Recent Crossroads Clips
Bill Herren Murals
Silver Point, TN
May 12, 2011
Lots of folks change jobs and even careers during their lives and most of the times the changes aren't to dramatic. Tennessee Crossroads met a man in Silver Point, TN who went from a small machine shop tool and die maker to a whole new world of painting. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Bill Herren Murals.
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Willie McLerran – Oak Baskets
Celina, TN
April 28, 2011
In Clay County near Celina, TN we meet a man who just doesn't know when to quit. What began as a way to kill time has developed into a fine art. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Willie McLerran - Oak Baskets.
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Thomas House Hotel
Red Boiling Springs, TN
April 21, 2011
Red Boiling Springs, TN got its name from the red tinted water that used to flow freely there in the early part of the 1900's. Back then, people converged on the town because they thought the water had healing powers. As the word spread, the town became a popular destination and dozens of hotels were built. Today only three remain, and one of them is the Thomas House. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.
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Concrete Mystique
Antioch, TN
April 14, 2011
When you think of great works of art, you might think of painters or sculptors working in oil or marble and imagine yourself standing in a museum looking at a masterpiece hanging on a wall, but you might actually be standing on a work of art as Tennessee Crossroads' Rob Wilds found out when he met Nashville, TN artist Rick Lobdell, who loves it when you walk all over his work.
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Wood Den Carvers
Columbia, TN
March 31, 2011
Time alone with your favorite pastime can be relaxing and fulfilling, but when you get together with others who have the same interest, you've got the fun not only of your hobby, but of your friends as well. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about a group of hobbyists, The Wood Den Carvers of Columbia, TN, who enjoy cutting pieces of wood and making cutting remarks to each other.
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Fleming Williams
Lyles, TN
March 24, 2011
If you have you ever had one of those days when you think to yourself, "I'm just going to retire, move to the country and spend my time doing just what I want to," then watch as Tennessee Crossroads' Rob Wilds meeting a kindred spirit, Fleming Williams, who spent much of his life searching for criminals, now spends his days searching for the perfect piece of wood.
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Peter Readey’s Incredible Steam Machine
Lebanon, TN
March 03, 2011
A lot of people come to America to live out their dream. In the case of English born Peter Readey, he hopped across the pond because manufacturing costs were less expensive here. What does he make? A type of diving gear, and his version of it has allowed him to see and do things all over the world, and he's making them in Lebanon, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Peter Readey's Incredible Steam Machine.
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Green Frog Village
Bells, TN
February 25, 2011
Most of us have a family heirloom or two around to connect us with our ancestors. The fellow you're about to meet has assembled an entire village to keep him connected to his rural West Tennessee root. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Green Frog Village in Alamo, TN.