There’s a reason that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and it’s surrounding cities draw over nine million visitors a year. The natural beauty and calmness of the park lives up to it’s reputation as God’s Country. The areas stillness and slow pace is a nice change from the busy life of most major cities. ...
Disney movies have always been known for having great music, but which of that great music is the greatest? Here is how I rank the top ten Disney songs of all time (with a few extras thrown in for good taste): 10. “Belle” (Beauty and the Beast) – This opening song to Beauty and the ...
Note: Davy Crockett is not an American myth. He is an American legend. This stuff actually happened. 1. Davy received his independent streak partially from his ancestors: “Crockett” is derived from Monsieur de la Croquetagne, a captain of the Royal Guard of French King Louis XIV. Who was Croquetagne? Probably a ruthless killing machine that ...
Johnny Appleseed, also known as Jonathan Chapman, is often celebrated twice a year for his work in forestry. Those celebrations tend to take place in the spring and fall to correspond with the planting and harvesting of apples. Just in case you plan on marking the occasion, I thought that I’d mention a few related ...
The Tennessee State Museum is one of the largest museums in the South that focuses on the history of the South, which includes the American Indians that once made the South their home all the way up through the Civil War and beyond. The focus of the Tennessee State Museum is of course on the ...
