Fort Defiance Clarksville Tennessee 2024

We stopped by Fort Defiance in Clarksville Tennessee recently!

The Filling Station Coffee Haus in Bern Indiana

Bern Indiana has the cozy little coffee shop, "The Filling Station Coffee Haus" located in an old gas station!

Ice House BBQ Mackinac Island Michigan 2024

Probably our favorite meal on Mackinac Island was at Ice House BBQ.

Levering Michigan 2024

Here is a very brief drive through Levering Michigan!

Ferrells Hamburgers Hopkinsville Kentucky 2024

One of my favorite places for a burger on the planet is Ferrell's in Hopkinsville.  The place has been there since the 1930s!

Vantage Coffee Roasters Union City Tennessee2024

We also visited Vantage Coffee Roasters while we were in Union City!

Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Grand Rapids Michigan 2024

One of the most impressive tourist attractions in Michigan is the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids.  This is a personal favorite of mine.

Discovery Park of America Union City Tennessee

In June of 2024, we spent a day at the Discovery Park of America in Union City Tennessee!  This is a great place packed with interesting things to do and see.

Ferry Ride From Mackinac Island May 2024

Here is a brief video about our ferry ride back from Mackinac Island.  We hated to leave!

Java on Joe Coffee- Vine Grove Kentucky

Check out Java on Joe, a GREAT little coffee shop in Vine Grove (not too far from Elizabethtown and Fort Knox).  

Bellwood Cemetery Adams Tennessee October 2024

Here is a quick look at Bellwood Cemetery, in Adams Tennessee.  Like just about everything in Adams, it is connected to the Bell Witch legend!

Metivier Inn Mackinac Island Michigan

We found the wonderful, AND affordable, Metivier Inn on Mackinac Island!

Geraldine Sutton Stith and Kelly Kentucky

I have bumped in to Geraldine Sutton Stith a few times here and there over the years.  Back when the Kelly Green Men Festival was going strong, I was able to chat with her.  I was thrilled to see her again at the recent "Goat Man Festival".

The Kelly Incident is one of my favorite strange tales.  In 1955 a family in Kelly Kentucky claimed that some small beings attacked their home.  There was a UFO sighting, and several hours of encounters.  The family even drove to nearby Hopkinsville asking for the help of the police.

To me, this is one of the more believable strange stories.  None of the family ever wavered from their account.  All described similar creatures.

As a person who grew up a couple of hours (and a few decades) away from this area/event, I can kind of relate to the family.  Me and my cousins would explore the rural woods near our homes.  Country people like this family (and like mine) are observant.  I can think of several times that my cousins and I saw something that confused us- something we couldn't understand.  We would look and investigate, and within seconds, we would know what we were looking at.  This family spend several hours observing, and interacting.  The story, to me, is credible.

Geraldine's dad and other family members were there that night.  She has written a lot about that night.  Any credible documentary on the incident has her involvement.

At the Goat Man Festival, I picked up a couple of books from her.  The Kelly Green Men "Alien Legacy Revisited" and "Where is Kelly Kentucky?"  The first one gives the accounts of the night, and Geraldine's thoughts about it.  She also includes some other strange stories involving her family.

"Where is Kelly Kentucky?" is pretty much a nice collection of newspaper articles about the Kelly Invasion.

Geraldine also sells some stuffed aliens and 3D printed figures of the aliens her family saw that night.
 

Hopkinsville Kentucky

We enjoyed a nice day in Hopkinsville Kentucky!

The Mailroom Clarksville Tennessee 2024

We had a great meal at the Mailroom, in Clarksville, Tennessee!