In the 60s my brothers & I went to a place to pick blackberries for grandma to make a cobbler. While we were picking a voice in the air started talking to us in a language we never heard before. We looked at each other, dropped our buckets and ran home with my 5 year old brother crying his eyes out. Those 3 buckets are probably still there today because we refused to pick berries again.

This is our country and this is our land. I enjoyed this story of our people of Applachia. Both of my great grandmothers are full blooded Cherokee. Strong people. Trail of tears, many died. Sad part of American history. Thank you Mr. Laws and God bless you all.

Good morning sir. Thank you for the stories. Love hearing stories pertaining to our ancestors. Cherokee are a proud people and I'm glad to be part of that.

Beautiful story and scenery 🙂 Respect to the elders, the grandmothers and grandfathers who came before us ✨👣♥️🙌🏼🙌🏼🕊️

Love the unexplained stories.❤️ the supernatural is real. We shouldn’t be frightened by it. 🌟Donnie can you do more videos on the spirit world around your beautiful country Tennessee. 🌟 stay happy and safe. 💜❤️💖

Good morning Mr. Donnie and thank you for this video. Yes there are many of the Ancestors that roam the Cherokee homeland. Traditional Cherokee territory is way bigger than the map shows. Blessed and thankful for my Cherokee ancestry. Take care and have a blessed day. ❤️🍀 Blessings, Teresa 🦉

❤ Wonderful story Mr. Laws. Yes..the old ones are around us and always will be checking up. Respect and remember our Native Americans of the past and present. They knew much and lived well. I'm sure they are heartbroken their graves were moved or sunk. Our country was theirs and it's a mess.

I live way up a mountain overlooking Watauga Lake. Property border the Cherokee National Forest. I’m Eastern Orthodox, so the first thing I did was have my priest come bless the house. I absolutely love it here. Thanks Donnie!

Thank you for sharing these old stories, I am so glad that someone is trying to keep history going. There's a lot of secrets that the mountains are hiding, but every now and then, they let us see a glimpse of the past. Thank you, and God bless

Good morning Mr Laws! Thank you for sharing these important memories and history of the past. And I agree….God bless the Native Americans. It’s a sad thing that the white men & native Americans couldn’t have peace between them. They all could’ve learned a multitude from each other. There’s too much hate & division in this world. Jesus help us all! Mr Laws I pray you & your family are doing well. Blessings always! ❤️✝️

These ghost stories are so facinating! Thank you for respecting the Native Americans Donnie!

I’ve have Native American ancestry in my family. I live in the area of limestone Tennessee on the Nolichucky river their is a lot of unexplained things here. Like I’ve always said these mountains an valleys have secrets that at will never be explained.

Thanks for the beautiful lakefront landscape and sharing the background history of your story. I appreciate you for keeping the memory of our native Americans alive, it means a lot to me because I have Cherokee in my ancestry. Many thanks, God bless.

There's so much about the past that's forgotten. Thank you for keeping these stories alive Mr. Donnie. God bless you!

I love how you tell about the history before you tell your story. More people would appreciate and understand stories more if they just knew more about the history involved. Thank you. I really enjoy your storytelling.

I always enjoy listening to your stories. I appreciate the respect that you show towards the Native American people. The Cherokee were some of my ancestors. The trail of tears was a very dark part of American history, but it should never be forgotten. Unfortunately, many seem to think that the bad parts of history should be forgotten and never mentioned, but if we don't remember the bad, then how can we learn from it and not repeat it? I'm really glad that you are keeping history alive by telling these stories. Thanks for what you do and the effort you put into these videos.

Good morning brother Donnie, thanks for sharing these important stories of the past. I pray one day our young people will want to know our history. Blessings to you and your family ✝️

Many thanks, brother Donnie, for keeping these stories alive! I enjoyed this so much! ☺ I remember, as a boy, when they were developing Cheatham Lake, here in my own home area. I saw many Native American graves being opened, and the bones being moved, but as you say, many more were undoubtedly covered forever by the water. 😢 I wish you and yours Shabbat Shalom and a blessed weekend, my brother. G-d bless you all, and please pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Looking forward to monday's "As the Ridge Turns"! 😁 ❤

Donnie this is one of my favorite videos of yours! My husband comes from the cherokee, and has learned many stories. The indigenous people are the forgotten ones, and a lot of their history has been lost. Thank you for recognizing the people and their history!!❤

I grew up in Western NC, about 45 minutes south of Asheville. I used to see the red eyes in the woods behind my house every so often. Always made me wonder what they were since there wasn't any light shining out there. Whatever it was was self-illuminating.

