Talk about the Memories, and I've probably only been there maybe 7 times, but it goes back to the 1960's.
Pleased to know they're still Actively in Business! God Bless them, the beacon of light that kept that area from rusting into a bad B Movie sorta town, as almost all these small towns had become - empty Main Streets, while everyone shops Walmart in their local "County-seat burg", Amazon, Lowes, Bass Pro, and Kroger's
(I'll share a glimpse of back when, and Boyettes was barely a day over 42 back then, their menu just about the same as today, only they weren't using the "Corn Oil" that has now been realized as being the worse product the Department of Agriculture ever sold the US Public. I'm pretty sure they were using Lard and maybe Shortening, the good kind that was made of Coconut Oil and Lard mix, not the Vegetable Oil Shortening like Crisco. (The Modify the Oil for Shelf life, and it is not at all healthy to consume for Human Life. Remember that. Lard it literally safer, but it is high in fat.
Get the old Shortening recipe and make some, you can taste the value of better and it is healthier.
At any rate, they had Country Ham and Fried Crappie in Season; Really Good, ...
Boyettes has been like a Beacon of Light, reminding folks of times when we made an effort to be polite, we had manners, and even at 35 or 50, we wouldn't embarrass our Parents with our words or behavior in Public.
Not talking about Religion, I'm talking about Mature Minded Behavior and a Personal Standard of Politeness and of Ethics.
It was a such neat time and Now can be just as wonderful if we Turn Off the News/Political/Flow that Fosters the Lower Mind and makes folks behave like Adolescents without any Charm School Training.
Boyettes, like a Lighthouse Beacon, keeping the energy alive all these years ...
I can remember going to Boyettes when I was maybe 3 or 4, 1963. It was when Dad 1st moved us to Kenton, TN, Obion County, (his home) from Chicago. Although I was well entertained, it was a fleeting experience, I truly missed living in Chicago, vastly more things for children, particularly in the famous Northside Chicago, Downtown, by Lincoln Park, and Lakeshore Drive, Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field, and Riverview, oh the fabulous memories.
But, it was different in NW Tennessee then too, there were things to do, even if restricted to planning or weekends, people were active, outgoing, neighborhoods were zones of people getting together for cookouts and visiting each other. And the kids lived outside all day, minus lunch and forced naps.
I recall going to 🏹 Reelfoot Lake, in 1963, * was 3 or 4, and a Chicago native 💛🐾 (G9 CUBS!!!)
... we had a Family Reunion of sorts at the Park, grills were going and there were at least 3 tables of the best foods you can imagine, (My Dad's family were absolutely the best Southern cooks, by Southern Standards!)
We spent the day at the Park, (back then, there was a little train that ran around the Park area, a Gift shop; the pier; a nice Pontoon Boat for excursions on the Lake/Dad took me on it and I was certain there were alligators in those waters, at least I recognized a Swamp Environment; there was a "Roundhouse "that was packed with teenagers dancing, my 3 elder siblings were 15, 17, and 19, I always had at least 1 dance before leaving them to their fun and getting Mom and or Grandmother to myself for a while. That's a sweet Mem.
... and so is Boyettes and Reelfoot Lake.
I remember Magnolia Beach! They had best Grape Ice Cones!
But that's another Story and I've digressed enough.
Enjoy Yourself, your Family and Friends ... at Boyettes!
, I have relatives in that area
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