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My vacation time has been approved by the powers that be at work and I am planning a trip in October to Ft. Donelson/Land Between the Lakes. I have never been there before but have heard it is a beautiful area. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Roger
Roger, that area between Kentucky and Barkley lakes is beautiful. It's sort of a resort area with a lot of recreational sports such as fishing, boating, etc. A lot of folks from Evansville go down there on the weekends or have houses/cabins down there. I've never been to Ft. Donelson, which is strange considering how close I am from here, but I intend to make that trip some day.
If you like fishing or boating, or just want to eat some really good deep-fried fiddlers, then you're heading in the right direction.
PS: Almost forgot...great camping area too. Campgrounds all over the place.
Terry
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Check out the Lake Barkley Lodge. (Kentucky state park not far from Montgomery Bell Park, the TN version) Good food with reasonable rooms on the water. Also do some surfing for the town of Grand Rivers at the upper end of the facility where the rivers meet at the dams. Good food to be had at Patti's restaurant. Central area of the rec area houses some bison and a very well done 19th century farm exhibit with many people portraying folks of the period. The waterfront on the small towns on the Tennessee River side are also inviting and neat places to stay or visit. Fort Donelson is a must for the CWB. Enjoy yourself and bring us some yankee dollars!
I sent an email to LBL inquiring the distance to Shiloh. It's only 125 miles, so I am thinking, hmmm, I might have to see Shiloh while I'm in the vicinity.
Roger
Roger, I was just there this past April and it is really quite nice. They have reconstructed the upper and lower batteries. The information center is nice and the cemetery is worth a short car ride. The "Land between the Lakes" is VERY pretty with nice winding roads that makes one wish they were driving a Mini-Couper or the such. Shiloh is definetly worth the trip. It is much bigger and more impressive than Ft Donelson and as long as you are at Shiloh, Corinth is onlt 22 miles across the TN/MS state line and it is very nice. A real nice interpretive center. If you get hungry, go to the Cross City Grill which is right in town by the crossing of the two rail lines...great burgers. Matt
PS, if you like to see pics I can send them to.
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I sent an email to LBL inquiring the distance to Shiloh. It's only 125 miles, so I am thinking, hmmm, I might have to see Shiloh while I'm in the vicinity
.Richard. Leave early; plan to get back late. Once you get into the gates, you will be compelled to spend more time than you have. Hope your walking legs are in good shape. With Chuck, I spent 3.5 days walking that place and still didn't get to everything. Good bookstore, too.
Ole
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I'll have to throw in a plug for Shiloh as well, though I had no one in the battle on either side. This place will put strange feelings in your heart and soul. The spirits are there as were thousands of brave young men. Good flat ground as well.
I'll have to throw in a plug for Shiloh as well, though I had no one in the battle on either side. This place will put strange feelings in your heart and soul. The spirits are there as were thousands of brave young men. Good flat ground as well.
You should tracing the steps of an ancestor at Shiloh that is trully breath taking and just thinking about what it was like.
I'll have to throw in a plug for Shiloh as well, though I had no one in the battle on either side. This place will put strange feelings in your heart and soul. The spirits are there as were thousands of brave young men. Good flat ground as well.
Larry, you lying sack of........ Nemine. Shiloh is uphill, coming and going. On the other hand, Shiloh will talk to you. Right there in that little button you save for yourself. Alone. If you don't have two days and pretty good legs, you might as well just go to the Catfish Motel and be shed of it. There is a thing about the ground. It will pull you in and you will be carrying a musket and watching around yourself. The fight is there. Smack dab in your face. Do not miss it.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Hmmmm, Ole, I am afraid I have to side with Larry on this one. Aside from the walk from the landing, Shiloh is relatively flat. For a hilly battlefiedl...try Vicksburg!
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