When prospective buyers come to Jamestown, Tennessee to look for horse properties near the Big South Fork National Park, I always tell them that Fentress is a "dry county" so they can bring their favorite adult beverage.

Curiously enough, you can buy beer so, if you like a cold one, that's no problem. If you enjoy a glass of wine in the evening or a mixed drink, that's another matter...although there is a winery in Fentress county where they make and sell wine. Go figure! Otherwise, visitors need to BYOB if they're driving or, if they fly in to Knoxville or Nashville, they need to stop en route at a liquor store in a county that isn't dry.

For residents, it's common to go to someone's house for dinner or for some casual get-together with your "bottle bag" in hand. It's kind of an unspoken rule that you don't go to someone's house and drink up their booze when re-supply isn't immediate.

It's common practice in a dry county for guests to BYOB...however it get there!

I'm an easy keeper because I arrive with my bottle of merlot in one side of the bottle bag and a wine glass in the other. My friend and riding buddy, Renee, drinks rum and coke so she has a collection of ingredients including her mixer and some limes. She's found a secure way to transport her bottle and everyone here has a good laugh the first time they see it sticking up out of an oatmeal box!

For information about Big South Fork real estate or horse properties in Jamestown, Tennessee, go to www.trailridersrealestate.com

There's also a lot of information about the area on Tennessee Recreational Properties' website.

 
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9 Comments on BIG SOUTH FORK TENNESSEE: Dining Out In A Dry County

JUL
26
2010
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Thanks for sharing. We will bring the wine when we come for dinner.

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6:58am • #1
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Leslie....Once you get use to the dry county etiquette, it should work smoothly.  Renee is quite ingenious with her container!
3:49pm • #2
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Hi, Roy. You've got a deal!
7:05pm • #3
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Leslie -

I grew up in West Virginia and learned to navigate both the blue laws and the brown bag laws.  Talk about fun times!  What a lovely way to educate your clients.

MB
10:16pm • #4

I would never have thought about that, I guess that is one  of those things that come up and then you remember to mention it next time.

I can't wait to visit the area....
11:39pm • #5
JUL
28
2010
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Love that country rum container! Cherokee County used to be a dry county too so we appreciate your dining out guide for Fentress County.
10:36am • #6

I had no idea there were still dry areas of the country. The County in South Texas where I grew up went wet about 20 years after I left. I thought they were the last holdout.
11:23pm • #7
JUL
30
2010
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You mean no margaritas with my Mexican food? Isn't that sacrilegious?
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AUG
02
2010
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The question is, does it work to keep DUI and DWI lower than counties with full access to alcohol??  Other than availability for underage drinkers, what is the purpose???

We have one local town in Montgomery County VA that has no alcohol sales. 
7:27am • #9


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I live minutes from the Cumberland Trailhead into Big South Fork National Park, in Spruce Creek Acres, an equestrian community that abuts the park itself. Horses are a major part of daily life here and this is a very active, supportive horse-oriented community. It is a gift to work as a realtor here, listing horse properties and selling horse properties to horse people! We joke that I've probably done more real estate on horseback than off! If you want to "live where you love to ride," let me help you find YOUR Big South Fork horse property .


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