Appalachia Mysteries, Unexplained Stories of Cades Cove in The Great Smoky Mountains

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  • čas přidán 23. 01. 2023
  • #cadescove #greatsmokymountains #donnielaws #appalachia Unexplained stories of mysteries of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. This only a few of the unexplained stories of this beautiful place. Thanks for watching. NOTE: Picture are just to tell the story and not actual pictures of the events. SUBSCRIBE:: LIKE AND SHARE:: HELP GROW YOUR CHANNEL THIS CHANNEL COVERS 9 DIFFERENT SUBJECTS !!! ( CHECK IT OUT) 1. Metal Detecting 2. Wildlife Videos 3. History & Mountain Culture 4.The Unexplained 5. Home projects 6. Hunting & Fishing 7. Nature Videos 8.Mining History 9. Video Shorts All Videos are Copyrighted and used by permission only.

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  • @Sparty-pi3jq
    @Sparty-pi3jq Před rokem +158

    I became friendly with one of the last (quite possibly the last) person allowed to live in Roaring Fork, due to the lifetime lease of the land. She was very old 30 year ago, and unfortunately she is gone now. She had a similar story or a reappearing cabin somewhere deep in the Roaring Fork area as well. Her stories were always so incredible, she never left the area in 90 some years, because she said there was no need to ever leave the area. I learned so much about mountain life from her.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +16

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @debrat.9105
      @debrat.9105 Před rokem +8

      You should recall and write down some of her legends. I'd love to hear them. I bet others would too.

    • @prplpotatoes
      @prplpotatoes Před 11 měsíci +7

      Keep her alive by sharing her stories ❤😊

    • @drvoltage9792
      @drvoltage9792 Před 6 měsíci +2

      ​@donnielaws7020 Hello Donnie I love to hear your stories because I live in WNC and it's interesting to hear about stories of where I grew up at

    • @drvoltage9792
      @drvoltage9792 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@donnielaws7020I also enjoy your other Appalachian videos

  • @FoulOwl2112
    @FoulOwl2112 Před rokem +73

    OMG thanks Donnie. I swear I've seen that cabin in the woods. Twice! I've stayed at CC many times. While cycling the loop l distinctly saw a cabin in the woods. I couldn't find it on any of the literature. So l decided to check it out the next day. I never could find it again. A few years later while driving, l saw it again. I made a mental note of where l was at using landmarks. That afternoon l returned. I never could find it again! I had no knowledge of the legend till this very moment.

  • @carolescutt2257
    @carolescutt2257 Před rokem +58

    I'm a 45 Yr old British gal who just loves to, listen to your wealth of real history and voice thank you Donnie xx

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +5

      Your very welcome my friend.

    • @haroldbell213
      @haroldbell213 Před rokem +3

      I enjoy these videos. So much history has been forgotten.

    • @stephengrahn9361
      @stephengrahn9361 Před 7 měsíci

      Hey I'm the same age but an east TN man who loves the UK. I do live in western Washington now but my brother and mother still live back in east TN.

  • @perijetton9275
    @perijetton9275 Před rokem +23

    Today would have been my daddy’s 90th birthday. I came to hear a story like he told. Thank you for the comfort and the blessing. 💙

  • @JacobRiley212
    @JacobRiley212 Před rokem +117

    Love these mountains! I was lucky enough to be born and brought up in em’. I love hearing your stories Donnie, In my town we had a whittle & spit. Where all the old timers would whittle sticks and sit around telling stories to the younger generations. Not many of them are around today, and If it wasn’t for people like you a lot of Appalachia’s history would be lost to time. You can guarantee I’ll be passing these stories onto my grandchildren one day, and this dying breed might survive after all. Thank you Donnie!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +9

      Awesome my friend. Thank you friend for sharing this. Thank you. God bless you.

    • @attitudedave1
      @attitudedave1 Před rokem +5

      Me too. Very lucky

    • @mikewilliams7218
      @mikewilliams7218 Před rokem +11

      I didn't grow up in the mountains, but we had our share of small stores with wooden decks and an old smokehouse. Whitetail antlers I would look at in awe, and paper sacks for the candy. I always got ribbed about who is that Lil girl and didn't get it at the time. We did have old Tig and Jake, driving the old Ford around at about 10 mph. Old country is definitively fading and I miss it.

    • @debroahisaacs2452
      @debroahisaacs2452 Před rokem +6

      My Pappas whittled and spit too. That was an art to them.

    • @abbyarnold4477
      @abbyarnold4477 Před rokem +1

      Why ? It's just meth town .blah

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 Před rokem +26

    I live in N.West Georgia in a rural area. I am a bit of a night owl and my husband was working night shift. I was sitting up in my bed reading a book one night. I had my bedroom window open. All of a sudden I heard the most blood curdling scream that scared me half to death. It sounded like a woman screaming that was so curdling it made the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck stand up. It sounded just like what you had on this video about the panther. I heard it one more time a couple of weeks later. Never heard it again. I will never forget how it sounded!

