Built 30 years after the Civil War and nestled between Loon Lake and the southern base of Lookout Mountain in Franklin County, the Loon Lake Golf Course was carved into the woods, manicured and maintained for more than a century before absentee landlords raised the leasing fee and made it prohibitive to operate. My wife, Cheryl, and I were the last people to lease the course. We poured our hearts and souls into keeping it going, but it wasn’t enough.

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