Forever 13

Forever 13

For many of us, the teen years are remembered with a tinge, the awkward age when incumbent childhood and impending adult life coalesce messily. It’s a time our self-confidence rolls us back on our heels even as our hearts yearn to plunge ahead into new adventures and...
Take Me To Upper Cumberland, Tennessee

Take Me To Upper Cumberland, Tennessee

[title subtitle=”words and images: Marcus Coker”][/title] A few months ago I visited the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee as a guest of Tennessee Department of Tourism Development. Nestled in between Nashville and Knoxville, the Upper Cumberland is...
Where It’s Summer All Year Long

Where It’s Summer All Year Long

[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell images:courtesy Nashville Guru”][/title] Nashville, Tennessee, just 500 miles from Fort Smith, is a delight. This city is home to the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, Music Row, and the Country Music Hall of...
Take Time for Tennessee

Take Time for Tennessee

[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell images: Marla Cantrell; courtesy Tennessee Department of Tourist Development; Main Photo courtesy Bluff View Art District”][/title] I have come to love Tennessee with its mountains and rivers, valleys and glens, and...
Bush’s Pinto Bean Pie

Bush’s Pinto Bean Pie

On a recent trip to Tennessee, I visited the epicenter of Bush’s® Beans in Chestnut Hill, which is approximately forty miles from Knoxville. The visitor center, housed in the original A.J. Bush & Company general store, founded in 1897, stands across the road from...

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