  • @bl8680
    @bl8680 Před rokem +20

    That story about the moonshiner's horse stopping and refusing to go forward is something! Reminds me of the donkey in the bible who did the same thing cause he saw an angel! Good thing the moonshine wised up and didn't beat the horse or the Lord may have spoke through the horse like he did that donkey! Great stories Donnie!!! 😁

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      Amen my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.

    • @JohnDavies-cn3ro
      @JohnDavies-cn3ro Před rokem

      I was reminded of the same story - Balaam's ass was the animal concerned.

    • @haroldbell213
      @haroldbell213 Před rokem

      Yes he did see a angel. It was Sa tan. Belam was going to curse the Israelites. But was stopped by Sa tan. God sent him.

  • @katieleonard7660
    @katieleonard7660 Před rokem +40

    Cades Cove will never, ever get old for me. I’ve been going since I was a kid, and now my husband and I take our boys. We live in GA, but the Smoky Mountains have my heart! Thanks for these stories! ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +5

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

    • @JohnMoore-xf5wy
      @JohnMoore-xf5wy Před rokem +2

      It's beautiful
      Haven't been there in decades.
      I miss those days.

  • @patmurphy389
    @patmurphy389 Před rokem +41

    Thank you for the stories Donnie! I remember most people called them granny women, they were women who could see spirits. One woman used her flour sifter to see spirits, believe it or not. Another lady could see spirits above their graves in different states of decomposition. This came in handy because a young man was looking for his mother's grave and he couldn't find it. So he asked this lady to help him. She did, but it took a lot of energy out of her and I think it took two full weeks before she recovered from it. She asked the young man what his mother looked like. He told her and she said yes, I see her. She showed him where the grave was and he was able to get a stone for her grave. I know it sounds crazy, but I believe people are born with different gifts of the spirit, that's my belief.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +3

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @patmurphy389
      @patmurphy389 Před rokem +3

      @@donnielaws7020 Thank you so much for the stories! I appreciate it.

  • @frankharrington4881
    @frankharrington4881 Před rokem +18

    I remember the video you made at Cades Cove you didn't hear anything at the time, but when you started listening later you heard voices and played them for all of us to hear! Love your stories! Patricia Gambino Harrington

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      Thank you friend. God bless you.

    • @Cathida
      @Cathida Před rokem +1

      Nice! What is the title of that vid..the other Cades Cove one?

    • @frankharrington4881
      @frankharrington4881 Před rokem

      . Donnie Laws, The unexplained, Strange Voices at Cades Cove! Hope this helps to find it! I was absolutely blown away! Even my hubby, whose acct I post on, is sceptical about those things heard it! Patricia Gambino Harrington

  • @DavCynLondon
    @DavCynLondon Před rokem +14

    Donnie, when I was a little girl in the delta country of Northern California, my grandma, who was from Dustbowl Oklahoma, used to tell me old haint stories. Now, she wasn’t from the Appalachians, but her great grandparents came directly to Oklahoma from Kentucky and western North Carolina, respectively… Grandma’s stories sound so much like yours! It’s uncanny! I would come to visit Grandma and Grandpa some summers. Grandma would have a “sleepover” with me in the living room, and as we would get relaxed on the futon in the living room, the lights would be out, and Grandma would start telling these haint stories. I would look out through the plate glass window at the night and the countryside back behind their house…and the combination of the haint stories and the big scary night sky and country gave me the most delightful “chicken skin” or goose flesh. I’m now having a “sleeepover” in my living room with my 18-year-old daughter, trying to recreate a memory of what it was like with my Grandma for her. Thanks for becoming a part of that memory for us both. Very grateful for your dedication.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing your memories and story my friend. Thank you. God bless you.

  • @grndpabryan
    @grndpabryan Před rokem +31

    The combination of your research and story telling expertise make you an expert of passing on history! I'm not from Appalachia, I'm from Indiana, and we have some stories of our own, but sadly we don't have an expert story teller like you keeping our history alive. I have spent time in the Appalachia's hunting, and it's fascinating to hear the history of some of the places I've been, and our church has worked with some churches in Appalachia to help the poor, and they've told some stories (not like you though) I'm more than hooked on the history of Appalachia, they are some of the smartest, hardiest people on the face of the Earth, and you sir are a master storyteller. Thank you for keeping the history of Appalachia alive!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your stories. Your very welcome.

    • @robinmccoy9710
      @robinmccoy9710 Před rokem

      I live on those mountains, thank you for seeing us as we are... We are survivors.

