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October 2007

Episode #2114
Air Dates: Oct. 4th & 7th, 2007

Monell's

 

Tammi Arender visits a southern restaurant that recently moved into Franklin's historic jail.
CONTACT: Michael King
PHONE: (615) 790-6988
LOCATION: 108 Bridge Street, Franklin, TN 37064
WEBSITE: www.monellsdining.ypguides.net
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Monell's?

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
EMAIL: studiegeorge@frontiernet.net
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Monterey, TN?

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
EMAIL: minidonks@united.net
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Half Ass Acres?

Old Mill Bakery

 

Rob Wilds finds a family-run bakery in Maury county that makes treats similar to the taste Grandma had perfected.
CONTACT: David Williams
PHONE: (931) 987-2321
LOCATION: 1882 Scribner Mill Road, Culleoka, TN 38451
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Old Mill Bakery?


Episode #2115
Air Dates: Oct. 11th & 14th, 2007

Litton's

 

Rob Wilds visits Litton's Market and Resaurant, what some may say is the home of the perfect hamburger
CONTACT: Barry Litton
PHONE: (865) 688-0429
LOCATION: 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918
WEBSITE: www.littonburgers.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Litton's?

Jack & Lynne Stoddart

 

Tressa Bush meets a couple who fell in love with the people and places of the Cumberland Plateau -- while looking through a camera lens.
CONTACT: Jack and Lynne Stoddart
PHONE: (931) 445-2072
LOCATION: 642 Shiloh Road, Crawford, TN 38554

WEBSITE: www.jackstoddart.com
EMAIL: freelifephoto@yahoo.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is the Stoddart's Studio?

Pigg School House & Museum

 

Susan Watson visits a man who created his own museum inside a refurbished 1800's school house with unusual items from the past.
CONTACT: Charles and Gail Pigg
PHONE: (931) 682-2336
LOCATION: 4719 Mingo Branch Road, Santa Fe, TN 38482
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Pigg School House & Museum?

American Museum of Science & Energy

 

Rob Wilds takes you to a museum that chronicles the history of a "secret city" and the scientific research done there.
PHONE: (865) 576-3200
LOCATION: 300 South Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
WEBSITE: www.amse.org
EMAIL: information@amse.org

SEARCHMap Quest: Where is the American Museum of Science and Energy?

Episode #2116
Air Dates: Oct. 18th & 21st, 2007

Mabry-Hazen House

 

Rob Wilds visits a historic, pre-Civil War era family home now open as a museum in Knoxville.
CONTACT: Calvin Chapelle
PHONE: (865) 522-8661
LOCATION: 1711 Dandridge Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37915
WEBSITE: www.mabryhazen.com

EMAIL: mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is the Mabry-Hazen House?

Pet Art

 

Susan Watson meets a young artist from Nashville who combines her love for animals and art to create one of a kind pet portraits.
CONTACT: Kate Stewart
PHONE: (615) 775-0767
LOCATION: Nashville, TN

WEBSITE: www.petartbykate.com
EMAIL: info@petartbykate.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Nashville, TN?

Foglight Food House

 

We find out that there is something about Foglight Food House restaurant near Rock Island State Park that keeps Al Voecks coming back for more.
CONTACT: Edward Philpot
PHONE: (931) 657-2364
LOCATION: 275 Powerhouse Road, Walling, TN 38587

EMAIL: chefpique@hotmail.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Foglight Food House?

Deco Dan

 

Tammi Arender meets a man in Memphis who is obsessed with small kitchen appliances from days gone by.
CONTACT: Deco Dan

PHONE: (573) 824-5553
LOCATION: Memphis, TN
WEBSITE: www.decodan.com
EMAIL: decodan@decodan.com

SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Memphis, TN?

 

Episode #2117
Air Dates: Oct. 25th & 28th, 2007

The Tennessee Soybean Festival  

 

Rob Wilds visits Martin to attend an annual week-long festival celebrating the Tennessee soybean.
CONTACT: Karami Hagan
PHONE: (731)588-2507
LOCATION: Martin, TN
WEBSITE: www.tnsoybeanfestival.org

EMAIL: mcd@martintennessee.org
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Martin?

Amazin' Acres  

 

In Sparta, Tressa Bush meets a couple who want to share their farm with children of all ages.
CONTACT: Jim and Karen McCulley
PHONE: (931)761-2971
LOCATION: 2857 Old Kentucky Road North, Sparta, TN 38583

WEBSITE: www.amazinacres.com
EMAIL: holdairy@blomand.net
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Amazin' Acres?

Lairdland Farm House

 

Susan Watson meets a couple in Cornersville who filled an old house with Civil War memories.
CONTACT: Don and Benita Rouleau
PHONE: (931)363-2205
LOCATION: 3238 Blackburn Hollow Road, Cornersville, TN 37047

WEBSITE: www.lairdlandfarmhouse.com

EMAIL: info@lairdlandfarmhouse.com
SEARCHMap Quest: Where is the Lairdland Farm House?

Sword Swallower

 

Rob Wilds returns to Nashville to visit a man who's job is so hard to swallow that only a few people in the world even try.
CONTACT: Dan Meyer

PHONE: (615)WOW-A-LOT / (615)969-2568
LOCATION: Nashville, TN
WEBSITE: www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com
EMAIL: dan@swordswallow.com

SEARCHMap Quest: Where is Nashville, TN?

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