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Bernice's Star

Located in Dickson, this trail stop along the Quilt Trail is part of Dickson County, within the Middle Tennessee region.

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Granny B's Quilt Shop opened September 2005 and was named after owner Fay Davidson's sister Betty Martin whose grandson called her Granny B. The shop is in a historic house circa 1897, and the quilt pattern is named after Bernice Stokes who is a historian and longtime quilter in Dickson County. The pattern was found on a turn of the century quilt and looks to be a variation of "Full Blown Tulip."

Visit Granny B's for your quilting needs or catch a glimpse of "Bernice's Star" as you drive through Historic Dickson, Tennessee.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

301 West College Street
Dickson, Tennessee
615-441-3884

HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

M-Sat: 10:00am-6:00pm

DATES CLOSED

major holidays

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36.078396 °N, -87.389417 °W

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LeMoyne Star

Located in Nashville, this trail stop along the Quilt Trail is part of Davidson County, within the Middle Tennessee region.

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Originally known as the Harpeth Valley Tea Room, The Loveless Motel and Cafe first started serving its famous fried chicken and biscuits in 1951 when the property was purchased by Lon and Annie Loveless. They set up picnic tables in the front yard and sold fried chicken and biscuits from the front door to travelers driving up and down US Highway 100. Soon they converted the rooms of the early 1900′s home into a dining room and kitchen of the Loveless Cafe and enlarged the menu to include country hams that were cured, smoked and carved on the premises. Lon Loveless ran the motel and handled the hams while hungering crowds were drawn to Annie’s homemade preserves and from-scratch biscuits – one of few secret recipes that has remained unchanged to this day.

Cordell and Stella Maynard bought the Loveless Cafe and Motel from the Loveless family in 1959 following a decline in Lon Loveless’ health. The Maynards had worked at the Loveless prior to taking over the operations and maintained the friendly rural atmosphere and the reputation for outstanding Southern food, even as the outskirts of Nashville began to expand toward this country diner. Thankfully, Annie Loveless shared her biscuit recipe with the Maynards, enabling the Loveless Motel and Cafe to maintain its position as a true Tennessee tradition.

After fourteen years the Maynards sold the business (along with the now famous secret biscuit recipe) to Charles and Donna McCabe. The McCabes began operating the Loveless Cafe and Motel in 1973, assisted by their then 12-year-old son George, who helped by cleaning the motel rooms, mowing the grass and performing various other chores. George grew up with the Loveless and, in 1982, officially became a partner in the business. He expanded the services of the Loveless by creating Loveless Motel and Cafe’s “Hams & Jams” mail-order business and catalog. For the first time, this allowed our customers to take a little bit of Loveless home and to ship it off to a loved one halfway around the world.

With the introduction of interstate highways and Nashville’s increasing growth, the Loveless began to emphasize its cafe and mail order products, as it moved away from the motel business. Motel operations ceased in 1985 with the 14 units converted into the mail order business, storage and a special dining room to help meet the demands created by their world-famous reputation. Nevertheless, people were still waiting up to two hours for our famous fried chicken, country ham, biscuits and preserves.

By 2003 the nearly century-old building and the small 75-seat dining room could no longer keep up with demands that the reputation of the Loveless had created. The business (and that world-famous biscuit recipe) was sold once again to a few committed Nashville natives, who had decided to keep what was so valuable about this special little home.

Has been featured in such publications as Gourmet Magazine, Bon Appetit, US News, Food and Wine,and People Magazine.

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8400 Highway 100
Nashville, Tennessee
615-646-9700

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36.03495 °N, -86.971714 °W

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Friendship Star

Located in Crossville, this trail stop along the Quilt Trail is part of Cumberland County, within the Upper Cumberland Tennessee region.

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Autumn Acres is a prime example of agritourism. Autumn Acres spans over fifty acres. And on those fifty acres you can find your way through a corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, pet animals at the petting zoo, or slide down mega slides. they are also open for field trips and birthday parties.
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CONTACT INFORMATION

1096 Baier Rd.
Crossville, Tennessee
(931) 707-0103
http://www.autumnacres.net

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36.055625 °N, -85.171763 °W

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Dublin Chain

Located in Crossville, this waypoint along the Quilt Trail is part of Cumberland County, within the Upper Cumberland Tennessee region.

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Crossville, Tennessee's Cumberland Mountain Lodge provides a peaceful and quiet bed and breakfast getaway with panoramic views of one of Tennessee's most beautiful farms and the surrounding mountains, and protected by a permanent conservation easement. The lodge and b&b provide accommodations for up to six adults. Guests have full access to the farm's 700 acres where hiking, fishing, agritourism, bird watching, and other wildlife observation and photography are some of the many activities available. The lodge and expansive grounds are a perfect site for weddings. While staying at the Lodge, guests have access to the nearby Lake Tansi Village Resort and Country Club for golf, boat rentals, tennis, and dining. Crossville is considered ''the golf capital of Tennessee''. There are many courses within a short drive of the lodge.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

1130 Clint Lowe Rd.
Crossville, Tennessee
919-599-3753
http://www.cumberlandmountainlodge.com

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35.821302 °N, -85.050055 °W

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