Recent Crossroads Clips

Dutch Maid Bakery

Dutch Maid Bakery, Tracy City

Tracy City, TN

February 14, 2008

Tennessee Crossroads visited a place that had been a mainstay in the area for about a century that was also in danger of closing its doors. So, Cindy Day decided to buy the Dutch Maid Bakery and keep the tradition going. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Dutch Maid Bakery - Tracy City.

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Cumberland County Playhouse on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Cumberland County Playhouse

Crossville, TN

February 14, 2008

Tressa Bush discovers why audiences in Crossville can't seem to get enough of one particular Cumberland County Playhouse actor.

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Wild Horses

Wild Horses, Inc.

Sparta, TN

February 14, 2008

Nan Jacobsohn, a clay sculptor who lives in Sparta, TN isn't only known for her magical clay horses but she's also known as the wife of a very talented wood craftsman. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more how Russ Jacobsohn takes something we may remember from our childhood and makes it magical once again.

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James K. Polk Home on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

James K. Polk Home

Columbia, TN

February 07, 2008

Three presidents have claimed Tennessee as home. Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson whom were both large figures on the historical stage. But, the third Tennessee president went to Washington, did what he said he would do and then came home, all without much fanfare. Tennessee Crossroads wanted to find out more about this most interesting president, and where better to start than the man's own home? Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about James K. Polk Home.

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Hatcher Family Dairy on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Hatcher Family Dairy

College Grove, TN

January 31, 2008

Susan Watson explores an old-fashioned, family-run dairy outside Franklin.

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Bill Lawson - Dulcimer Maker on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Bill Lawson – Dulcimer Maker

Sparta, TN

January 31, 2008

Tressa Bush discovers the unusual story behind one Sparta craftsman's dulcimer making.

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Apple Butter Festival on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Apple Butter Festival

White Bluff, TN

January 17, 2008

Tennessee Crossroads attended a festival dedicated to Apple Butter and put on by a small rural church in White Bluff, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Apple Butter Festival.

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Delta Queen - Reflections on Mark Twain on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Delta Queen – Reflections on Mark Twain

Chattanooga, TN

January 17, 2008

We revisit the archives for Jerry Thompson's 1988 visit to the Delta Queen and his reflections on river life and Mark Twain. Watch this and more episode segments of Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads.

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Falls Mill on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Falls Mill

Belvidere, TN

January 17, 2008

Just about everywhere you go in Tennessee, you are walking on historic ground. There are some places you can see and actually experience a bit of what life might have been like in the past. One of the most beautiful of those places is in Belvidere, TN. John & Jane Lovett keep a working example of early technology, which delights just about everyone who sees it. Join Nashville Public Television and Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Falls Mill.

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Southern Stained Glass on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Southern Stained Glass

Murfreesboro, TN

January 10, 2008

Stained glass is a very old art form; it was first found in the windows of churches, telling biblical stories. Today that centuries-old art form is still alive and well in a little shop just off the square in Murfreesboro, TN. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about Southern Stained Glass.

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Cumberland Mountain Lodge on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Cumberland Mountain Lodge

Crossville, TN

January 03, 2008

The Cumberland Plateau is a very popular area for retirees, and the land is being gobbled up fast, but there is one man who wants to preserve his 700 acre farm for generations to come, and to provide a place for people to leave the city and experience rural life. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about the Cumberland Mountain Lodge in Crossville, TN.

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Metal-Morphosis on NPT's Tennessee Crossroads

Metal-Morphosis

Franklin, TN

December 27, 2007

Susan Watson meets a Franklin craftsman who created a giant factory worker out of scrap metal left behind when the Franklin factory closed.If you are familiar with the 3 R's, reduce, reuse, recycle, then you should know that there's a man in Franklin, TN who's added a 4th "R"--reinvent. Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about how Kris Nethercut used his tools and imagination to bring new life to a pile of old metal at Metal Morphosis.

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