Southern Byways

Train rides just may be one of the best ways to experience the mountains, especially if you want to see as much as you can in a short amount of time.
In Georgia, hop aboard for a trip on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad . Departing from Blue Ridge, this three- and-a-half hour ride includes a layover stop in McCaysville, Ga., that provides enough time to explore the town as well as nearby Copperhill, Tenn.
The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in Dillsboro and Bryson City offers a number of trips throughout the year, many are scenic, such as Fontana Trestle and Nantahala …read more

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It doesn’t get any nicer than spending a day at a mall… at least in my opinion so I went looking just to see how many there were.
Opry Mills Constructed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000, Opry Mills was built on the site of the old Opryland USA theme park, just outside the home of the Grand Ole Opry.
Prime Outlets “Rediscover Nashville’s BEST outlet shopping with over 40 brand name manufacturer direct outlet stores such as COACH, Polo Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, Ann Taylor, Liz Claiborne, PAC SUN, Brooks Brothers, Maurcies, The …read more

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We might have dodged Hurricane Dean, but the south is still suffering. Here’s the latest…
“Two more persons in Memphis, Tennessee, were killed by the two-week heat wave, bringing the number of heat wave victims in Southeast and Midwest of the United Sates to at least 49, according to media reports Monday.
In Memphis, Tennessee, the heat-related death toll in nine days has reached to 12. Most victims were elderly and living in homes without air-conditioning.”
Here’s hoping that this year won’t match last year’s heat wave. It has to be unbearable. So, …read more

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“For years I’ve heard lovers of cheap books rave about McKay Used Books and CDs, which has megastores in Chattanooga and Knoxville.
Well, the good news for us lovers of cheap book s here is McKay is finally coming to Nashville, with an 18,000-square-foot store at 5714 Charlotte Ave.
“The earliest we will be open is Sept. 1,” owner Anne Jacobson told me, adding that McKay Nashville will start with a whopping 100,000 items (books, CDs, etc.) in the store.”
Oh, I don’t think that I’m going to tell my family about this store. I’m just going to tell them that it’s a …read more

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Instead of a weekly tour spread out over the week, I thought that I would give you a few things to do so that you could print it out just in case you wanted all the information in one place. So lets start with the Stax Museum of American Soul Music!
Celebrating great Memphis soul music made famous by Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Isaac Hayes, the Bar-Kays, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, and others. Soulsville U.S.A. – where it all happened in the 1960s and 1970s.
Admission: $10 adults, $9 ages 62+, …read more

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Looking at the quaint and genteel Franklin of today, it’s hard to imagine some of the town’s sordid history.
But lynchings, public whippings and hangings, street corner shootings and assorted “activities of the night” are all part of the city’s past. Many buildings served as hospitals following the Battle of Franklin, and some of them reportedly have strange visitors from time to time . . .
 
Guides wear period costume and carry a lantern to add to the atmosphere.
*Can you feel the atmosphere?? If you are in the area, it would be a fun place …read more

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Just got back from the official website and spent a few minutes listening to Otis Redding’s Sitting on the Dock of the Bay!
*Located in Memphis, Tennessee
Directions: I-240, Exit 28A E Pkwy go R. L @ Bellevue, L @ McLemore, R @ College. L into lot.
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And who is Dulary?? She’s a 43 year old elephant who has spent all of her life in a zoo in Philadelpia.
“She will be joining the Sanctuary’s ‘founding herd’ in the newly expanded Asian habitat. They will be the first Asian elephants Dulary has seen since being taken from her family four decades ago.”
Dulary spent the weekend getting accustomed to the Sanctuary’s custom travel trailer which was delivered to Philadelphia Zoo late last week. Dulary will be the first ‘new’ resident of the Sanctuary since the arrival of the eight former circus elephants rescued from the Hawthorn Corporation last year.”
So, …read more

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That’s the little guy to to the left and he and the gentoo penguins have just arrived at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
And the aquarium site has a treat for you. There is a webcam all set up so you can site and watch these little guys from where ever you are in the world. But be warned, you won’t want to leave!! There is also a blog set up by the penguin keeper and there’s lots of photos, so be sure you check that out as well.
And of course if you are in the Chattanooga area, you will …read more

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Take a few minutes and look at this photo. What must life have been like for the men who lived here? And now on to the final resting place of many of them…
This list has long been held in the hope of procuring Its completion. It was supplied by the wife of Capt. T. E. Steger, daughter of the eminent Mrs. Felicia Grundy Porter.
The number of fallen soldiers is incredibly sad. The youngest that I found on the list were two 17 year old boys.
Donouald, George, 3d Miss., E, age …read more

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