Thank you for keeping these old tales in remembrance, Donnie. God bless you, sir.🙏❤️

This right here is living history and I'm so glad this man preserves it for us in his own voice and memory!

Another MIGHTY GOOD'N as always my awesome mountain brother!! Thanks so much for sharing this Donnie. God bless and have a good'n brother

I love hearing the stories of our Ancestors. My mom was a little more than half Cherokee. My Dad was just under a half Blackfoot. I love in the Country and hear a lot of different things. There is a mother black bear and her cubs that reside in our woods. She lets me know if I get to close. She don't bother my husband and I and our little dog. She watches us but knows we won't bother them as well. But we do have some others in our woods. They do wood knocks and whoops. I seen one of the younger ones One time. He smiled at me. I got the feeling he was lonely. I could smell a punged smell coming from his way. I looked away for a few seconds and looked back and he was gone. I know they are still around. Every so often the crickets, tree frogs, birds and squirrels all get very quiet. That's when I really feel them out there. Thank you for your stories. I hope to hear more.

I was at Lake Tansi outside of Crossville once and was sitting on my aunts front porch when the yard was lite up like daylight. this was a lightning ball. and it navigated around trees like it had a mind of its own. 'I was so glad to find out what it was years later.

I live on the Nolichucky river in Unicoi, Tennessee. Which means River of Death. When I was young I was a river guide on this river. So much untold history and legends. I had an aunt that lived in Old Butler under what is now Watauga lake.

I grew up in the South, central Florida. These days I live in Boston and plan to move to NC soon. I am fascinated by Appalachia and part of it all reminds me of my childhood. I appreciate the thoughtful way you narrate your videos, the editing is simple but well done, and the writing is real solid. The way you handle your channel makes it easy for people even with different political/religious backgrounds to enjoy this history. Keep up the great work

There's a large Indian burial mound near my homeplace in South Charleston, WV it's still there. Thank you Donnie for all your fascinating stories. God bless 🙏

Life got hectic for a while, moved across country, new jobs, home.....now back to your stories !

Hey Donnie, Happy Friday, and another great one!!! This video makes me wonder what could me around me from the Native American days that doesn’t exist anymore. Not even 10 minutes away from me is the biggest Indian mound in Ohio, the Miamisburg Mound. It’s over 60 feet tall. For all I know, there could’ve been a mound or something else ceremonial in the location of my apartment complex, but nothing remains of it. Going back to the sounds and rock throwing that you’ve heard while fishing at night, that was most likely a Bigfoot. The light that you saw reminds me of the orb that I saw when I was a kid. It looked just like the orb in the video that you showed by the pond last year only mine was blue with a white haze on the edges. I definitely would not want to see what white thing in the middle of the woods at night or see glowing eyes looking back at me. Thanks for another great video, God Bless, and have a great weekend!!!

Happy Friday Donnie. 😊🎃🍁🍂👻 I enjoyed this story.and the scenic views...amazing land..There is a woman.. that now has passed on.. was a renowned Psychic.. She was the real deal...named Sylvia Brown.. I love her.. I learned alot from her..She said that land is very very old that it has history.. people from hundreds and hundreds of years still roam or stay on that land that they once lived on ..their spirits that is.

I agree with the locals. Probably an ancient sacred burial ground. Their souls can traverse from dimension to dimension once they've passed on and are no longer restricted by the physical bounds of those living on earth. Thanks for another amazing story, Donnie, your friend, Louise

I love listening to you talk, it’s as if we’re sitting on the same porch in the rain watching the storm roll passed

Thank you for all the wonderful stories. My Granny told me that her Grandmother was a full blood Cherokee and have always felt a bond with them. Thank you again for the wonderful stories!

Love this story Donnie, thank you brother for sharing this, have a blessed day!