  • @dellajoycebairdmoses7890
    @dellajoycebairdmoses7890 Před rokem +23

    Thank you Donnie, I took my girls to a rock quary that had turquoise colored water in it. You could see huge paw prints in the dirt around it. I told my girls we didn't want to stay out there too long because when it starts getting dark a big bobcat or mountain lion might want us for dinner. 😃👍

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +3

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @holly0297
      @holly0297 Před rokem +1

      We watched a family of black bears with a BIG OLE MAMA walking along a creek there. *Mighty* & scary!! ...Idk, the cats are probably scariest!!

  • @thomasbranson7237
    @thomasbranson7237 Před rokem +24

    Donnie, I thank God for people like you and Jerry Harmon for keeping these stories alive. As far as I know you two are the only story tellers left. Thank you Brother. God bless you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Thank you friend for saying this. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @deborahmcguckian3353
    @deborahmcguckian3353 Před rokem +14

    Cades cove is truly a spiritual experience. I've been many, many times and it's always been mystical.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Yes it is my friend. Thanks for sharing.

    • @holly0297
      @holly0297 Před rokem +1

      Isn't it? I've seen loads of orbs & something even better. And the WILD life! My first family of bears - ever.

  • @Peckerwood-502
    @Peckerwood-502 Před rokem +16

    Was told by a local to go there, and I’m glad I did. Did the loop road and stopped at the cabin and barns, walked through some fields, and seen tons of wildlife. Turkey’s, bears, deer, and some raccoons. Absolutely beautiful place!!! Can’t wait to go back again.

  • @janacollins-maguire4942
    @janacollins-maguire4942 Před rokem +5

    You are a wonderful story teller. I could listen to your voice all day. Such amazing stories you tell. Thank you so much. 💜☮️

  • @pamelakimmons9209
    @pamelakimmons9209 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Donnie you are a true Appalachian treasure. What a blessing to listen to you talk about our heritage in those mountains. Thank you for what you do.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thank you friend for saying. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @stevelemmen7048
    @stevelemmen7048 Před rokem +18

    Thanks again for this story. I've never really heard someone talk so in-depth about the Appalachians, and all the stories that go with them.

  • @garyfrench7073
    @garyfrench7073 Před rokem +14

    My grandpa's died before I was born, but I also remember my uncles telling me strange things that would happen when they were curing tobacco with fire wood

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @robwolf9220
      @robwolf9220 Před rokem +2

      My grandfather who is from eastern Arkansas would always say, whenever my Catholic grandmother was out of hearing, that the strange things that happen in and around the house were due to the house spirits being mischievous and to leave them a treat to calm them down and distract them. His explanation was that they followed our people from the old countries and stayed with us when we made homes here.

  • @tracicomstock3489
    @tracicomstock3489 Před rokem +14

    I love that story about the fella quitting all his bad habits after a relative died. I love all these old stories Donnie. Thank you so much for sharing so much with us!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      Thank you friend. Your very welcome.

    • @holly0297
      @holly0297 Před rokem

      @@donnielaws7020 Mr. Laws, I was so hoping you'd say, "Then my Grandpappy decided to quit that." 😉🤣

  • @evermore4487
    @evermore4487 Před rokem +15

    The work you put into these videos is not lost on me, Donnie.
    Much appreciated!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you. I really appreciate it.

  • @lauramickey9789
    @lauramickey9789 Před rokem +11

    I grew up summers around the Ellijay/Blue Ridge GA. Area. A panther had a normal path behind the house. It was horrible to hear it. The neighbors told me that if the panther was ever following me, pull off a piece of clothes at a time and throw it on the trail. The idea was that it could cause the panther to stop at the scent on the clothes and might provide you time to get home. I never had to do that, but I never forgot it either.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +3

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @ginaharden2111
      @ginaharden2111 Před rokem +5

      Ill keep that in mind if I ever need it - interesting concept

    • @lauramickey9789
      @lauramickey9789 Před rokem +7

      @@ginaharden2111 The folks I spoke of were people who's ancestors all lived there. It was in the 60s and 70s, but they still employed "mountain ways". Herbal medicines, home remedies and cooking anything that was killed for food was common since most did hunt. They didn't tan the hides, they gave them to an older lady up the road that did and was able to sell them for souvenirs. They had many saying. And superstitious that I observe today. It was a grand time to grow up. I played hard ate good and went to bed tired. Many is the time I have wished it back.

  • @TheWabbit
    @TheWabbit Před rokem +20

    Nice stories, while I've never heard the cabin in the woods story my relatives from S/E Kentucky have had stories about ghosts, a headless man that was a bad omen, a hairy tall apeman, and panther stories. It seems the same things happen throughout the Appalachian mountains with just some regional or specific area differences.
    Appreciate the video, it was excellent as always! Take care!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Thank you friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. Your very welcome.

  • @meredithgrubb4497
    @meredithgrubb4497 Před rokem +4

    I grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains and I love hearing ur voice tell these stories.

