From Cookeville Real Estate Agent: Forget Chicago or Rio, vote for Cookeville, TN ...

OK, ok Chicago did not get to be selected for the Olympics, the president did not convince the IOC to vote for the beautiful city of Chicago.  We have not heard anything on the news yesterday but this news.  I did not really feel bad about this, but we were making the case for the wrong city. 

Cane Creek Park, Cookeville, TN

We had the Olympics before in Atlanta and the world has seen another large metropolitan city in the US.  Chicago is definitely one of the most beautiful cities in the US, but what else does it tell the world about the US that the world has not already seen on TV.  What the world is really missing is the beauty of the heartland in the US especially here in middle Tennessee.  The world has not seen the beauty of rural America, a beauty that remains undiscovered.   The world has only heard of the large cities in the US in crime series or thrillers on the TV.  They have seen rural America in cowboy movies or Indian movies.  They have rarely seen the real setting of rural America.  They are missing the rich mountains with scenery unrivaled anywhere and the forests as it display its coordinated colors each fall and spring.  They are missing the rivers and lakes that make for outings, picnics and days of fun in these pristine waters that we are blessed with in Tennessee.  They are missing the stretches of smooth, well built  highways that connect the major cities in middle Tennessee and are some of the best in the US. What many that have not experienced living in small town USA, however, are the resources that are available in these rural towns that make life a lot more comfortable than a large city without all the traffic hassle and safety concerns that are always associated with large cities.

The point I am trying to make is: although  no one in middle Tennessee is really looking for the Olympics to come to our area, there is plenty here to share with the world outside.