Day 82–Jellystone Park Camp Resort– Barbara Mandrel's Fontanel Mansion, Nashville, Tennessee

Today we toured Fontanel Mansion, the former 27,000 square foot home of Barbara Mandrel. She and her family lived in the home until the children graduated from college and moved out. It is the largest log cabin in the world.

The tour is very informal and we were allowed to take as many pictures as we wanted, touch anything and sit the furniture. The first room we visited was the 2500 sf family room – bigger then most single family homes!

 

  

 

                                               

 

                                   

Throughout the home there were multiple guitars from other famous artists.

 

We saw a huge walk-in closet that every woman would love not to mention a gigantic bathroom.

  

                                                          

The master bedroom is very nice!

The home is huge and the family had a spot that they gathered regularly just off the kitchen. It is a more normal space and not cavernous like the rest of the house.

 

 

There is a huge pool that is permanently covered that was used for parties. It has it’s own kitchen adjacent to it.

 

  

It is quite a magnificent place with too many rooms to address. Not quite sure why anyone would want a place this big but I guess if you have the money the world is yours!

Did I mention it also has a shooting gallery attached to the house. We were told that the entire family has adept shooting skills.

                               

After finishing the tour we stopped by Prichard’s Distillery and got a tour of their small facility.

 

     

We were given a sample of their spiced rum. WHOA! It was really strong and not so spicy!

On our way to dinner we drove through a very nice neighborhood and admired the homes.

It was time for dinner so we went back to the Opry Mall and ate at  the Claim Jumper’s Restaurant. The food there is really good and we were not disappointed. After eating an appetizer, bread and salad we couldn’t finish the main meal so once again have leftovers for dinner on Sunday.

Ron is still hoping for some good weather to appear suddenly so we can make a few more stops on the way home. Campgrounds that he hoped would be open are closed until April 1st and the weather is to cold further north to enjoy any outside activities. As beautiful as the weather was last year at this time on our trip home , this year is just the opposite.