  • @auntissie
    @auntissie Před rokem +4

    Your voice... Your accent and your stories are always captivating!! 💕🌷💕

  • @reneerollins4433
    @reneerollins4433 Před rokem +13

    These stories are so great! I felt like I was there! Thanks for sharing. I think that they are all true . The black cat one is true for sure, because even down here in Alabama we have seen them!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @hannahnoe3656
    @hannahnoe3656 Před rokem +27

    donnie!! i love your content! i’m a local and these topics are so close to my heart! they’re informative too, and i love learning about the things you appreciate. keep going!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. Thank you. God bless.

    • @dianabreaux9006
      @dianabreaux9006 Před rokem

      @@donnielaws7020 I don’t know how to come back and check these messages yet but I want u to know your voice and the way u talk reminds me of my dad and if I cud move wherever u are to hang out everyday I wud ✊🏽😭

    • @cowboykelly6590
      @cowboykelly6590 Před rokem

      @@dianabreaux9006 🙄 How lovely to hear your papa's voice Ma'am. Magical. 😭💞

  • @randlerichardson5826
    @randlerichardson5826 Před rokem +5

    4-5 years ago maybe 6 I was coming down a backroad on Standing Stone State Park. I’d got a Turkey that morning and was headed to show my uncle. I got bout even with a place we all knew as the Twin Oaks right above the Cole Spring. Well I look up the road a bit and a panther crossed the road in front of me and was setting on a pine tree that had fallen in the woods. It was black as coal and its tail was probably 3 feet long. Before I could get a shell in my shotgun it was gone. It’s was big now really big.

  • @johnparog5434
    @johnparog5434 Před rokem +16

    These were some great stories, those big cats , my brother and dad saw one. They thought it was a burned stump across a little hollow, till it got up and walked away. They were deer hunting that day and United over where the saw it. Then there in the mud was some cat tracks as big as your hand. Then in the same area my brother saw him again, he came down the opposite hill and jumped the creek not to far away from him and walked off. Thanks for sharing theses stories Donnie , I just love these kind of old stories that are part of our history. Cant wait till the next up load , take care and God bless 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome. Great story.

    • @hallelujah4296
      @hallelujah4296 Před rokem +1

      great story john🌞👍thank you sir

    • @johnparog5434
      @johnparog5434 Před rokem +1

      @@hallelujah4296 You are quite welcome sir. I have several more, like the ghost horses , and a Sasquatch encounter.

  • @whiterabbit-wo7hw
    @whiterabbit-wo7hw Před rokem +12

    Hi Donnie. There are stories that tell about Jaguars, Leopards and other big cats like those that roamed the Appalachian mountains hundreds of years ago, and most likely, they still roam around there today.
    I would not doubt it.
    Thank you my dear friend for these wonderful videos.
    God blessings on you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 Před rokem

      I seen ole black and white pictures featuring mountain men in front of a tiny cabin...with about a dozen killed giant spotted leopards 🐆

    • @cowboykelly6590
      @cowboykelly6590 Před rokem

      @@yoholmes273 🙄Saddening . 🤠🖖 ♨️

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 Před rokem

      @@cowboykelly6590 for who?
      I certainly don't want to be in the woods and be eaten by a giant spotted cat!

  • @starjunkie5328
    @starjunkie5328 Před rokem +8

    I often reflect on all of the times in my life - both the good, and the not so good - and I know that one day soon, when my time is up, all of those memories will be lost and gone forever. All of the knowledge we gain over time, and then it's just gone. You always have the best stories, Mr. Donnie. Especially these old and otherworldly ones, which I consider more real and worthy than this fake world they try to condition us into, so that we lose our traditions. But they'll never take from me my way of life and grand memories of how it used to be. Those memories are leaving with me, safe and sound. Thank you.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for sharing your memories and thoughts with us my friend. Thank you. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @bettyfeliciano7322
    @bettyfeliciano7322 Před rokem +3

    Once again you’ve pleased us with your stories that we’re passed down. I believe that there are a lot of things in this world we will never know about. We’re only 1 planet and who but God knows what roams in the woods. Blessings always my friend! ❤️✝️

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

    • @bettyfeliciano7322
      @bettyfeliciano7322 Před rokem

      @@donnielaws7020 Your very welcome! May God bless & protect you as well! ❤️✝️

  • @tandraallen8398
    @tandraallen8398 Před rokem +3

    These ol mountains hold mysteries that we will never know the answers to. I'm so glad I grew up in my beloved mountains

  • @TennValleyGal
    @TennValleyGal Před rokem +14

    Wow! Great stories, Donnie. My Mamaw would tell of a man who killed his wife on a Sunday morning out on the Grandfather Mountain as they walked to church. For six nights in a row, a 'painter' would circle his house screaming until dawn. The seventh day was a Sunday and the man went to church and confessed his sin in front of the whole congregation before going out into the woods and hanging himself. Yep, many a unhappy and unsettled soul walk the night paths in our mountains. Thank you for all the time you put into research and editing these great stories.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      WOW Thanks for sharing this story with us my friend. Your very welcome my friend.