Another interesting thing that can’t be explained. Thank you for another great video Mr. Donnie.

Great story and beautiful scenery. Thank you.

Out of all the stories I've seen on KZfaq. This is the only channel I believe.

I don’t think I would ever go to that lake again at night. haha I didn’t want this story to end. I really enjoyed it. Thanks Donnie! 😊❤️🙏🏼🍁🍂🍁

Love these beautiful and haunting old stories.

Wow! What a story! 👍🏻❤️

Great story, Donnie. Thank you for sharing my friend.

Wow!!!! Incredible. Thank you Donnie. God Bless you and family

Great story of the unknown Donnie Thank you.

I really love you and your wonderful stories and you are a true blessing from god.

Mr. Laws, I just recently discovered your channel and I immediately subscribed. Your voice reminds me of my dear Grandfather when he would tell us all stories about the mountains and foothills of North Carolina. You take me back to that time of wonder and leaves me longing for those days of innocence and wonder as we sat around his rocking chair and listened to his stories. I pray your videos continue for as long as I do. They have brought me so much enjoyment. I anxiously await the next one. The wildlife videos, the metal detecting, but especially your stories about the mountains and a way of life that is quickly disappearing. I've never commented on a channel before but yours has definitely touched my heart. Thank you!

Hello from KY love your channel ❤️.Donnie, absolutely fabulous! Thank you for your time .Hope you have a blessed weekend.

And God Bless You, Donnie Laws 🎣🌅🛶xxx

😳😳My friend those whoops and the rocks thrown in the lake at you while you were fishing was a Sasquatch or wood bugger. That was typical of them , trying to get you to leave. Those faces in those trees Iwould have to change my britches 😱😱. Thank for sharing this Donnie this was great , though all your videos are great , this one is extra good. Thank you again and keep up the good work👍🏻👍🏻👋👋

I love the old stories. Just keep them coming. Thank You donnie

Love the stories Donnie. My grandma used to tell me those stories. Love hearing the wipporwills too. Everything can be explained through energy. Energy never dies. Lots are bigfoot.

I've always had a high regard for the Native Americans. I hope their souls did find peace here in this place, in this story. Thank you for the video; it is the best way to finish my day and I always look forward to it. Thank you and God bless.

I have been out in the woods late at night and have seen this myself living in east TN. Strange things and faces in the smoke, oddly enough I've never felt threatened or dread when witnessing such haints as you say. Rather a feeling of peace, truly I have been welcoming to some of them! Respectful nature goes a long way in some of these forgotten places

So enjoyable. Thank you, Donnie. God bless. 🙏

Thank you Donnie. I really love this one.

Love a good unsolved mystery!!!

Some great history there.I knew of some but not all.Great Video.

You are such a great storyteller! So happy I found you on here!

I'm of Cherokee blood. I appreciate you telling these truths. We were far removed from our natural selves. I believe nowadays, we could coexist. Blessings

Thanks for the stories, Donnie, God bless

God bless you sir and God bless your wonderful family, thank you so much for being so respectful.i love this video so much.thank you from my heart ❤️❤️.

New subcriber from Canada..🇨🇦 Lakota Strong🦅❤🐎🙏.. thank you for your video .. Our ancestors our history will always remain across all of Turtle Island 🌎

Thank you Mr Donnie. So interesting 😊 Feel better soon and God bless.

Donnie the lakes are so beautiful & I love fishing too. I've run into a few unexplained spirits in the woods here as well. So I get this video & I'm glad your preserving these stories. Thank you for sharing ❤

I'm always so happy to see when you have posted a ghost story, or anything! I'm proud to be born and raised in east Tenn and Western NC. Your and Awesome story teller brother..

Best youtube channel with the best storyteller.

Awesome story Mr Donnie! Thank you for all you do my friend and God Bless 🙏✌️❤️

Good morning sir 😊 have a great day. Can't wait to watch. 😊

Thank you Mr. Donnie for telling us this story. Have a blessed weekend.

