The Upper Cumberland region will be welcoming the Model T Ford Club of America USA National Tour to Tennessee as they explore our unforgettable, scenic backroads traversing the Highland Rim of the Upper Cumberland Plateau from August 16th to 22nd.
On Sunday, August 18th, the Model T’s will
be visiting DeKalb County. In the
morning, the tour will take the backroads through Buffalo Valley to the Center
Hill Dam and Edgar Evins State Park. Lunch will be at the Appalachian Center
for Craft’s Blue Water Grill on the Hill, and a little shopping at the Craft
Center’s Gallery. After lunch, the Model
T folks will head to the public square by way of “town hill” around 1 PM to
visit the downtown Smithville stores. Next stop will be for ice cream at Webb’s
Soda Fountain and other local places of their choice. They will travel down the
Old Snow’s Hill Road on their way to Temperance Hall and Lancaster communities
where State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver will have lemonade waiting for
them.
“Currently, there are 140 cars and 270 people registered to be a part of this upcoming Model T tour. We are thrilled to be included. I have been meeting with this trip’s tour coordinator, George Akins, for over a year. In April 2018, several members of the Tennessee Model T group made an early visit in their vintage cars to work on the itinerary. It is such an honor to be included as a point of interest for this wonderful group of people,” said Chamber Director Suzanne Williams. Sara Beth Urban, Middle Tennessee Division Manager at Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, was invited by the Chamber to the initial visit and was so excited to be part of the Meet and Greet. Sara Beth has provided Tennessee Welcome and Informational Packets that will be ready for them as they arrive. Williams continues, “We encourage our local businesses with message signs to post ‘Welcome Model T Club’ to show appreciation to our guests and to encourage them to visit again in the future. And to everyone else, if you see them driving by, be sure and wave.”
Sponsored by the Tennessee T’s, this will be a perfect opportunity to showcase the beautiful state of Tennessee and the Upper Cumberland region to the rest of the country through the windshield of a Model T Ford.
