in Franklin who's been preserving old radios for over 60 years.
Contact: Rudy Knight
Phone: (615)794-5170
Location: Franklin, TN
Search:: Where is Franklin, TN?
The Inn at Evins Mill
Tressa Bush goes to Smithville for a visit to the Inn at Evins Mill.
Contact: William Cochran
Phone: (615)269-3740 or (800)383-2349
Location: 1535 Evins Mill Road, Smithville, TN 37166
Website: www.evinsmill.com
E-mail: info@evinsmill.com
Search:: Where is the Inn at Evins Mill?
Clarksville Ghost Hunters
Join Rob Wilds, if you dare, as he creeps through The Octagon Hall Museum in Franklin, KY with the Clarksville Ghost Hunters.
Contact: Clarksville Ghost Hunters
Phone: (931)216-6347 / (615)831-6920
Location: Clarksville, TN
Website: clarksvilleghosthunters.com
E-mail: inquiries@clarksvilleghosthunters.com
Search:: Where is Clarksville, TN?
Episode 2318
Air Dates: October 29th & November 1st, 2009
Steve Wariner
Tammi Arender spends the day with a Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/guitar player who is also a talented painter.
Contact: Karen Byrd, Publicist
Phone: (615)347-4457
Location: Franklin, TN
Website: www.stevewariner.com
Search:: Where is Franklin, TN?
Armstrong Fried Pies
Tressa Bush travels to Linden to see the new home of the Armstrong Pie Company.
Contact: Armstrong Pie Company
Phone: (931)589-5009
Location: 106 South Mill Street, Linden, TN 37096
Website: www.armstrongpie.com
E-mail: armstrongpieco@netease.net
Search:: Where is the Armstrong Pie Company?
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?
Willie & Cordell McLerren
Ken Wilshire profiles a pair of brothers in Celina who just don't know when to quit.
Contact: Willie McLerran
Phone: (931)258-3231
Location: Celina, TN
Search:: Where is Celina, TN?
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