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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 [map]
Website: www.musicianshalloffame.com
E-mail: info@musicianshalloffame.com
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 [map]
Website: www.bosshoss.com
E-mail: radhunsley@bosshoss.net
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 [map]
Website: www.highmeadowalpacas.net
Info: The 2009 Southern Select Alpaca Show is held March 7-8
For more information visit www.sealpaca.org
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 [map]
Webiste: www.lonniebird.com
E-mail: lonniebird@earthlink.net
Episode #2239
Air Dates: March 26th & 29th, 2009
Ron Lowery, Photographer
Join Joe Elmore as he flies along with a Chattanooga man who combines his love of flying with his passion for photography.
Contact: Ron Lowery
Phone: (423)240-3898
Location: Chattanooga, TN [map]
Website: www.ronlowery.com
E-mail: imagine@ronlowery.com
Tennessee Tea Cakes
New Crossroads recruit Gretchen Bates travels to Nashville to discover the story behind the sweet success of the Tennessee Tea Cake.
Contact: Frances Barkley
Phone: (615)256-3950
Location: 200 Hill Avenue, Suite 5, Nashville, TN 37210 [map]
Website: www.tntcakes.com
E-mail: tntcakes@mindspring.com
Mule Days
Sharon Puckett takes you to a festival where once a year the mighty mule rules the day.
Contact: Mule Day Office
Phone: (931)381-9557
Location: 1018 Maury County Park Drive, Columbia, TN 38401 [map]
Website: www.muleday.com
Info: This year's even will be held March 30th - April 5th
Merrimack Canoes
Tressa Bush visits a family business in Crossville that has been making canoes the old-fashioned way since 1954.
Phone: (931)265-2696
Location: Obed River Canoe Works, 117 Irwin Avenue, Crossville, TN 38555 [map]
Website: www.merrimackcanoes.com
E-mail: obedriver@volfirst.net |
