While you're in the area, plan a visit to historic Adams.  After you've worked up an appetite picking apples, go on over to Adams to the Schoolhouse Cafeteria and Tea Room.  Located in the old Bell School, the cafeteria and tea room are open Wednesday through Sunday for lunch and for dinner on Friday evenings.  Also located in the Bell School are the Adams Antique Mall and the Adams Museum.  The museum and antique mall are open Tuesday through Sunday.  On Fridays and Sundays, Tim Henson is there.  He is the local historian and anything you want to know about the history of the area, Tim can tell you.  On the grounds, are some historic buildings that have been moved there and preserved.  There is also a log house that was on the Bell family farm is is believed to have been the home of one of John Bell's son.

Adams is most famous for the Bell Witch, a spirit that haunted the John Bell family in the early 1800s, culminating with the death of John Bell in 1817.  John's death is the only recorded death in American history that is officially attributed to a supernatural being.  After his death, the spirit, that came to be known as Kate, left the family alone.

The story is retold every fall with the play, Spirit, that is staged on the grounds behind the Bell School.  It was written by David Alford and is produced by the group, Community Spirit, Inc.  Local actors as well as professionals are cast in this outdoor drama that tells the story of the Bell family and how they were tormented by the spirit.  The production has been fortunate to have direct descendants of John Bell be a part of the production on stage and behind the scenes.

David has written a second play called Smoke: A Ballad of the Nightriders that tells the story of the tobacco wars that took place in and around the Adams area in the early 1900s.  Smoke is a musical with bluegrass influenced songs and music, many written by David Alford.  The world premiere was in June 2010 and with the incredibly positive response, plans are to make it an annual event.

Adams is also home to the Threshermans Show in July and the Bell Witch Bluegrass Competition in September.

You can also take a canoe trip down the Red River and visit the historic Bell Witch Cave.

Come to Adams and make a day of it!