{"id":745,"date":"2014-08-13T17:59:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T22:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2014-08-13T17:59:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T22:59:11","slug":"worlds-longest-yard-sale-yes-tennessee-holds-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Longest Yard Sale &#8211; yes Tennessee holds that record too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you were caught in traffic on Highway 127 in eastern Tennessee last weekend you were in the middle of the World&#8217;s Longest Garage Sale.\u00a0The Sale always officially starts on the first Thursday in August through the following Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_72413\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DoD0EXnT4Z4?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The original idea came from Fentress County, Tennessee, county executive Mike Walker, and was established in 1987. When it began, the sale route followed US 127 from Covington, Kentucky, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. A few years after the event was established, more state got in on the sale such as Alabama and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-753\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n.jpg\" alt=\"10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-850x565.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-679x451.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-262x174.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-524x348.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10525963_10152235509122894_1552849775844401559_n-574x382.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2007, the route was extended through Ohio to the Michigan border, making its last major stops around Bryan, Ohio, and points northward. In 2010, the sale was extended northward to Hudson, Michigan. In 2012, it was extended again to five miles north of Addison, Michigan, totaling an approximate end-to-end distance of 690 miles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-755\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map.jpg\" alt=\"route-map\" width=\"605\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map.jpg 605w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map-600x518.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map-262x226.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map-524x452.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/route-map-574x496.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-752\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss.jpg\" alt=\"127sss\" width=\"625\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss.jpg 625w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss-600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss-262x168.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss-524x336.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/127sss-574x368.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some video of things found at this years sale<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_61102\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D3-wTJzHYfQ?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_60296\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L8t1FEybtmo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The Yard sale is so large it even inspried a TV show on HGTV,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hgtv.com\/endless-yard-sale\/show\/index.html\"> Endless Yard Sale<\/a><br \/>\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"323\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0\"><param name=\"movie\" 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src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10526190_679575088797849_352894442661098627_n.jpg\" alt=\"10526190_679575088797849_352894442661098627_n\" width=\"417\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10526190_679575088797849_352894442661098627_n.jpg 417w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10526190_679575088797849_352894442661098627_n-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10526190_679575088797849_352894442661098627_n-262x349.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8f010b6848f1f689.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-750\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/8f010b6848f1f689.jpg\" alt=\"-8f010b6848f1f689\" width=\"620\" height=\"408\" 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