Athens, TN
In our travels across the state, we’ve found craftsmen making chairs in all shapes, sizes and designs but, they’re usually made for comfort and beauty out of fine woods and other materials. Tennessee Crossroads met Jim McGie in Athens, TN who finds some pretty unusual materials and turns them into beautiful rocking chairs.
Nashville, TN
Nashville is becoming more diverse everyday, with new neighbors arriving from countries around the globe. Of course, one of the benefits to that are all the exotic dishes we get to enjoy like Dominican - Puerto Rican - Cuban Cuisine. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Merengue Cafe in Nashville, TN.
Hendersonville, TN
When you hear the name Ronnie McDowell, the first thing you think of is Singer. But this Portland, TN. native is also an accomplished painter. And as Tennessee Crossroads shows us, even his artwork has caught the eye of the Walt Disney Company. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more.
Nashville, TN
Miranda Cohen introduces us to stone carver, Charlie Hunt.
Eagleville, TN
If you're a "Baby Boomer," you probably remember the show "Green Acres," where a city girl winds up on a farm with her husband, and hilarity ensues. There was even a pig in the cast as Tennessee Crossroads found a similar story in Eagleville, TN at a place called "Lucky Ladd Farms." They even have an all-star pig! Join us on Tennessee Crossroads and Nashville Public Television to find out more.
Cookeville, TN
People collect all sorts of things, from rare coins to sports memorabilia and it's not very often that personal collections go on display, but Tennessee Crossroads' Gretchen Bates traveled to Cookeville, TN to visit an entire museum dedicated to one woman's lifetime collection of dolls.
Kingston, TN
Like many of the country inns we visited, it was not only a dream home but a work in progress. Tennessee Crossroads made a return visit to the Whitestone Inn in Kingston, TN to see how the dream has remarkably unfolded for its proud owners. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
Jonesborough, TN
Laura Faber takes a new look at Tennessee’s oldest town, Jonesborough.
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