Walk the Steps of Secret Garden Author, Frances Hodgson Burnett, in Jefferson County, TN
Frances Hodgson Burnett, born Frances Eliza Hodgson in 1849, was a prolific British-American novelist and playwright responsible for notable children’s classics The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Little Princess. Her published works began at age 18 as a...
Douglas and Cherokee Lakes – The Pre-Spawn Bite
Jefferson County is blessed to have two of the country’s most prolific and scenic fisheries in Douglas Lake and Cherokee Lake. Avid anglers from around the country – and, indeed, from around the world – travel long distances to compete on these two incredible...
The Battle of Dandridge, Tennessee
A LIFE AND DEATH FIGHT FOR FOOD It’s late summer in 1863. The blood that was shed at Gettysburg has dried, but the repercussions of the Confederate setback in Pennsylvania could still be felt throughout the South. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia has gone...