Amish Country: Ethridge, Tennessee

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For a great outing, go to Davy Crockett State Park, hike the Shoal Creek Trail, then grab lunch at the Park’s restaurant. You can then make your way to the Amish Welcome Center: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/ethridge-amish-welcome-center

Wagon tours are 1.5 hours, $10 for adults, and $5 for kids. Or you can do what we did, and just drive to visit all of the Amish homes. They sell all sorts of wonderful products. We purchased honey, cookies, pumpkins, and jam; but they also have many other items for sale.

Self-Checkout

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no more checkout clerks
at the grocery store
now it is us and the machine
little bar codes, red light
that beeping sound of
credit card accumulating debt
and no one smiles anymore
or says hello, or says
how about that football game
no, that is all in the past
now it is us and the machine
and sometimes we wonder
is this progress?