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Discoveries...America Collection: Lower Mid-West States |
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5 DVD Collection of "Discoveries…America" Lower Mid-West States: Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas & Louisiana.
Arkansas: Eureka Springs takes great pride in her treasures including Victorian houses, narrow winding streets, the haunted Crescent Hotel and nearby Thorn Crown Chapel. Mountain View is the folk music capital of the world where musicians come and gather outside the courthouse to play music. The Ozark Folk Center has an interpretive facility that educates the public on traditional Ozark arts and crafts. At Serenity Farm Breads, everything is made from healthy sourdough, including French bread, pastry croissants and focaccias. The trout planting program in Arkansas stocks up local rivers with a ton of trout, some of which grow up to be world-record catches. Wildflower farmers grow native plants in order to harvest and market the seeds. Terra Studios is a real roadside attraction featuring acres of sculpture and the original "Bluebird of Happiness." The Buffalo River is a free flowing river that attracts thousands of paddlers and campers. The William J Clinton Presidential Library includes an archival research facility and museum housed in an environmentally friendly building. Riddle's Elephant Sanctuary is a 330-acre home for elephants of all species, genders and dispositions. The Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie is an interpretive facility that preserves the history of the prairie region with a popular exhibit on duck hunting and duck calls. A local business is a world leader in the manufacture of duck calls. The Hampton Pigskin Cook-off features a parade, carnival midway, hat contest, BBQ cook-off and rodeo. Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public.
Kentucky: Artist Mitchell Tolle, Keeneland Horse Auction, training thoroughbreds at Churchill Downs, Louisville, making of the Louisville Slugger, Labrot & Graham distillery, Blue Grass Cooperage - whisky barrel making, natural bridges including Carter Cave State Resort Park, Berea university of traditional Appalachian arts, Lexington, Woodspring Farm and equestrian sport of dressage...
Louisiana: New Orleans by horse drawn carriage, Café Dumond, the French Quarter & Jackson Square, the School of Cooking, Bourbon Street, mansions of the Garden District. Creole Nature Trail, Honey Island Swamp, Natchitoches, Kaffie Frederick general mercantile, Tabasco production and bird sanctuary on Avery Island, local farming and harvest of rice, soybeans and crawfish. Acadiana, Liberty Theater in Eunice, performances by Cajun bands, history and culture of Mari Gras...
Oklahoma: Cattle roundup, Stockyards City, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, American Buffalo Products, Matador Processing Chile Rellenos, Junk art sculptor Jim Powers, Apache Rattlesnake Festival, Claremore's Will Rogers Museum & Will Rogers Wild West Arts Club Expo.
Tennessee: Old-time mountain music, bluegrass, country, rock & roll and blues have deep roots in Tennessee. Nashville earned title “Music City USA”. Country Music Hall of Fame, see music’s history & important artifacts. The Grand Ole Opry longest running live radio show in USA. Hatch Show Prints, an original wood block printing house makes show posters. Making hats in Winchester, there are several steps to creating high quality hat bodies. Chattanooga with new waterfront & Tennessee Aquarium – largest freshwater aquarium in world. Incline railway to Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga National Military Park. Restored Dentzel Carousel graces Coolidge Park. Mississippi Queen riverboat is connection to rich river history. Fishing at bass tournament & trip to freshwater pearl farm in Kentucky Lakes region. Fine music at Holladay Bluegrass and Fiddlers Jamboree.
Please see Discoveries... America individual states for complete descriptions.
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