Category Archives: Places to Go

William Howard Taft National Historic Site — Cincinnati, Ohio

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Roger

I visited Taft’s house back in 1994. When I mentioned to my wife that we’d be close to it on this trip, she said she’d like to see it. I warned her that it wasn’t all that impressive and was … Continue reading →

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Grant Birthplace — Point Pleasant, Ohio

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Roger

We didn’t want to make the trip home from Gatlinburg in one day, so we looked for somewhere to stop along the way. Which, for us, of course means dead president stuff. Point Pleasant is a small town on the … Continue reading →

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Back to Cades Cove

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Roger

I took a second drive to Cades Cove on Friday morning with some family members who hadn’t been on our first visit. I’d been telling them for a couple days about how easy it was to see wildlife there. This … Continue reading →

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Roaring Fork

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Roger

I was first in Gatlinburg when I was about 10, on an early spring vacation with my parents and another pastor and his wife. (The catch-phrase of the vacation, created by the other pastor to tease my father about his … Continue reading →

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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site — Greeneville, Tennessee

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Roger

On Wednesday, my wife and I ditched the family and drove 50 miles east to Greeneville to see Andrew Johnson’s house. Johnson is one of the more obscure presidents, but this site was one of the more impressive historic parks … Continue reading →

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