I find it almost unbelievable that we have lived here for just shy of 40 years now and are still discovering special things that our area has to offer.  Sure, we have always enjoyed the Smoky Mountains, have frequently taken advantage of our Tennessee state parks,…

Last January (2017), Marcy and I enjoyed a day trip to the Hiwassee River Sandhill Crane Festival hosted in the little town of Birchfield, Tennessee. Along with Marcy and me, there were hundreds of other bird watchers queued up at the local high school to…