Accomodations/Directions for Anne Bagby Workshop

I will be gone for about 3 weeks with no internet access, so please be patient about replies. Please read all of the posts to get all of the information. We are using this blog as our web site for now. I will post a materials list as soon as I get it from Anne.

The best area for motels in Chattanooga is the Lookout Valley exit on I-24. There are lots of lower-priced motels, mostly very new, in a safe area with restaurants and a Walmart. Do not stay anywhere that says Lookout Mountain, unless it it on that exit. That is not a safe area. There is one bed and breakfast on Signal Mountain, Olde Towne B&B. They are very nice, and the food is good, but they are expensive. Lookout Valley is about 30 minutes from us. To get to us, take I-24 towards Chattanooga and take Highway 27 North through Downtown. Watch the signs carefully – the interchange is confusing. Go through Downtown, over the bridge and up the big hill. On the other side of the hill, almost at the bottom, is the exit for Signal Mountain, Hwy. 127 North. Take that exit, which puts you out going in the correct direction. Follow Hwy. 127 around the big curve, past the Walmart and up the mountain. The traffic light at the CVS at the top is the only traffic light. Go 3.5 miles past the traffic light. You will see two blue water towers on the right. Turn left just past the blue water towers. You will see a Nazarene Church on the left as you turn. Bachman Community Center is in an old brick school on the left about 2 blocks down. At the far end of the building is a driveway. Take it to the back of the building and park there. You can park on the grass if there is not room. Our room, the cafeteria, is in the back, and you can unload there. IMPORTANT: The Town of Signal Mtn. is a notorious speed trap. Do not exceed the speed limit, even by 2-3 mph. You are safe after you get past the shopping center area, but don’t push it!

You can safely leave your materials overnight in the room. I have the key to the building, and will lock up at night after the Director leaves. We have a wall of windows on the north side, and each person gets a 6 ft table. We also have use of the kitchen, which has refrigerators, drink machine, coffee pot and microwaves.

We will order out for lunch each day, and my husband will pick it up. In order to make it easy, we will all order the same thing each day. Last time we got grilled chicken salads one day, pizza one day and tuna salad subway-type sandwiches one day. Anne does not want us to leave for lunch. There are places to get food on the way to Bachman, including Pruett’s Grocery store, which carries organic produce and lots of good salads in the deli. 

Post a comment to the blog if you have questions. Someone else will probably want to know the same thing.

Thanks, Leslie

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