My Tennessee Story

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

My Tennessee story starts with a family vacation to Gatlinburg in 1996. WOW! I was blown away by its breathtaking beauty. The Smoky Mountains are incredible. We enjoyed that vacation so much that we stayed for 3 weeks, a week longer than orignially planned. I am glad we took this trip because my in-laws enjoyed it so, and it was one of our last trips.

I, however, have been back six more times, both with… Read More

In 2006, my husband and I decided to go to Gatlinburg the week of Thanksgiving. We rented a cabin in the mountains just for the first part of the week so we could be home in Middletown, Ohio for the holiday. The cabin we rented had a hot tub on the front porch that overlooked a little pond. The first night there, tired from the drive down, we decided to relax in the hot tub.… Read More

My parents were both from Tennessee and had moved here to Michigan for work. When I was 8 years old my mom and I used to take the Greyhound bus down to see all of our relatives, and we stayed at my Grandpa’s house.

I remember taking care of his strawberry plants and it was my job to make sure the birds didn’t get them before they could be picked. At night it was nice… Read More

My husband & I grew up in West Virginia; our kids are grown now and we have retired.

We went to Nashville and fell in LOVE…The people are so different and friendly. It was such a blessing to be somewhere and be treated like someone special. We enjoyed the nightlife and the Grand Ole Opry .We would like to move there some day!!

We both loved the malls and all the countryside. The horses and… Read More

I am one of a few that can truly say they are a native of Nashville. Born in 1963 at the old St. Thomas Hospital that is now Baptist Hospital, I have seen iconic moments that have long since gone, from the Nativity at Centennial Park, to Christmas time at Harvey’s downtown the pasttimes. I attended the opening of Opryland in the 70’s and the opening of Opry Mills. I shopped for my prom dress… Read More

For three generations my family has enjoyed the annual World’s Biggest Fish Fry the last week of April in Paris, TN. It’s a week-long event filled with fun for the whole family, starting with the carnival several nights that week. A trip to the Rodeo. Watching and getting a good start on a tan at the parade with entrants from all over the region and the grandest floats. Kids use to skip school to go… Read More