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| jking |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 1:42:36 PM
Hey gals,
This Feb. my boyfriend and I will be driving down to Florida for our family vacation so we can make stops along way and see rural America. The only problem is the kinda stuff we're looking for is the hardest to find on the internet. Then i remembered i had a group full of girls that might know just what i need! We're starting from Ontario, Canada and going straight down. we're very willing to get off the beaten path,and looking for things like auctions or little bed and breakfasts, anything really. So i would LOVE to hear any suggestions!
Jessica King
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| jking |
Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 07:39:42 AM
hi everyone,
This stuff is GREAT!! From what i can see ( from google map) we should be taking the I-75, but to hit Nashville ( which we definitly are) we will be taking the I-65 through Kentucky. On the way back, i don't think we'll go as far towards the coast as the I- 95, but it's possible, we're trying to be adventurous, so the more stuff you tell us about, the more likely we are to get off the highway!!!.... OH, i'm getting excited! |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 06:35:34 AM
My mom and dad have a bed and breakfast not too far off of I-81 in Lovingston, Virginia. There are Tons of wineries and museums in the area. The website is www.orchardhousebb.com
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jan 09 2007 : 05:59:19 AM
I'm from No. Kentucky and I'd bet you'll be taking I 75 at least some of the way, though I would tell you to take an alternate at some point--it gets ugly right quick. But, off of I 75, you have Lexington, Kentucky--I'm rather partial, but I think you'll find the prettiest horse farms you'll ever see, I swear, and the Shaker Settlement of Pleasant Hill isn't too far away from Lexington--worth the trip alone to see the palisades (shired rock cliffs lining the Kentucky River valley). Further south, Berea, is a small, liberal arts college town right at the beginning of the Appalachain Mt. chain, originally designed to educate mountain kids with a trade--wood turning, furniture making (gorgeous!), weaving etc...they still do that and the grand old Boone Tavern Restaraunt is a must stop and eat. The students work there to offset their free tuition. Just South of Berea is the Renfro Valley Barndance and Jamboree, an outdoor country music ampitheater which would be right up your alley, it sounds like. They have TONS of music going on, though I'm not sure about a winter schedule. Here is the link http://www.renfrovalley.com/
I live in Northern Kentucky, and on our side of the world, I'd highly recommend the Rabbit Hash General Store, my personal favorite, about ten miles from my house. My husband and I go out most weekends and hang out, and he's actually playing music there next weekend around the woodstove. It's a working general store, been around since the 1800's. In the winter, the big pot belly wood stove is warming up the store and you can find just about anything you want, including sasparilla. Usually a bunch of dogs and cats running around, and the VERY tiny town is on the historic register. They have a dog for a mayor. He was actually elected by written vote!!! The link to Rabbit Hash is here: http://www.rabbithash.com/
If you go, please say "Hello" to Terry, the proprietor. She's really warm and wonderful, and does alot to keep the store going--in the summer, in the barn where they have barn dances, she teaches us belly dancing! The store is located in the town of Rabbit Hash, which is outside of small towns of Belleview Bottoms and McVille on St. Hwy 18, an exit off I 75, all on the banks of the Ohio River. You will also pass the Dinsomore Homestead on the way--it's basically a big beautiful timecapsule. http://www.dinsmorefarm.org/
Absolutely wonderful place to visit, also.
Hope this helps, and if I can offer any other answers for you, i.e, directions etc...just give me a yell.
Jonni
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
| Aunt George |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 8:25:11 PM
Lots to do in the Richmond Virginia area and that is straight down I-95 on the East Coast to Florida run, straight down from where you are. Let me know if you are coming through here and I'll post some sites and things to do. I frequent many antique shops around here that are off of the beaten path. Lots of American Civil War sites to see, plantation homes, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Henricus (of Pocahontas fame)
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/
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| abbasgurl |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 8:07:07 PM
Jessica,
Just beyond the OH border into KY there are lots of caving trips and things of natural beauty.
Doe Run Inn near Brandenburg is wonderful! Comfy rooms and great food served on the screen porch overlooking the creek. Very romantic.  Somewhere I would definately stay.
http://www.doeruninn.com/
The area around Lexington, KY is lovely.
Bardstown, KY has lots of historical stuff.
In that same area you MUST visit Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, KY! Beautiful and much history!
http://www.shakervillageky.org/
And I believe Elizabethtown is in that general area too.
Too bad Frannie isn't around as she could give you the low down on Green County, KY
If you REALLY like country music you need to plan a stop in Nashville, TN. If you have a chance to stay over there is some amazing live music every day of the year there! Not to mention country music museums and The Grand Ol Opry.
Hope that helps!
Rhonda
I'm a one girl revolution. |
| knewslady |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 4:57:12 PM
Do you know if you are taking I-65 through Kentucky
Kathy
Will always be a farmgirl at heart |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 3:10:26 PM
I second the idea of a drive through Chatanooga and Chicamaugua, also if you get a chance Thomasville, Ga's ..Melhana Plantation is worth a stop.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
| jking |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 2:29:23 PM
that all sounds great! I just got the word from hte Bf as to which states we're passing through: Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. We might also take a different route on the way home, more towards the coast, because i wanna see the Virginias!
WE really like country music and the cowboy/farm/wilderness lifestyle, so maybe that will help.
Keep those suggestion coming!
jess |
| GaiasRose |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 2:12:21 PM
There is generally a lot going opn around here this timeof year....if you come through MInnesota at all....we'd be happy to have you stay with us, too! you can meet Hedwig!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Jan 08 2007 : 2:01:51 PM
If you come through Georgia, take a trip to Warm Springs. It is where FDR spent his time receiving therapy for his legs. The Little White House is there along with a museum chronicling his life. It is just a beautiful spot. The little town is adorable as well. There is also Chattanooga, Tn and Chicamauga Battlefield in North GA. Lots of Civil War sights there. Savannah is always a nice place to visit, but a bit out of the way as it on on the coast. Also in NE Georgia, we have the town of Helen and Unicoi State Park (With Anna Ruby Falls). Along I-75 you will find Macon (lots of interesting things to do there), Andersonville (the Civil War prison), the Agrirama (a living history museum) and on into Florida you will find Micanopy, where Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (who wrote The Yearling) lived.
Have fun! It sounds like a great trip!!
Karin |
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