    • @xxkissmeketutxx
      @xxkissmeketutxx Před rokem

      What's a Painter, please?

  • @amyl.7570
    @amyl.7570 Před rokem +3

    I can't help but picture you in my mind as an old paw paw. I just want to hug you and listen to your stories all night long by a camp fire!❤😊 Thank you sir for these fantastic videos!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you.

  • @PierceClark
    @PierceClark Před rokem +13

    Awesome video as always sir. I love the stories of Cades Cove, my favorite place on earth. I spend a lot of time myself in the woods and no doubt you hear and see some crazy things.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      So true my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @deborahdanhauer8525
    @deborahdanhauer8525 Před rokem +17

    I love the stories of strange things. I’ve heard of the orb lights and Sasquatch many, many times. That’s one of my interests. The orb lights are particularly intriguing to me. It’s said they are controlled somehow, that they move with purpose. Thank you!🤗❤️🐝

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +3

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 Před rokem +2

      @@donnielaws7020 You’re welcome🤗❤️🐝

    • @mannycolavito8918
      @mannycolavito8918 Před rokem

      I also love these stories and things out in nature. Here is a story that I think that you may like (about Sasquatch). It starts around the 9.0 minute mark. Enjoy! czcams.com/video/IvxIeNdu_8k/video.html

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 Před rokem

      @@mannycolavito8918 Thank you🤗❤️🐝

    • @holly0297
      @holly0297 Před rokem +1

      I was surrounded by orbs in a little homestead, then in its kitchen a female in long skirts/apron appeared sweeping right beside me. I sound like a lunatic but that's just the facts, ma'am! (OH! I could only see them through my camera. Sounds hokey, but those "visuals" never occurred before or since and trust me, I TRIED!) 💜

  • @hoosierplowboy5299
    @hoosierplowboy5299 Před rokem +3

    For better than 15 years, my late wife and I visited Townsend, the GSMNF, and Cades Cove twice a year. It was just our little "getaway". Some of her ashes reside in Cades Cove. Read the story about the cabin, as well as some other stories about the area. Enjoyed your storytelling... well done, sir...

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. So sorry for your loss. God bless you.

    • @hoosierplowboy5299
      @hoosierplowboy5299 Před rokem

      @@donnielaws7020 Thank you; Barb loved Cades Cove and the Smokies. Particularly enjoyed visiting with Roy and Sherry at the Dogwood Mall in Townsend, wonderful people. I hope to get back there for a visit...

  • @arthurpeterson246
    @arthurpeterson246 Před rokem +11

    Enjoyed this one reminds me of stuff I seen growing up I don't tell it much anymore. Experts say a rattlesnake only gets about 6 foot long back in the early 1970s we killed a 11foot diamond back in east texas a lot of old folks in that area told how they seen them that big for years.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @What2B
      @What2B Před rokem

      I knew of a rattle snake at least that big in North Florida in the early 90s. It was originally a pet that got away. It lived in a borrow on their remote property and nobody dared to even try to recapture it.

  • @dawnrichardson5283
    @dawnrichardson5283 Před rokem +2

    What a treat to take a coffee break and enjoy one of your Cade’s Cove videos. God bless you and yours.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @peggyreid6836
    @peggyreid6836 Před rokem +4

    Your first story reminded me of something I saw a long time ago. My friend and I were coming home after being in the Linville Mountain most of the day. We drove past a partial clearing that allowed us to see the whole side of the mountain. After some convincing we pulled off the road onto an overlook. Suddenly out of nowhere we spotted a light swaying from one side of that mountain to the other side. We asked at the same time 'who in the world'? Well, the light moved in and out of the few tree that were left but it moved rather quickly, much quicker than anyone could have moved. We looked at one another and my friend said " it's time to go". I agreed and we got down that road as quickly and as safely as we could.

  • @andreamills5852
    @andreamills5852 Před rokem +8

    Awesome stories Mr Donnie.

  • @ol_ivertee9673
    @ol_ivertee9673 Před rokem +4

    I descend from John Oliver through his son William Oliver. Proud of my ancestors. I still live within a rocks throw from the Smoky Mountains. I don’t think I could ever imagine home being anywhere else.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      That's awesome my friend. A lot of history there. Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

    • @gypsypearl38
      @gypsypearl38 Před rokem

      @ol-ivertee9673 , I knew a older man that was from the loop. He had a bunch of kids. He lived in West Miller's Cove in the early 80's.

  • @ralfgroh2719
    @ralfgroh2719 Před rokem +1

    Down home, relaxed, rural, peaceful, old fashioned... Can't get better than that! Thanks!

