My Tennessee Story

Memphis in May is a great time to enjoy a wide variety of music, good food, and beautiful sunsets by the Mississippi River in Tommy Lee Park.
You can walk down Beale Street and have a drink at one of the many restaurants/bars on your way to the park.
A very relaxing weekend getaway!

I love getting away in Tennessee. You don’t have to travel far to feel like you’re in a different world. It is my goal to visit all the Tennessee State Parks. So far I’ve visited 16. I have my favorites, but I have enjoyed every one of the State Parks for different reasons.

I went to Fall Creek Falls one weekend to study for my calculus finals. I had a room in the inn with… Read More

The first year that my wife and I were married, we decided to take in her family reunion at Standing Stone State Park in Hilham, Tennessee. The reunion is known as the Brown/Bilbrey Family Reunion. My father-in-law was born in Alpine, Tennessee, not too far from the park.

I had never spent much time in Tennessee other than for business trips to major cities; but let me tell you something, there is nothing better than… Read More

Our Tennessee Vacation started out in Bristol, TN for the big March race. We had a wonderful weekend there but had to move on to Gatlinburg. Our family spent the week in a cabin in the mountains. It reminded us of a quieter time.

It is quite possible that it was one of the best family vactions we have had yet. However, we are going to try to top it week after next. We have… Read More

As a young boy i became an Elvis fan. When I was 16 I traveled 2 hours to Ohio to see him in concert. I always wanted to go to Graceland but never came up with the money.

Well in July of 2008, at the age of 55, my dream came true. I packed up my daughter, son, and mom and we left for Graceland. My oldest daughter and her boyfriend from Florida met us… Read More

My best girlfriend and I have been friends for almost 30 years. We take at least one weekend trip to Tennessee each year to get away from husbands and family for a “Girls Only” weekend. We have stayed in Nashville, Memphis, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, and Goodletville, Tennessee. We are always pleased with the beautiful scenery, the entertainment events, the historic attractions, the music, the food, the shopping, and most of all the friendly people.

We have… Read More

We have always loved the area of Tennessee around the Great Smoky Mountains. We have camped many times in the National Park and in Pigeon Forge. My husband and I spent our honeymoon, 30 years ago, in Gatlinburg. Even though we live in Indiana, we are Southerners at heart.

As many times as we have traveled to Tennessee to the Smoky Mountain area, we had never spent anytime in Nashville. That changed when our son… Read More

When I was a teenager I listened on Saturday nights to the Grand Old Opry on the radio until I fell asleep. I dreamed of coming to Tennessee someday. But I got married and work kept us in Iowa. Later we moved to Springfield, Mo. and thought that would be my final resting place. I got fooled. My husband took a church as pastor in Northwest Oklahoma. Three years later we wanted to get closer… Read More

The summer of 2006 was our first one-full-week vacation ever as a family. Our children were 20, 22 & 24. With 3 children in college & or working, a week-long vacation was, first of all, hard to get planned. Also, our sons girlfriend joined us for the trip. We knew we wanted to come to TN. We began our trip by staying in Gatlinburg for 3 days. The cabin we stayed at was amazingly quiet,… Read More

After my boyfriend and I had dated for almost 2 years, we decided that it was time to get married. We talked about it, and we both agreed: neither one of us wanted the headache of planning a big wedding and worrying about details, but we did want a few friends and family around. We live in Middle Tennessee, and some friends & family are in Chattanooga, so we wanted to get married somewhere that… Read More