Still exists! Since my childhood.....

And inside were two guys that were stereotype mountain men....big bushy beards, thick mountain accents as if from the movies, leather hats, willing to barter for anything....Tom and I said when we left, "Were they for real?"  Could not be.  Then we said, "Well, do they do that for tourists?  It is actually kind of fun."   They gave me a free CD (they called it a DVD) of vintage, authentic bluegrass, a family singing.  It was surreal.  But I loved it.  I really respect people with mountain roots, so I am not making fun at all.  I admire their history and the stories that come out of Appalachia and the area.  In fact, it deeply interests me.  I read many good articles from the Foxfire interviews while I was there...first hand accounts of living through a forest fire, and making tree bark baskets....love it all.  But those guys, I could not figure them out but was glad they were there.  The mountain people I have known are trying hard to NOT appear like a sterotype.  This store, along with a couple of others that have been there forever, (one is closed, but still full of goodies) lies along old 441 right by Tallulah Gorge overlook.