Huntsville Hamfest 2019

Posted 8/31/19

Bob - N0BIX has shared a bunch of photos with us that he and Jean took during a trip to Tennessee to take in the Huntsville Hamfest!

The comments for the photos have been gleamed from Bob's posting on Facebook.

Friday 8/16/19

Entering Tennessee

A view of Nashville

The Hartman homestead

Taking it easy before heading out for dinner

(L-R Jan, Jean, Bob - N0BIX, Sandi, John - N5AAA and Lou - N8KXM)

Margaritas with our Mexican dinner, naturally

Saturday 8/17/19

Lou, Bob and John go to the hamfest in Huntsville, AL

John & Lou checking things out

We meet Bill - WZ1L from Massachusetts early in our wandering

While the other guys canvas the hamfest, Bob went outside to take a few pictures

Prior to our departure from the hamfest we pose for a group shot with Tom - W5KUB and his wife Kathy

(Bill - WZ1L, John - N5AAA, Kathy, Lou - N8KXM, Tom - W5KUB, Bob - N0BIX)

While the guys were in Huntsville, Jan, Sandi and Jean went to Franklin, TN for sightseeing and shopping

First stop was the Farmers Market

Jan and Sandi enjoying their coffee and donuts

Jean also got this nice butterfly shot

Then on to The Factory at Franklin

Confederate Monument in the center of Franklin

A turkey family roaming the Hartman grounds

Dinner on the Hartman porch

Sunday morning 8/18/19

Jean and Bob take a 30 minute walk around the neighborhood

John on the Sunday sked

Jean and Jan enjoying breakfast upstairs

Brunch is at Marcy Jo's

A close up shot of the sign at the end of the table

And above our table

Anyone doubt this is Bob's meal?

Jan couldn't resist trimming the dead leaves off of the plant in front of Marcy Jo's

Monday 8/19/19

Jan, John,  Jean & Bob head to Lynchburg, TN

Chumley, the store manager at one of the small shops

Jean is using a phone app to determine what this is - unknown

Home style lunch/dinner at Mary Bobo's

Mike, our host at lunch, invited us into his house to see his Jack Daniel's memorabilia - quite a collection (his wife is a Daniel

Mike opened the Old Jail Museum for us (normally closed on Mondays)

The men's cellblock was upstairs

Downstairs in the front was the sheriff's quarters

Time to tour the Jack Daniel Distillery

They were in the beer business from 1992 to 1998 and used the 1927 Model T Ford truck for local deliveries

Jan, John, Jean and Bob ready for the tour

One of the many warehouses filled with barrels of Jack Daniel Whiskey

Stacks of wood ready to be converted into charcoal for filtering

The furnace

The result

Showing the process on the TV screen

This was the size of our group

The Jack Daniel's fire engine

Coming to the spring where all the water comes from to make the whiskey

The original office

Heading into a still house - no photos inside - didn't want a spark to ignite the vapors

The top of the still

Entering the packing building

Packing product for Poland and Mexico

Now for the tasting

Yes, there are a few barrels stored here

A  nice double rainbow as we head back to Spring Hill

Tuesday 8/20/19

Jan and Jean just before our goodbyes

Many thanks to John and Jan for hosting our visit

Many thanks to Bob and Jean for these memories!