Tennessee Weather: The skies over Tennessee fall into History
Tennessee weather has its averages, extremes and the just plain weird. A visitor walked into the MEMPHIS WEEKLY LEDGER office with a jar of snakes. It was January 15, 1877 and the visitor claimed these...
View ArticleShelby Farms welcomes Spring: As the weather warms,
The largest urban park in the United States is located in Memphis. 4,500 acres of lakes, woods, trails and community centers . As they days get longer and the weather gets warmer, Memphians head out to...
View ArticleHidden bits of Tennessee: those places off the tourist’s lists
We are familiar with Dollywood, The Ryman Auditorium, Shiloh National Military Park and Graceland . But what about the hidden gems in Tennessee? Thanks to suggestions from readers (and a few of my...
View ArticleCall of the Wolf: An outdoors gem in Fayette County
One of Tennessee’s more diverse ecological treasures is about an hour and fifteen minutes from downtown Memphis and Jackson, yet a vast majority of residents of those cities have probably never...
View ArticleThe Great Indoors: Tennessee caves adventures
“Without hesitation, Professor Littlebrook chose the eastern tunnel and the journey continued through a succession of arches appearing before them as if they were the aisles of a gothic cathedral.” –...
View ArticleNight of the Twisters: 60 Years Ago this Month was Tennessee’s Deadliest...
Part one of a two part series remembering the 60th anniversary of Tennessee’s deadliest tornado outbreak. As spring began in 1952, Harry Truman was President and Gordon Browning was governor. US...
View ArticleMorning of the Twisters: A New Day and More Deaths.
Part 2 of a 2 part series remembering the 60th anniversary of Tennessee’s Deadliest Tornado Outbreak. Part 1 can be read here. As midnight hit, residents of Tennessee towns, including Bolivar,...
View ArticleVine Meets the Wine: Can Kudzu Help the Recovering Alchoholic?
Harold (not his real name ) was intoxicated and in the Shelby County jail – “the 201” locals call it – at 201 Poplar in Downtown Memphis on January 17, 2002. It was not his first time in lockup, nor...
View ArticleUrsa Major: The bears of Tennessee
The trail to Grotto Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a popular hike for families. It was also a nostalgic visit for me, as I last walked that trail in 1974 with my family and a...
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