Sevierville, Tennessee was named for John Sevier, the only governor of the State of Franklin, and later of the State of Tennessee. It is also the home of Dolly Parton, but not of Dollywood. We took a quick trip into Sevierville and got off of the main road about one block. What a difference. From cars to quiet. There we found our goal – a statue of Dolly Parton, in front of the courthouse. The kind woman in the visitors center (much further up the busy road) had provided the directions, as well as the road on which Dolly Parton’s mother’s condo was located. There was no one else at the courthouse. If I can figure how to get pictures from my camera to this computer, I will share.
That is what we did after sharing lunch with Rey. Carl made a great meatloaf (turkey) and we took that and fruit salad and mushrooms and met him for his lunch time. We will see him (or at least be in his proximity) at the Tennessee Smokies baseball game later tonight.
Things that we did not stop to see while on the road to Dolly were:
- The World’s Biggest Knife (and the knife museum)
- Floyd’s Golf and Guns
- Muscle Car Museum
- The Giant Bible Sale
And those were the attractions before you hit the big time of tourism.
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