  • @supermotard4865
    @supermotard4865 Před 2 dny

    I like ur old wisdom and knowledge. It's like being back at my grandfather's house when there was black and white tvs.
    I enjoy it.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 2 dny +1

      WOW Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.

  • @anniebell1863
    @anniebell1863 Před rokem +17

    I’ve lived my whole life in the desert where you can see for miles in any direction until your eye encounters the horizon or a mountain. When I visit a wooded area it always creeps me out because it’s never quite and you can’t see past the trees. It’s beautiful and alive in a way the desert isn’t, but it would be so easy for something to hide in there.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.

    • @cowboykelly6590
      @cowboykelly6590 Před rokem

      Most definitely.. anything can hide, even right next to you, depending on how thick the Foliage is. When camping, I always ask if they have any "off trail" sights not those family camp spots. I'll tell ya though.. there are some WEIRD NOISES in those Deep Woods. Makes some of those lines in some John Denver songs.. not so innocent. But ! It's Exhilarating my friend . 🤠🖖 ♨️

    • @holly0297
      @holly0297 Před rokem

      @@cowboykelly6590 Do we avoid the "off trail" sights or the family camp spots? 'Cause I can picture *so many* "camping gone wrong" scenarios! 🌲😱⛺🏞🎣🌳🐦🐜🐞🪰🦋🕷🐝🐢🦫🦇🐁🦝🦊🦌🐺🐍🦉🦨🐻👨‍👩‍👧‍👦(zero>scariest=(🤣

  • @kevinbarrett5001
    @kevinbarrett5001 Před rokem +6

    Appreciate you again Mr Donnie for the mystery video. You never can tell what goes on in them hallows and mountains as you know my friend. Thanks again

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Awesome my friend. Thank you. Your very welcome.

  • @itgetter9
    @itgetter9 Před rokem +2

    This is wonderful. I will always love the Smoky Mountains. Thank you!

  • @matthewh117
    @matthewh117 Před rokem +9

    Hey Donnie. I love those stories. Could listen to them all day. I think that's part of why when you look at them mountains, they have a mystic to them you can't explain and wanna keep going back. Thank you friend and have a great evening.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +2

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

  • @snowsam6563
    @snowsam6563 Před rokem +2

    I hope you are compiling some good stories for next October, lol....chills ! ty Donnie love it

  • @egyptcat4301
    @egyptcat4301 Před rokem +6

    Donnie, have you ever researched Union County, Big Ridge Park? They do a "ghost tour" of my ancestors' former property there. It's pretty wild! People still report seeing things up in those woods.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Oh yes my friend very well. Working sharps station history. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @Yzabeaux1
    @Yzabeaux1 Před rokem +7

    MORE GHOST STORIES, DONNIE!! I LOVE 'EM!!🙏🏻❤️❤️😁👍🏻👍🏻

  • @angiemurphy3693
    @angiemurphy3693 Před rokem +2

    Loved this video. So many interesting stories of cades cove. Thank you Donnie for your video's and God bless.

  • @teressa2970
    @teressa2970 Před rokem +6

    God bless the missing and their families. Thank you, I have heard mountain stories all my life and enjoy the everyone. From stories of ghost, bears, cat's and medicine woman to fires and brimstone , miracles from God and on n on. Thank you Mr. Laws, appreciate you always.
    God bless you all.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. Your very welcome.

  • @boomerisadog3899
    @boomerisadog3899 Před rokem +1

    There's no feeling quite like following the sound of your dogs through the woods at night. I haven't got to do it since I was a kid but I'll never forget it even if I never get to do it again.

  • @MankindFilm
    @MankindFilm Před rokem +2

    That panther survivor was a legend! Love how he got vindicated in the end and there was proof!

  • @collnss
    @collnss Před rokem +7

    Thank you for another awesome video! Love your content. Whether or not the elusive black panther exists is a mystery I wish could be solved. Of course I know people who insist they or their Granddad saw one. I know what the authorities say but they also told me there are no coyotes in the town I live when I came face to face twice with one carrying off a kitten. Neighbors saw it too.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.

    • @JefferyAshmore
      @JefferyAshmore Před 11 měsíci

      Don't believe what authorities say they turn that stuff loose to repopulate.

  • @michaelclinard4969
    @michaelclinard4969 Před rokem +6

    Thanks to you Mr. Donnie Laws I know a lot more about the history of Cades cove and a lot of other places and old stories and stuff thank you for all this information it's very intriguing educational and informational

  • @leighanchilders8141
    @leighanchilders8141 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I don't know if I believe in ghosts or green eyed monsters, but I believe in an afterlife. I enjoyed this video because Mr. Laws' voice is just BEAUTIFUL. I love to hear him speak. Thank you for sharing your stories, Mr. Laws. ❤

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 11 měsíci

      Thanks for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @candacehensley2897
    @candacehensley2897 Před rokem +3

    Born and raised in Tenn! Visited cades cove more than once and it's wonderful to see someone talk of these mysteries that I never knew of. I love your accent too :-)

  • @TheMeJustMe75
    @TheMeJustMe75 Před rokem +3

    The Smokey Mountains is a very haunted place. I've lived near them all my life and heard some crazy stories.

