View of Norris Dam and Norris Lake impoundment. The lake holds all manner of fish including giant catfish and striped bass so popular with trailer boaters from around the state of TN. and beyond.
AmericanPressTravelNews,-Norris Dam and Lenoir Museum Complex-Bob & Barb “On the -the Road Again”-Dams, always impressive as they are massive and hold-back river torrents. Dam’s also create power for power. Dam’s by holding back constant flows also calm and deepen waters creating lakes. Norris Lake is today a drawer for thousands of boaters and anglers, swimmers and kayakers, and lakes create real estate values. Seems that a view of the woods, compared to a view and access to a body of clean, beautiful water has no comparison in the price of a building lot. Water views trump em all!
Standing at the overlook parking area, at Norris Dam State Park made us think how this dam as many others around America beside being very impressive had opened up beautiful recreational opportunities for so many as well as creating power for so many families as well. We thoroughly enjoyed and were impressed with our stopover here! Go: www.tnstateparks.com/parks/about/norris-dam
Housing all manner of early American artifacts, tools, and agricultural and ground working implements from an age before our Industrial age (hand forged and crafted woods and metals, not manufactured and stamped out in factories) the Lenoir Museum is a repository of these items from early families of the Appalachian region now long gone on to heaven.A mill house that was saved and is in the State Park system. Probably more photographed than any other stop-over with the exception of the Norris Dam.Mark Morgan State Park Ranger showed us around the Lenoir Museum and the incredible music piece with marching soldiers and figurines from the 1840’s. www.tnstateparks.com/parks/about/norris-dam Runoff from the stream that turned the mill at the mill house grain grinding site.
Fabulous wait personnel, great attention to detail and honestly friendly personalities. Barb and I loved every minute at Harvest On Main.
AmericanPressTravelNews.com—August 21st,-Bob & Barb in Blue Ridge for– “On The Road Again” and “Stopping to Smell the Roses” Columns.
Not very far from our Goose Holler’ farm inTennessee and about 2-hours from Atlanta can be found a very enjoyable vacation hill, mountain region and town called Blue Ridge, in Fannin County. There are so many interesting stores catering to what a visitor and new home owner would enjoy bringing home to decorate and or use in their abodes. After and before also peering into the windows and crossing the threshold of several gift and antique shops, we ventured into a premier harvest to table, local produce and foods emporium called; “Harvest On Main.” It’s interesting to know that the owners; the Cook’s, purchased a 28-acre property and created a farm that is their culinary garden and teaching center—for the production of their specialty produce, as well as eggs and honeys.
They offer very fine farm to table dinners, plus farm to table classes for kids. There is much more on the horizon in the Cook’s desire to be as food independent and fresh with all manner of farm meats and other items for their restaurant.
Comfortable and spacious with a strong feeling of being in a mountain home.
We met Chef Danny, and his dishes are authentic and studied- delicious for diners. Danny does rely on all surrounding farms in and around Blue Ridge, as they also provide the special ingredients used by Chef Danny. We ordered on the menu lisiting, pecan encrusted Bramlett Farms of GA. Trout, Pecan Sweet potatoes, citrus Beurre Blanc with Lemon Arugala salad. And, we chose a special of the evening: Rockfish pan seared (Striped Bass) roasted Tomatillo and black bean soup with white rice finished with Avocado and corn salsa “multi belle.” The dishes were memorable and worth every cent! Check them out at: 576 E Main St, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge, GA 30513-7153+1 706-946-6164
We both shared our meals and Barb and I felt it was a spectacular trout dish. We left nothing for the dishwasher!!The right hand man at the restaurant showed us the Cook Farms quail.Rockfish (Striped bass) dish was a special the evening we were at Harvest On Main!A specialty crab appetizer non pariel!
Sea trout a favorite fish of millions!KY. Lake Striper fishing!Helen GA. and ladies following the hatchery truck!Barbs Ky. striper, her first freshwater line-sides!After cleaning, cookie puts the heat to our stripers!
Vito now passed on was king of the Megaladon tooth world!Missed opportunity. Green big bull dolphin nearly broke legs as it came over the side just after I snapped this shot! One strong fish!Now that’s one big flounder. How would it fit on the plate? Actually a halibut caught off of the green island of Kodiak, during a Wounded Warrior fishing trip!Islamorada Coast Guard Chief on a bonefish holiday!Barbs first freshwater striped bass!
