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The Annual 127 Sale offers everything imaginable from furniture to arrow heads all along Highway 127 through Sunday.
Fentress Chamber Executive Director Jacob Rosenbaum said the sale runs from Michigan all the way down to Northern Alabama for a total of 695 miles creating the largest yard sale in the world.
“It’s really an economic driver for the county,” Rosenbaum said. “One week out of the year there are thousands of people who come into Fentress County to purchase these things. And of course while they’re here they spend money in our restaurants. They spend money in our local shops and gas stations.”
Rosenbaum said the sale started in Fentress County in the eighties. He said as the headquarters for the sale the Fentress Chamber promotes the sale and makes sure that people know it is going on.
We have a web site that we maintain. We have social media pages that we keep up with.
“So our primary goal is to continue to promote the sale, let everyone know that it is going to continue to happen, when it is, and that they need to show up and buy some cool stuff,” Rosenbuam said.
Rosembaum said the chamber offers a variety of options for lodging along the route. He said the offering are not limited to Fentress County.
“Because the route is so long, people end up having to stay somewhere,” Rosenbaum said. “A lot of people do it segment by segment because most people can’t make it through the entire 695 miles in one shot.”
Rosenbaum said it was packed yesterday at the chamber for the first day of the yard sale. He said he used to go to the sale himself but these days his responsibilities at the chamber make it difficult to experience things first hand.
“Somebody has got to be here to hand out information and do radio interviews,” Rosenbaum said.
Rosenbaum said he would like to encourage people to travel safely along the route while the sale is going on. He said that goes for vehicles and pedestrians.
“Slow down if you’re driving,” Rosenbaum said. “Make sure you’re looking both ways if you’re walking.”
Rosenbaum said there are a number of people every year, unfortunately as there is with any large event, who end up having a close call or maybe even an injury.
“I want to encourage people to get out, participate, find you some cool stuff,” Rosenbaum said. “But be safe while you’re on foot and behind the wheel.”