  • @marshachamberlain2968
    @marshachamberlain2968 Před rokem +6

    I love these stories. Hope you never stop telling them.

  • @Kilthan2050
    @Kilthan2050 Před rokem +5

    I grew up in central Ohio and spent time down in the Ohio River Valley and the Appalachians.
    I now live in Arizona, and i love it out here.
    But a part of my heart will always be in Appalachia. In hills and valleys, the creeks and hollers, the quiet green of the wood and the cool waters.
    Listening to this was like going home. Spooky, maybe, but like home.

  • @tammystults7921
    @tammystults7921 Před rokem +2

    Thank You For Sharing Donnie, I've heard the Panther My MwaMaw said get in and let the Windows down and shut the doors. That's a sound you'll never forget. I worked with a woman and her and her husband was sitting on the porch late one evening and he looked up and saw it coming down the road and he said be be quiet get up and get in the house then she saw, she said it scared her so, they got inside and watched it go on down to the creek, it started crying as they said.

  • @sunshinesandy3265
    @sunshinesandy3265 Před 4 měsíci

    Love these stories I hadn't seen yet! God bless you & heal you soon Donnie🙏🙏🙏Take care, rest & recuperate.

  • @debrat.9105
    @debrat.9105 Před rokem +1

    I could listen to your outdoors type voice forever. Your voice is unique and wonderful. I enjoy your stories too. I'm a big fan!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. God bless you. Thank you very much.

  • @VBeck-or8ou
    @VBeck-or8ou Před rokem +1

    I love hearing these old stories. Thank you for documenting them.
    You have a nice southern US accent. Your way of speaking and tone is very relaxing & soothing to listen to (no loud sound changes/ noises in the video).

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Thank you very much my friend for saying this. I really appreciate it. God bless you.

  • @raymondbradley6788
    @raymondbradley6788 Před rokem +2

    Thank you Donnie. God bless. Was a cool rainy day in Austin. Take care friend.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @teresakryvenchuk6205
    @teresakryvenchuk6205 Před rokem +1

    Donnie, you're the best story teller. I enjoy listening to your voice.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Thanks my friend for saying this. I really appreciate it. Thank you. God bless.

  • @karyannfontaine8757
    @karyannfontaine8757 Před 7 dny

    Thank you Donnie, I love the old stories.

  • @julieshepherd5989
    @julieshepherd5989 Před rokem +1

    I love your old stories!, I used to visit Cades Cove a lot, I felt so at home there, its exait's like you said, its breathtakingly Beautiful!, Ive always loved old log cabins, I've taken pictures of every cabin in the Cove, even framed my favorite cabin. I don't remember a vanishing cabin. The cemeteries there and the old church's are so neat, my ( maiden name) is on a lot of the headstones, I heard that Germans lived there back then. Anyway, thanks for sharing the very interesting stories, have a blessed week. 😊🌺🌻

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing your memories. God bless you.

  • @alicevaughn7990
    @alicevaughn7990 Před rokem +1

    Love Cades Cove ! Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories God Bless

  • @chappy710
    @chappy710 Před rokem +2

    I really liked your story. I saw a black panther in Murphy North Carolina around 2010 to 2012 somewhere in that time. I was working security at a local hospital and had to drive down the road and saw it cross the road in front of me

  • @chris.b4459
    @chris.b4459 Před rokem +2

    I always look forward too the mystery story’s you share!

  • @coraruppe8769
    @coraruppe8769 Před rokem +4

    Love your stories, and your animal friend videos❤️

  • @backwoodsbadass7651
    @backwoodsbadass7651 Před rokem +1

    I REALLY hope you do more A LOT more of these videos! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE hearing them! Thank You thank you thank You for today’s video!

  • @Koolick
    @Koolick Před rokem +1

    This is absolutely fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing these stories and God bless you.

  • @bigcat3768
    @bigcat3768 Před 9 dny

    Mr. Laws, I cannot tell you how much I enjoy every aspect of your videos- I could sit in a candle lit room all night, smoke my pipe and still be refreshed in the morning! Hope to do some real exploring of your enchanting area one day but in the meantime, I’ll live vicariously through your amazing stories. Also, can’t help but correlate many of these to things that happen all over the world, pretty interesting indeed. God bless you and your Loved ones- Jerry from Boston

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 8 dny

      Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. Glad you enjoy them. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @dolliemaesone
    @dolliemaesone Před rokem +1

    Thank you Donnie I never tire of your stories about the appalaches where you grew up ❤❤❤

