It's hard to believe, but summer is almost over for another year.  Soon, the brilliant foliage will be ablaze, the days will be shorter with cooler autumn evenings, fires in the fireplace or at the campsite, crickets chirping in the background.  All the wonderful sights, sounds and smells of harvest time will be filling the air.  No need to feel like you have missed out if you haven't made a trip to Dale Hollow Lake or to the Big South Fork yet this year.  If you've already been, we invite you to make plans to visit again this fall.  Not only can you experience the wonders of nature, there are so many activities and events throughout the coming months to enjoy.  Fall is harvest time in any rural area.  Ours is no exception.  It's a time to celebrate the year's abundant harvest.  Each community offers a bountiful crop of festivities to add to the season.  Please visit the events pages on www.Go2DHL.com and www.Go2BSF.com for our complete listing of events around the regions.  We will highlight a few events and items of interest in this newsletter. 

 

Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Motorcycles and Boats!  Amazingly enough, Shows and Cruise In's have become quite popular.  Cruise-Ins and Bike Nights are common with at least one or more being held at some point each week through the month of October, some through November.  Here is a brief run down: 

1st Saturday night each month (beginning at about 4:00PM) - Byrdstown Kountry Kruisers at Dale Hollow Shell in Byrdstown, TN.  www.byrdstownkountrykruisers.webs.com.  Everyone is welcome.  Bring your car, truck, motorcycle, boat, or whatever you want to bring.  There are no entry fees or trophies.  Just come on out and have a good time.  Come when you like.  Leave when you like.  It's a cruise in and swap meet.  You don't have to have anything fancy.  "It's all about the cars."
2nd Saturday night each month - Cruise In on the Square in Livingston, TN

3rd Saturday night each month - Sparta, TN

4th Saturday night each month - (I understand this is the biggest at present.)  Somerset, KY
Each Thursday night - Cruise In in Monticello, KY. 
Most of all of these occur from March through October each year and are rarely cancelled except for rain.  If it's cold, they just dress accordingly and come out to have a good time.

At the Jamestown Sports Grill (www.jamestownsportsgrill.com) Bike Night is the 1st Thursday of each month and the 3rd Thursday nights are Cruise Nights.  All bikes welcome at Bike Night and all classic, antiques and hot rods are welcome on Cruise Night.  Good food, live music, and good times.  5:00PM-10:00PM CST (Door Prizes & more).

October 4th is the Cumberland River Cruise-In at Alex Montgomery Chevrolet in Burkesville, KY (www.burkesville.com).  Come on by and enjoy the show while others are enjoying the Roller Coaster Yard Sale (Oct. 2-4) (www.rollercoasterfair.com).

At all of these events, everyone is welcome.  If you don't have a car or bike to show, just come on by and have a good time.  Bring your lawn chairs and a love for the machines!

    

 

Grey Gables Bed & Breakfast of Rugby, TN  would like to extend an invitation to you to come and celebrate the harvest season with them.  Grey Gables is well known for their hospitality and great food at their beautiful Victorian Bed & Breakfast.  Grey Gables Bed & Breakfast, in addition to their bed & breakfast offerings, offers a variety of Teas throughout the year, as well as seasonal dinners.  This year at the Harvest Dinner, Jeff Crouch will be performing a variety of classic country, rock, and bluegrass music.  The food, as always, will be prepared to the utmost desire to please the taste buds of all the guests.  The wines of Highland Manor Winery will compliment the menu.  The menu is scheduled to be:
Appetizers - Ole' Corn Dip with Corn Scoops, Chicken in a Wrap, and Petite Quiche
Soup - Tomato Florentine
Salad - Tortellini - Brocolli Parmesano
Main Course - Red Wine Beef Burgundy, Roasted Potatoes, and Vegetable Medley
Dessert - Black Forest Parfait
Beverages - Highland Manor Wines, Almond Tea, and Coffee
$160.00 double occupancy, plus tax: Lodging, Harvest Dinner and Country Breakfast*
$37.00 per person: Harvest Dinner, plus tax and gratuity
*Does not include gratuity on dinner
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!  423.628.5252

 

 

The Scott County Fair is Aug. 25-30 (www.scottcountychamber.com).  Saddle Valley Campground is hosting a Labor Day Weekend Potluck & Singing on Aug. 30 (www.saddlevalleycampground.com).  Aug. 30th also marks the date for the Monroe County Watermelon Festival (www.monroecountyky.com). Sept. 1 is the 39th Annual Historic Rugby Pilgrimage (www.historicrugby.org) and the 32nd Annual Old Timer's Day at Pickett State Park (www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/Pickett). Wings Over the Big South Fork (www.WingsOverBigSouthFork.com) and the National Roley Hole Marble Championship at Standing Stone State Park (between Livingston and Celina, TN) will be held on September 13.   The 16th Annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival is scheduled for Sept. 20 (www.nps.gov/biso).  With so many more events to enjoy listed on www.Go2DHL.com and www.Go2BSF.com, you are bound to find something that suits your interests.  Also on these websites, you can find accommodations listings, restaurant & dining information, plus many other points of interest.  Click on the website links and take a look around.

We hope you have enjoyed this information.  There are many things to see and do over the next few weeks.  We hope you will be able to visit and enjoy some of them.  It's a great time to get a head start on your holiday shopping.  Many of the shops carry one of a kind hand made merchandise - made in the good ole' USA. When you attend the festivals, often you are dealing with the creators of the crafts that are offered for sale.  It's a perfect opportunity to get to know these talented individuals, making your purchase that much more special.  Visit soon!  ..and often!

 

Sincerely,