Good morning from Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains 🏞️🌄..So cool!!! 🎃🍁

Another great video Donnie…Thank you for keeping our ancestors stories alive and not forgotten ❤️ Looking forward to future videos Lord willing….God Bless You 🙏🏻☦️❤️🙏🏻

Thanks Donnie I get in to this😊

Thank you for sharing Mr Donnie ❤ What a great story! God bless you ❤

You tell the best stories!! ❤️

Good stories. Never get tired of them

Great stories Donny. If only the woods could talk, have a good weekend friend.

Hello Mr. Laws, beautiful scenery. That place reminds me of the Ocoee River. I soully believe that the Cherokee never truly left. In fact, any of the tribes truly left. Their spirits will continue to roam. I have quite a few Native friends' and we respect & help each other.

Thanks Mr.Donnie for passing on your knowledge. See you soon. Until next time God Bless.

Fascinating! I love the stories you are probably correct about sacred land they are guarding it from the grave. Thank you Donnie loved it! love from the UK x

Always good to hear a story from you Donnie!

Another great story about Cherokee spirit land interesting ghost take 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

Thank you Mr. Laws! Keep em coming! I love going to my KZfaq and seeing you put up something new. It means I won't watch network TV and I end up happier. I say "shotgun shell baby!" when I find something or other around the house I been looking for. Your stories are a staple in my home and we adore you. You could do a video about a barbed wire fence and I would be glad to watch it. As a bird watcher, I used to get way too aggravated by the squirrels always raiding my feeders no matter what type of so called squirrel proof feeder I could buy, it was nothing to them to hang upside down and devour my bird seed. The squirrels used to gripe my soul so bad I would take after them with a garden hose. But since watching As the Ridge Turns, I am at peace with the squirrels in my yard now. They are just trying to survive. I leave them be. And now, It's Time for the Squirrels..... Can't wait for your next video, we love you Mr. Laws!

Thank you Donnie. I listen to you everyday. Your stories warm my heart. God bless you and keep up with your channel! Janice

Amazing story

Just found your channel and love the stuff ! I live below Viking mountain right up against the Cherokee national forest . As some one who has spends all of my time hunting and being outdoors . I will agree there are definitely things in these mountains that don’t want to be found . If you have never gone deep in these mountains away from the beaten paths you just can’t imagine how rugged and secretive these old mountains are

Just love these stories, never stop and thank you for sharing❤

Enjoyed this article. Have a great weekend

Thanks Mr Laws for that Super Spooky story. I like the pictures of the Cherokee that you showed. My Bulldog pup Hans and me wish You a real Good weekend Brother and God Bless You 🙏 ❤

Mr. Donnie, you have the BEST stories - real lights-out kind of stories, which I just love; especially the Native ones, being that I'm partially of Cherokee blood. I do believe their spirits haunt those woods, just too many accounts by credible people. The activity you detailed in the beginning certainly sounds like sasquatch. I'd bet my last cent on it. I know for sure they are in there, always watching us. Always. But when they don't want you around, or they want to make themselves known, these are some of the telltale behaviors they engage in. I always say: "predators don't make themselves known." But it's usually best just to either move on, or speak out loud to them and let them know what you're doing (feeding your family, etc.). After that, they will normally leave you in peace. And always leave some fishes for them, too. Great story. Thank you for your time.

Love this story. Would love to hear more like this💙💙💙

Donnie, love your stories. I've seen a few things that were not natural while running now almost crawling around in my 60 years of being in the Mountains. My youngest brother is like you, seems to attract to him. Thanks, David

Thank you Donnie. We love your stories.

Si gee yet another awesome story. Love ya bro peace out. I seen things you would never believe. Have a beautiful blessed weekend.

Thank you for your stories ! I enjoy them so much ! Have a great weekend !

This is one of my favorite videos that you've made Donnie. Thanks for sharing it.

Hi Donnie, glad to be here on this snowing evening.

Donnie I really enjoyed your story.Thank you for sharing with us.God Bless you all .

Thanks again for sharing, Donnie, Bless weekend

My father-in-law was from the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. He told me a story about when he went fishing one Sunday. He said he saw something come out of the lake that scared him so bad he never fished on Sundays again.Praying and Blessed! 🤗🙏💕🍀

Absolutely beautiful, love to you brother and God bless ✝️💜🧂🪖🇺🇸