by William Britten | Jun 26, 2017 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Miles Away on Monday
I can’t think of a more idyllic way to get your exercise than to bike the Cades Cove Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. From May through September on Wednesday and Saturday mornings until 10:00 the Loop Road is closed to motorized vehicles, so the...
by William Britten | Jun 22, 2017 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The story goes that the Methodist Church in Cades Cove was constructed in 115 days at a cost of $115 by a man who served for many years as the minister. The current frame building was built in 1902, replacing the log structure that had served from the 1820s. Please...
by William Britten | Jun 15, 2017 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Primitive Baptist Church in the Cades Cove section of the Great Smoky Mountains was established in 1827 in a log structure that served the congregation until the current church was built in 1887. The graveyard behind the church has some very old tombstones with...
by William Britten | Jun 10, 2017 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, philosophy
It’s Philosophical Friday again, and we’re continuing on with yesterday’s post into the creepy interior of the Palmer House. The image above might be crying out “What happened? Where did the time go? It seems like just yesterday that Jarvis and...
