Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas & Happy New, plus visit to Dovie's

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. It's hard to believe another year has come and gone. I've been busy exploring the regions and a bit behind in posting my travels. I hope to post more in the near future. We have just finished production of the new Fall Creek Falls and Dale Hollow Lake Visitor Guides for 2011. They are available for download through the www.Go2FCF.com and www.Go2DHL.com websites. ...lots of new Annie stories in each. They will also be available at the Nashville, Indianapolis & other boatshows if you would like a free hard copy.

Dovie’s is a nostalgic place that draws people from near and far to experience the mouth-watering taste of those special hand patted, beef burgers cooked the traditional “Dovie’s” way. From the mid 1930’s, this mainstay restaurant in downtown Tompkinsville, KY has served 300-600 hamburgers per day to local factory workers, visitors, and local residents. Dovie’s was once the heart of this small community. The Moore family has continually owned this legendary restaurant through all these years. We recently visited Freedom, KY on a Saturday for the dedication/memorial celebration for the founder of the Rollercoaster Yard Sale, Sarah Ann Bowers. I met the Cropper family who drove in from the suburbs of Nashville/Gallatin, TN. They were there to relive their childhood memories and eat these delicious burgers. If you are from the north, the texture of these burgers is similar to White Castle hamburgers. These burgers are formed daily by the ladies at Dovie’s, cooked in soybean oil and lovingly flipped over by hand. These ladies stand watching over the burgers like a shepherd watching over their flock. There is an art to the “Dovie’s” burger and there is proof of this on any day of the week, by the hundreds of people driving near and far to enjoy the succulent taste. Cheri Cropper smiled when she talked about Dovie’s and the fact that the Moore family has been the continuous owners since the 1930’s. While she was growing up in Tompkinsville, about thirty years ago, she said Dovie’s was her favorite place after school or on a Saturday morning. She remembered the pristine white starched shirts and pants the employees wore. Twenty- eight years later, she was sitting on a stool with her husband and her two children making new memories to share. They were enjoying the Indian summer afternoon at Dale Hollow Lake with a side trip to Dovie’s. Come to Dovie’s and have a burger or two or three and see what memories you can create. Tell the ladies that Annie sent you!

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