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September 2005

Episode #1909
Air Dates: September 1 and 4, 2005

S & G Custom Cycles
Joe Elmore takes us to a combination museum and motorcycle shop.

CONTACT: Sam Goodman
PHONE: (931) 380-0202
LOCATION: 1114 Galloway Street, Columbia, TN 38401
WEBSITE: www.sgcustomcycles.com
SEARCH: Where is Columbia?

Senior Quilters
Susan Watson meets a group of ladies who are keeping a colorful craft alive in Williamson County.

CONTACT: Melba Thomason
PHONE: (615) 790-2596
LOCATION: Leipers Fork, TN
SEARCH: Where is Leipers Fork?

Carnival Painter

Rob Wilds visits a woman whose artistic life centers on carnivals.

CONTACT: Sue Nichols
PHONE: (615) 662-0252
LOCATION: Pegram, TN
WEBSITE: www.5centride.com
SEARCH: Where is Pegram?

Doodle Soup Days
Al Voecks offers a preview of the up-coming Doodle Soup Days in Bradford.

CONTACT: Betty Jo Taylor
PHONE: (731) 742-3494
LOCATION: Bradford, TN
SEARCH: Where is Bradford?


Episode #1910
Air Dates: September 8 and 11, 2005

Lillie Belle’s Tea Room
Tammi Arender sips tea in a house steeped in local history.
CONTACT: Barbara Carman

PHONE: (615) 790-2300
LOCATION: 132 Third Ave. S. Franklin, TN 37064
WEBSITE: www.lilliebelles.net
SEARCH: Where is Franklin?

Etch Artist
Joe Elmore meets an artist who has etched her career in glass.

CONTACT: Cindy Sharpe
PHONE: (901) 278-3847
LOCATION: Memphis, TN
WEBSITE: www.carveddesignsmemphis.com

SEARCH: Where is Memphis?


Mill Dale Farms B&B
Rob Wilds takes in the peace and quiet of a B&B in Dandridge.

CONTACT: Lucy Franklin
PHONE: (865) 397-3470
LOCATION: 140 Mill Dale Rd., Dandridge, TN. 37725
SEARCH: Where is Dandridge?

Prichard’s Rum
Al Voecks takes us to the home of Tennessee’s landmark rum distillery.

CONTACT: Phil Prichard
PHONE: 1-800-414-2352
LOCATION: Kelso, TN
WEBSITE: www.prichardsdistillery.com
SEARCH: Where is Kelso?


Episode #1911
Air Dates: September 15 and 18, 2005

Stratton’s Diner
Tammi Arender gets a taste of the nifty fifties at an Ashland City diner.

CONTACT: Steve Stratton
PHONE: (615) 792-9177
LOCATION: 210 S. Main St., Ashland City, TN
SEARCH: Where is Ashland City?


Train Robbery
Joe Elmore takes us on a train ride to Watertown and meets all sorts of outlaws along the way.

CONTACT: Tennessee Central Railway Museum
PHONE: (615) 244-9001
LOCATION: 220 Willow St., Nashville, TN 37210
WEBSITE: www.tcry.org
SEARCH: Where is Nashville?


Gentry Farm
Susan Watson discovers how “agri-tourism” has helped save a family farm.

CONTACT: Cindy and Allen Gentry
PHONE: (615) 794-4368
LOCATION: 1974 Hwy 96 West, Franklin, TN
WEBSITE: www.gentryfarm.com
SEARCH: Where is Franklin?


Dot Artist

Rob Wilds explores the world of a devoted dot artist in Murfreesboro.

CONTACT: Gary James
PHONE: (615) 849-3833
LOCATION: The Art House Gallery, 225 North Front St., Murfreesboro, TN
WEBSITE: www.garyjamesgallery.com
SEARCH: Where is Murfreesboro?


Episode #1912
Air Dates: September 22 and 25, 2005

Tennessee Aquarium Ocean Journey
Joe Elmore explores the new “Ocean Journey” addition to the Aquarium.

CONTACT: n/a
PHONE: (423) 265-0695
LOCATION: One Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37401-2048
WEBSITE: www.tnaqua.org
SEARCH: Where is Chattanooga?


Glass Fusion
Tammi Arender meets an artist who creates unusual glass work in his carpet remnants store.

CONTACT: John Browner
PHONE: (615) 259-2208
LOCATION: 635 7th Ave. South, Nashville, TN
SEARCH: Where is Nashville?


The Maize
Al Voecks shares a fall tradition at a corn field near the town of Greenback.

CONTACT: Bob Schmidt
PHONE: (865) 856-3511
LOCATION: 1040 Maple Lane, Greenback, TN. 37742
SEARCH: Where is Greenback?


Haynes Flags

Rob Wilds profiles a World War II veteran whose flags are waving all over Tennessee.

CONTACT: Fayne Haynes
PHONE: (615) 893-6961
LOCATION: Murfreesboro, TN
SEARCH: Where is Murfreesboro?

Episode #1913
Air Dates: September 29 and October 2, 2005

Wiggins’ Cars
Joe Elmore visits a Monteagle car collector who owns over 60 Chevrolet jewels.

CONTACT: Bobby Wiggins
PHONE: (931) 924-2293
LOCATION: Monteagle, TN
WEBSITE:www.kruse.com/news/2005_0815_wiggins_pr.asp
SEARCH: Where is Monteagle?


Watermelon Moon Farm
Tammi Arender discovers a rural hide-a-way that has quite a following.

CONTACT: Emily Steinberg-Cash
PHONE: (615) 444-2356
LOCATION: 10575 Trousdale Ferry Pike, Lebanon, TN 37090
WEBSITE: www.watermelonmoonfarm.com
SEARCH: Where is Lebanon?


Leipers Fork Carving Club

Susan Watson sits in on a gathering of professional and aspiring wood carvers in Leipers Fork.

CONTACT: Vic Hood
PHONE: (615) 790-9626
LOCATION: 4231 Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin, TN 37064
SEARCH: Where is Franklin?


Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum
Rob Wilds discovers about 17 thousand salt and pepper shakers at a one of a kind museum.

CONTACT: Andrea Ludden
PHONE: 1-888-778-1802
LOCATION: Gatlinburg, TN
WEBSITE: www.thesaltandpeppershakermuseum.com
SEARCH: Where is Gatlinburg?



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