Author: Kelly Kazek

Most of us raised in Alabama and Tennessee visited Opryland USA, a theme park that operated in Nashville from 1972 to 1993, when it closed with the exception of holiday shows that continued through 1997. (When I lived in Georgia as a small child, we went to Six Flags over Georgia in Atlanta instead). Opryland… Continue reading About those rumors that Opryland is going to re-open …

The following story is excerpted from my book "Forgotten Tales of Tennessee." Tennessee drew much attention from the famous Scopes Monkey Trial held in the town of Dayton in 1925. The trial was a initially set up by a group of men, including an attorney named Hicks, to test a law prohibiting teaching evolution in… Continue reading The true story of a boy named Sue

Nothing bugs me more than someone refusing to acknowledge how adorable my dog is. Even when she's hanging her head out the window of the car, I expect people in other cars to smile our way. Is that too much to ask? It's #MemeFriday on the blog.

Any of you who follow me regularly know I would rather go out in public without makeup than make fun of someone. That would be un-southern. But I feel I must tell you that a California woman is suing her state for endangering the public by refusing to recognize the existence of Bigfoot. This is… Continue reading Now for your regularly scheduled Bigfoot report, 3/2018