As we anticipated a visit to West Tennessee from Bethany’s friend Josh, we considered what points of interest we could share with him here in the rural Mid-South. Quite frankly, our area of the country can’t compare with New England when it comes to historic sites, museums, or heritage areas. The little state of Massachusetts itself—boasting an “it’s all here” slogan on its website—contains eight National Historic Sites, four National Historical Parks, one National Recreation Area and one National Seashore, and those are just the ones under the administration of the National Park Service! Let’s see…………..in West Tennessee we have the Davy Crockett Cabin/Museum in Rutherford, the white squirrels in Kenton, and Reelfoot Lake, home of bald eagles and cypress knees. (Perhaps a visit to the lake would be of some interest considering Reelfoot Lake, covering 25,000 acres, was formed by the New Madrid Earthquakes in 1811-1812, quakes which “rang church bells 1,000 miles away in Boston, cracked sidewalks in Washington, D.C., and rattled china in the Colorado Rockies. “) But I digress.
Josh did visit, and we did greatly enjoy getting to know him better, and—no surprise to any of us—Bethany and Josh did find plenty to see and do. A trip to Memphis included a tour of the Gibson guitar factory, the Peabody Hotel ducks, Beale Street, and a glimpse at Graceland! On Friday we traversed the Mississippi River into Missouri to eat Chubby’s BBQ in Hayti and visit the levee (which protects the town from flooding) and H S Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville. To quote Howard: "All good things come from or go through Pemiscot County." For what more could we ask?
Josh did visit, and we did greatly enjoy getting to know him better, and—no surprise to any of us—Bethany and Josh did find plenty to see and do. A trip to Memphis included a tour of the Gibson guitar factory, the Peabody Hotel ducks, Beale Street, and a glimpse at Graceland! On Friday we traversed the Mississippi River into Missouri to eat Chubby’s BBQ in Hayti and visit the levee (which protects the town from flooding) and H S Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville. To quote Howard: "All good things come from or go through Pemiscot County." For what more could we ask?
2 comments:
Hey...The white squirrels in Kenton are world famous! Just ask Ralph and Ethel. lol It was indeed nice to meet this young man and to get to know him better. I think they made a dashing picture with the mighty Mississippi in the background.
It was great to meet Josh and see Bethany. They make such a nice couple. Hope he comes back for another visit!
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