  • @bw8483
    @bw8483 Před rokem +1

    I love your stories and your sister's as well! Thank you 🥰 God Bless you and your family

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @brucebibb5334
    @brucebibb5334 Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you again Donnie for keeping the Appalachian mountains stories on going to be heard ❤

  • @jenniferruip4688
    @jenniferruip4688 Před 11 měsíci

    I heard stories about Cades Cove, from my ex-boyfriend's grandma, I will always remember that woman. I admire her and many other wonderful elders throughout my life. Wonderful old stories. Guess, since I'm a grandma, it's my turn. Please keep the oral traditions alive. And thank you Donnie Laws for doing so.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 11 měsíci

      WOW Thanks for sharing your memories my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @dougney3026
    @dougney3026 Před rokem +2

    What going on ✅ my friend 👍
    One my favorite places 😉 I spent my child hood running them hills . My cousin's

  • @harrybrooks8514
    @harrybrooks8514 Před 5 měsíci

    I love the narrator’s voice; reminds me of my grandpa, who was intimately familiar with Appalachian lore.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 5 měsíci

      Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @Nonniemaye
    @Nonniemaye Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you, Donnie. Your videos are always enjoyable and packed full of information.
    Prayers and blessings.
    God bless.

  • @baileybug776
    @baileybug776 Před rokem +2

    Not only are your stories so interesting but your voice brings me peace.

  • @stephenmayne4886
    @stephenmayne4886 Před rokem +2

    Thanks Donnie for sharing another great story about Appalachia mountain.

  • @bugsy8734
    @bugsy8734 Před rokem +3

    THANK YOU DONNIE FOR THESE WONDERFUL TALES. MY RELATIVES IN N CAROLINA HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE BLACK PANTHERS IN THOSE AREAS FROM TIME TO TIME. THOSE MOUNTAINS ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT ANYTHING CAN ALSO BE HIDDEN THERE AND NEVER SEEN TOO. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A CLOCKMAKER AS HIS HOBBY AND HE MADE A KITCHEN CLOCK FOR ME WITH A DETAILED BOOGER MAN AS HE CALLED IT CARVED OUT OF THE WALNUT WOOD. WILDMAN OR BIGFOOT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. I STILL HAVE THAT CLOCK TODAY. FOR SURE THINGS WE CANT EXPLAIN LIVE IN THOSE WILDS. THANKS AGAIN DONNIE AND GOD BLESS. 😃

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem +1

      WOW Thanks so much my friend for sharing your memories. God bless you. Your very welcome.

  • @charissarobinette4625

    I appreciate the stories but I also just love hearing your voice telling these stories!! Reminds me of my grandfather!! Thank you

  • @mistiinseattle
    @mistiinseattle Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for these videos and keeping our history alive. I grew up in rural Missouri in 50s and 60s and heard lots of stories about "spook lights."

  • @truthseeker3715
    @truthseeker3715 Před rokem +3

    I love a good mystery. Thanks for sharing these. Lots of places have mysterious stories. I've seen things that no one believes what I've told them but that's ok. Keep them coming. You never know you keep listening and you might just get the truth.

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing. Your very welcome.

  • @robinunderwood7695
    @robinunderwood7695 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing those Stories very interesting and I enjoyed them 🐻🐾🐾

  • @melissapina1609
    @melissapina1609 Před rokem +1

    Your stories make me miss home so very badly.

  • @papparomeo69
    @papparomeo69 Před rokem

    I grew up camping in the smokies and we now have a vacation home over in Blairsville GA about an hour and a half from the smokies. I start watching your videos just like right now before we head up to the mountains for some r and r. Your videos always get me in the Appalachian mood. I always have to go to Cades Cove every time. No matter how many times I have been

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před rokem

      Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

  • @gregoryj.m.8985
    @gregoryj.m.8985 Před rokem +1

    Some neat stories Donnie....those Panthers and the Mountain Lions can get big.....
    It would be neat to poke around where that cabin appears.....
    Thank you for the video Brother.

  • @kathynorris2371
    @kathynorris2371 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing! Cades Cove is my happy place! I look forward going every year!

    • @donnielaws7020
      @donnielaws7020  Před 2 měsíci

      Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @TwinmomFamof6
    @TwinmomFamof6 Před rokem +1

    Love the voice for the storytelling. Love my area in Tennessee.

  • @robwolf9220
    @robwolf9220 Před rokem +3

    These stories are awesome, the stories themselves as well as the way you tell them remind me of some of the stories my grandfather (he was from eastern Arkansas) would tell the kids when i was little (well the ones who would actually sit down and listen to them)
    Thank you for making this channel and keeping the stories and history alive!

  • @thejackrabbithole-5311
    @thejackrabbithole-5311 Před rokem +1

    Really enjoy your channel, Donnie. Can’t wait for the next time I can visit your side of our state. It is indeed, a mysterious and fascinating part of the world. Thanks!