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!

Battletown Witch Festival October 26 2024

We were able to attend the Battletown Witch Festival in Brandenburg this year!

Unknown Confederate Soldier Cemetery with Storm Damage Union City Tennes...

We topped by the "Unknown Confederate Soldier Cemetery" in Union City Tennessee.  Unfortunately, this place had seen some recent storm damage.  

Bell Witch Fall Festival Adams Tennessee 2024

We were there last year...  and we were lucky enough to get to go this year (2024) too!  Check out the Bell Witch Festival in Adams Tennessee!

Morehead Kentucky Screaming Woman UFO Incident

A couple of decades ago, several weird things occured in Morehead Kentucky that are still a bit of a mystery.

Sue Mundy Grave Franklin Kentucky

If you are interested in the Civil War....  you know Sue Mundy.

Concert Memories: REM, Lexington, KY 10/20/1995

I have scanned in a lot of my old ticket stubs for future posts...  I just want to make sure I have an interesting story before I post them.

I saw REM at Rupp Arena back in 1995.  That seems so long ago now.  And I guess it was (I just did the math on it).  I saw this one while in college.  We had fun, the music was great.  I am glad I got to see REM before they called it quits.

I have mentioned it before, but the first time I saw 10,000 Maniacs back in 1993, Stipe was a surprise guest and came out to sing with the band.

Well, I was at a local coffee shop the other day, and they were playing some REM.  I asked who the REM fan was, and a young lady spoke up while making my drink.  Her dad spent some time in the Athens area, and I think she was spoon fed on REM as a kid.  I mentioned that I saw this show back in 1995, adding that was probably before she was born.  She let me know her parents were there too that night.

I had a seat at the coffee shop and flipped through some books.  "Seven Chinese Brothers" came on.  Hadn't heard that song in a while.  After a bit, "Rockville" came on.  I know we all have a few songs that shake us up, or make us remember an emotion, or a moment.  This is one of mine.  I could go on and on about it....  but, if you are a music fan, you know what I am talking about.

Every time I have had to move, or leave something in life, I think of that song.
 

Goatman Festival Oct 2024

I REALLY love what "The Legend at Pope Lick" in Louisville is doing.  It is a cool place, and they are putting on a lot of stuff....  for free!

They have been doing free movie nights for some time.  AND they just hosted their 2nd annual "Goatman Festival."  It too was free!

If you are in to cryptids, UFOs and just general strangeness, this was a great event to attend.  They had several authors, vendors, and just cool people in general.  I was particularly excited that Geraldine Sutton Stith was there talking about her family and their association with the Hopkinsville Goblins.

The event started Friday night, then started back up on Saturday around 3.  I was only able to stay a couple of hours on Saturday, but those were a great couple of hours.  I will have to make sure I can stay longer next year.

West Virginia Bigfoot Museum Sutton WV Sept 2024

In Sutton West Virginia, literally walking distance from the Flatwoods Monster Museum, is the West Virginia Bigfoot Museum!

The Mantell Incident Franklin Kentucky 2024

We visited Franklin Kentucky to check out the strange "Mantell Incident".  A young pilot was killed while chasing a UFO!

Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton West Virginia 2024

West Virginia is suck a great, "weird" state.   Two of my favorite "monster" stories originated there within a couple of hours from each other......  In Sutton, there is the great Flatwoods Monster Museum!

Driving around Sutton and Flatwoods West Virginia 2024

While in the area visiting locations associated with the Flatwoods Monster sighting, we drove around the sibling towns of Sutton and Flatwoods!

"Edgar Cayce's Hometown: Hopkinsville Kentucky" by William T. Turner and Chris Gilkey

"Edgar Cayce's Hometown:  Hopkinsville Kentucky" by William T. Turner and Chris Gilkey came out over a decade ago but I just found a copy recently.  This is a really fun book for anyone fascinated with Cayce and/or Hopkinsville.

Hoptown is a really interesting town with a lot of pop that doesn't get the attention it deserves.  There is a lot of interesting and other worldly legends around, not to mention nearby Civil War ties.

But, many people know about Hopkinsville as the hometown of Edgar Cayce.  If you aren't up on Cayce, google him.  He would go in to trances, and give medical advice, along with other thoughts that were new age.

So, Turner and Gilkey have put together a book (similar to the "Images of America" series) that shows various photos of Hopkinsville around the time Cayce would have been around (very late 1800s- through early 1900s).  There are few pictures of Edgar himself, but an impressive collection of pictures the "Sleeping Prophet" took himself, as he was a photographer.

Like I said, Hopkinsville doesn't get the attention it deserves, but it is a fascinating little town, and this is a great book to add to its underrated legacy.

Flatwoods Monster Convention West Virginia 2024

We had a really fun time at the Flatwoods Monster Convention in Flatwoods West Virginia!

San Francisco California Old Postcards

I love the vibrant colors on these two old linen postcards showing various landmarks in San Francisco California.  Both are unused and undated.

 

Seelbach Hotel Louisville Kentucky 2024

We had a great stay at the legendary Seelbach Hotel in Louisville!  We enjoyed their restaurants, took a historic tour, and learned about the famous ghost, The Lady in Blue!