October 2006

Air Dates: 9/28 & 10/1 | 05 & 08 | 12 & 15 | 19 & 22
All Episodes for Last 12 Months

Episode #2013
September 28 and October1, 2006

Swiss Festival
Rob Wilds gathers with Swiss descendants who regularly travel to a farm in Grundy County for their summer heritage festival.
CONTACT: John Baggenstoss
PHONE: (931) 924-3276
LOCATION: Stoker-Stampfli Farm Museum, Gruetli-Laager, TN
SEARCH: Where is Gruetli-Laager?

Nan Jacobsohn/ Wild Horses Inc.
Tammy Arender meets a woman in Sparta whose hobby not only involves riding horses, but also sculpting horses with clay.
CONTACT: Nan Jacobsohn
LOCATION: 605 Long Hollow Rd. Sparta,TN 38583
PHONE: (931) 738-9006
WEBSITE: www.wildhorsesinc.com
SEARCH: Where is Sparta?

3 Sisters Tea Room/ Merriman's
Sharon Puckett takes us to a British tearoom in Ashland City where some sisters make tea appear more attractive than coffee to women AND men.
CONTACT: Tina Young
PHONE: (615) 792-8810
LOCATION: 111 Sycamore St. Ashland City, TN 37015
WEBSITE: www.threesisterstearoomandgifts.com
EMAIL: merrimansofac@bellsouth.net
SEARCH: Where is Ashland City?

Our Backyard Town B&B
Al Voecks discovers a mini-town born on a four-acre farm in Martin, TN. Complete with a drug store, gas station, a church, and a B&B, this backyard town will take you back to the early 1900s.
CONTACT: Mike & Cathy Barnett
PHONE: (731) 587-1918
LOCATION: 520 N College St. Martin,TN 38237
WEBSITE: www.ourbackyardtown.com
SEARCH:Where is Martin?

Episode #2014
October 5 and October 8, 2006

Russ Jacobsohn/ Wood Rocking Horses
Last week's show featured Nan Jacobsohn, who constructs clay horses, but this week, Tammi Arender introduces us to Nan's husband who revives the magic of childhood by making horses of another kind.
CONTACT: Russ Jacobsohn
PHONE: 931-738-9006
LOCATION: 605 Long Hollow Rd. Sparta, TN 38583
WEBSITE: www.wildhorsesinc.com
SEARCH:Where is Sparta?

Burdett's Tea Shop and Trading Company
Al Voecks discovers that the secret to attracting people to downtown Springfield is just to make sure they are fed very well.
CONTACT: Sandy Ramsey
LOCATION: 618 South Main Street Springfield,TN 37172
PHONE: 615-384-2320
WEBSITE: www.burdettsteashop.com
EMAIL: SBRamsey@BurdettsTeaShop.com
SEARCH:Where is Springfield?

JERRY THOMPSON- 20th ANNIVERARY REVIEW
We remember 20 great years by first remembering the late Jerry Thompson. He was our on-air producer and an award winning writer for the Nashville Tennessean who had gift for telling stories.

Paintball Championship,1988
WEBSITE: www.paintball.com

The Delta Queen,1988
PHONE: 1-800-543-1949
WEBSITE: www.deltaqueen.com

Guest Clown,1987
WEBSITE: www.ringling.com

Gone Fishing,1988
WEBSITE: www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/fishmain.html

TN Valley Railroad,1988
PHONE: 423-894-8028
LOCATION: 4119 Cromwell Rd Chattanooga, TN 37421
WEBSITE: www.tvrail.com
SEARCH:Where is Chattanooga?

 

Episode #2015
October 12 and October 15, 2006

Nashville Ghost Tour
Do you believe in ghosts? Rob Wilds discovers a way to get in the mood for Halloween and shows us how childhood ghost stories may hit close to home if you reside in Nashville.
CONTACT: Frank Harris
PHONE: (615) 884-3999
LOCATION: Tours start at 6th Ave N. & Union Ave.
WEBSITE: www.nashvilleghosttours.com
EMAIL: info@nashvilleghosttours.com
SEARCH: Where is Nashville?

Ellington Agricultural Center
It's easy to take technology for granted in the 21st Century, but Tammi Arender takes a tour at the Ellington Agricultural Center to learn how our ancestors lived without modern conveniences such as electricity and plumbing.
EVENT: Music & Molasses Festival, October 21 & 22, 2006
CONTACT: Anne Dale   
PHONE: 615-837-5197
LOCATION: 440 Hogan Rd  Nashville, TN 37204
WEBSITE: www.tnagmuseum.org
EMAIL: tennessee.agricultural.museum@state.tn.us
SEARCH: Where is Nashville?

AL VOECKS- 20TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW
We continue to celebrate the 20th year of Tennessee Crossroads, and this week, we have selected stories from producer Al Voecks, who was a charter member with Joe Elmore when it first aired in 1987.
Buck Dancing-1988-Long Hollow Jamboree
PHONE: (615) 824-4445
LOCATION: 3600 Long Hollow Pike Goodlettsville, TN 37072
WEBSITE: click here
SEARCH: Where is Goodlettsville?

