Our Townsend Getaway

Our friend Richard Way owns The Barn Event Center in Townsend, Tennessee. He graciously gave Heart & Soul the complete run of his elegant facility for two weeks as we recorded a series of videos and just generally had a communion with the mountains.

A Home on the Little River
from the swinging bridge on Townsend, Tennessee.
Early Acetylene Brazing Apparatus
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Only Four at a Time Please
Wrinkled old Ken poses on the swinging bridge over the Little River in Townsend, Tennessee.
Section of the Largest Elm Tree in Tennessee
Trigonia Elm at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Studebaker Dump Wagon
We're told this wagon was used by troops under the command of George Armstrong Custer.
The Amphitheater
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Baxter Steam Engine (1868)
once drove the overhead belt drives for the blacksmith shop now displayed at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Wheelwright
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center

Cades Cove Sightseeing Coach
Traffic is terrible most of the time in Cades Cove. These propane powered coaches help to ease the problem.
How a Wheel is Made
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Overhead Belt Drive
for the blacksmith shop at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Road Grader
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Studebaker Dump Wagon
The Barn Event Center
Townsend, Tennessee
The Blacksmith Shop
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Wagonsmiths of Blount County, Tennessee
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center

C. M. McClung Wagon
C. M. McClung was a well known Knoxville entrepreneur in the nineteenth century.
Dr. Don's 'Dobson'
My dear friend Donald drove one of these bone rattlers in his undergrad years when I first met him. I'll never forget our round trip from Knoxville to Lexington, Kentucky in the mid 1970s.
Only Four at a Time Please
Shoeing horses
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Studebaker Dump Wagon
We're told this wagon was used by troops under the command of George Armstrong Custer.
The Barn Event Center
Townsend, Tennessee
The Sawmill
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Trigonia Elm
The largest elm tree in Tennessee

Blue Heron on the Little River
from the swinging bridge on Townsend, Tennessee.
Miss Lily's Cafe
Home of wonderful smoked pulled pork and ribs as well as a great Italian Creme Cake. Wash it down with iced orange spice tea. Miss Lily's fed the band while we were working in Townsend. Miss Lily's spot ( http://www.misslilyscafe.com/ ) on the Whirled Wide Web
'Parson' Brownlow
Editor of the Knoxville Whig (1839 ~ 1861) Governor of Tennessee (1865 ~ 1869) United States Senator (1869 ~ 1875) Fiery Abolitionist
'String House' Interior
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Barn Event Center
Townsend, Tennessee
The Barn Event Center
Townsend, Tennessee
The Village Blacksmith
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center

Courtyard
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
Only Four at a Time Please
Wrinkled old Ken poses on the swinging bridge over the Little River in Townsend, Tennessee.
RT. No. 1, Townsend
John Oliver was a well known resident of Cades Cove ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheneworth/sets/72157606130021124/ ) .
'String House' Interior
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Amphitheater
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Baxter Steam Engine (1868)
at the Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
The Water's Not Deep Enough