Episode #2332
Air Dates: February 4th & 7th, 2010
Smokey Mountain Winterfest
Rob Wilds travels to Gatlinburg to make the holiday season last a little longer. Website 1: interfestinthesmokies.blogspot.com
Website 2: www.smokymountainwinterfest.com/index.html
Info: Winterfest runs from November through February 28th [map]
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 [map]
Website: www.papaboudreaux.com
E-mail: papaboudreaux@yahoo.com
Forbus General Store
Tressa Bush visits a general store in Fentress County where locals gather to play PIG, alocal card game, and socialize.
Contact: Joe Sells
Phone: (931)879-5427
Location: 3902 N. York Highway, Pall Mall, TN 38577 [map]
Cowboy Rope Baskets
Ken Wilshire visits a couple in Cornersville who make beautiful baskets out of old lariats.
Contact: Mike and Lisa Rowe
Phone: (931)293-2842
Location: Cornersville, TN [map]
Episode #2333
Air Dates: February 11th & 14th, 2010
Wendell Smith's Restaurant
Rob Wilds visits a West Nashville icon that has served generations of loyal customers.
Contact: Wendell Smith's Restaurant
Phone: (615)383-7114
Location: 407 53rd Avenue North, Nashville 37209 [map]
Watertown Bed and 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 [map]
Website: www.bbonline.com/tn/watertown/
E-mail: mccomb28@charter.net
Alan Daigre, Chairmaker
Ken Wilshire interviews a former psychological counselor in Readyville who left his career to make rocking chairs that are truly unique.
Contact: Alan Daigre
Phone: (615)409-6072
Location: 5323 Ferrell Hollow Road, Readyville, TN 37149 [map]
Website: www.alandaigre.com
E-mail: info@alandaigre.com
Metal Smith
Susan Watson introduces us to an artist who uses century-old techniques to create modern treasures.
Contact: Ben Caldwell
Phone: (615) 395-4753
Location: Nolensville, TN [map]
Website: www.benandlael.com
Episode #2334
Air Dates: February 18th & 21st, 2010
Natchez Trace Parkway
Ken Wilshire explores some of the the many wonders the 444-mile long Natchez Trace Parkway has to offer.
Contact: Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center
Phone: (800)305-7417
Location: The Parkway runs from Natchez, Milepost 0, to near Nashville, Milepost 444 [map]
Website: www.nps.gov/natr/index.htm
Info: Map of Tennessee section of Parkway - www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/upload/map4.pdf
Emil's
Joe Elmore meets a talented Franco-American couple who are bringing down home gourmet dining to Tullahoma.
Contact: Tammi & Georges Martin
Phone: (931)461-7070
Location: 210 E. Lincoln St., Tullahoma, TN 37388 [map]
Website: www.emilsfinedining.com
Southern Stained Glass
Tressa Bush takes us on a visually delightful trip to a little shop in Murfreesboro were stained glass is made every day.
Contact: Maura White
Phone: (615) 893-7345
Location: 310 West Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 [map]
Website: www.southernstainedglass.com
E-Mail: artist@southernstainedglass.com
Eldridge Town
Rob Wilds mees a Rogersville couple who created their own fifties town.
Cotnact: Otis Eldridge
Phone: (423)272-2938
Location: Rogersville, TN [map]
Episode #2335
Air Dates: February 25th & 28th, 2010
Founding of the Cumberland Settlements
Ken Wilshire meets up with three historians who are making sure our original Tennessee roads are mapped, and their locations preserved forever.
Contact: Bill Puryear
Location: Gallatin, TN [map]
Website: www.cumberlandpioneers.com
E-mail: info@cumberlandpioneers.com
Piano Man
Rob Wilds visits Grant Houston of Nashville, a man who makes it his mission to give well-worn pianos a new lease on life in a repair shop in Dyersburg
Contact: Grant Houston
Phone: (615)262-0011
Location: Dyersburg, TN [map]
Website: thepianofactory.net
Watermelon Moon Farm
Tammi Arender discovers a rural hide-a-way that has quite a following, and it has nothing to do with watermelons or farming.
Contact: Emily Steinberg
Phone: (615)444-2356
Location: 10575 Trousdale Ferry Pike, Lebanon, TN 37090 [map]
Website: www.watermelonmoonfarm.com
E-mail: wmmoonfarm@yahoo.com
Cookeville Train Depot
Tressa Bush takes a walk down memory lane at the old train depot in Cookeville. Contact: Judy Duke, Director
Phone: (931)528-8570
Location: 116 West Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 [map]
E-mail: depot@cookeville_tn.org
Info: Tues-Sat: 10am - 4pm |