White Squirrels- 1988
CONTACT: City Hall
PHONE: (731) 749-5767
LOCATION: 108 N Poplar St. Kenton, TN
SEARCH: Where is Kenton?

Cumberland Caverns-1989
CONTACT: Roy Davis
PHONE: (931) 668-4396
LOCATION: 1437 Cumberland Caverns Rd. McMinnville, TN 37110
WEBSITE: www.cumberlandcaverns.com
SEARCH:Where is McMinnville?

Falls Mill-1988
CONTACT: John & Jane Lovett
PHONE: (931) 469-7161
LOCATION: 134 Falls Mill Rd. Belvidere, TN 37306
WEBSITE: www.fallsmill.com
EMAIL: fallsmill@tnco.net
SEARCH:Where is Belvidere?

Hidden Hollow/ Arda Lee-1990
CONTACT: Jimmy & Jeannie Richardson
PHONE: (931) 526-4038
LOCATION: 1901 Mount Pleasant Rd. Cookeville, TN 38506
SEARCH:Where is Cookeville?

Episode #2016
October 19 and October 22, 2006

Ice Carver
Tammi Arender meets a man who cooks by day, and at night turns ice into works of art using a chainsaw.
CONTACT: Matt Simonds
PHONE: (615)793-0423
WEBSITE: www.specialtyicecarvings.com

Reading Program
Reading is a very important part of learning, and Rob Wilds finds out how the League of Extraordinary Teens in Lawrenceburg is making sure every child has access to books.
CONTACT: Lucas Hunt
PHONE: (931)766-1925
LOCATION: Lawrenceburg, TN
SEARCH:Where is Lawrenceburg?

League of Extraordinary Teens
WEBSITE: www.governorsfoundation.org/teens.htm
EMAIL: teens@governorsfoundation.org
PHONE: 1-877-99Books

Joe Elmore's 20th Anniversary Review
All through October, we have featured stories from the late Jerry Thompson and Al Voecks. Now, we continue to celebrate our 20th anniversary with Gatlinburg getaway stories by Joe Elmore.

Buckhorn Inn
PHONE: (865)436-4668
LOCATION: 2140 Tudor Mountain Road Gatlinburg,TN
WEBSITE: http://www.buckhorninn.com
EMAIL: info@buckhorninn.com
SEARCH:Where is Gatlinburg?

Gatlinburg
CONTACT: Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce
PHONE: 1-800-568-4748
WEBSITE: www.gatlinburg.com

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
PHONE: (865)436-5860
LOCATION: P.O. Box 567, 5576 Parkway Gatlinburg,TN 37738
WEBSITE: www.arrowmont.org
EMAIL: info@arrowmont.org

Hippensteal's Mountain View Inn
PHONE: (800) 527-8110
LOCATION: P.O. Box 707 Gatlinburg,TN 37738
WEBSITE: www.hippensteal.com
EMAIL: vernhippen@aol.com

Episode #2017
October 26 and October 29, 2006

John Deere Collector
Tammi Arender introduces us to a woman in Hermitage that loves the colors green and yellow so much that she collects everything John Deere. CONTACT: Pat Hager
PHONE: (615) 883-5529
LOCATION: Hermitage, TN
EMAIL: Patricia.Hager@state.tn.us
SEARCH:Where is Hermitage?

The Pier Restaurant
Rob Wilds traveled to Reelfoot Lake to explore a pier that is part restaurant, part local history museum.
CONTACT: Carolyn Spicer
PHONE: (731) 538-2803
LOCATION: 600 East Lake View Dr. Samburg, TN 38254
SEARCH:Where is Samburg ?

Janet Tyson Review
Continuing along in our celebration of 20 years, here’s a collection of special moments and memories from Janet Tyson’s travels on Crossroads. She had contributed some great stories during the first ten or so years.

Lookout Mountain Flight Park
PHONE: (706) 398-9546
LOCATION: 7201 Scenic Hwy Rising Fawn, GA 30738
WEBSITE: www.hanglide.com
EMAIL: fly@hanglide.com
SEARCH:Where is Rising Fawn?

Land Between the Lakes
PHONE: (270) 924-2000
LOCATION: 100 Van Morgan Dr. Golden Pond, KY 42211
WEBSITE: www.lbl.org
EMAIL: rweakley@fs.fed.us
SEARCH:Where is Golden Pond?

Rugby
PHONE: 1-888-214-3400
LOCATION: P.O. Box 8, State Scenic Hwy 52, Rugby, TN 37733
WEBSITE: www.historicrugby.org
E-Mail: rugbytn@highland.net
SEARCH:Where is Rugby?

Mid-South Live Steamers
LOCATION: Maury County Park, Columbia, TN
WEBSITE: www.midsouthlivesteamers.org
SEARCH:Where is Columbia?