![]() ![]() He returned to Kentucky for his final year of high school and then briefly attended Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky, before dropping out. There, he learned how to navigate in a largely white environment, he said - the county's population is less than 3 percent Black. Meanwhile, Ellis said that when he was a child his mother worked two jobs and his father was not always around.Īt age 15, Ellis, who is Black, moved to Forsyth County, Georgia, to live with an uncle. Staff Photo by Angela Lewis Foster / Brandon Ellis takes jerk chicken out of the smoker Friday, Feb. "If I wanted a BB gun and it cost $100, I needed to make $100." "My grandfather showed me that if I wanted anything all I had to do was be willing to work," Ellis said. ![]() Growing up near Franklin, Kentucky, population 9,010, Ellis said, he was working for his grandfather planting tobacco by the time he was 8 years old. "I just want to be able to cook enough to pay my bills and live," he said.Įllis believes that his work ethic, honed as a child in the tobacco fields of Kentucky, will help him make it as an entrepreneur. It's Ellis' dream to build the business so he can attend Harper's after-school activities in a few years. Some days his 2-year-old daughter, Harper, hangs out with him. He specializes in cooking pulled-pork barbecue, ribs and beef brisket along with side dishes such as potato salad and smoked macaroni and cheese. You may see him on Signal Mountain Road this week selling barbecue from one of his trucks. His Chatter Box Cafe at 6801 Shallowford Road is home base for his food truck and catering business. Now, more than a decade later, Ellis is a small business owner. ![]() He was released into a faith-based program called Adult & Teen Challenge that provided structure, mentors and a path to independence. Until you are taken out of it, you can't really see it for what it is."Īfter only a few months in jail, Ellis got a second chance. "You wake up, sell drugs, make money and survive. "For some people, like it or not, that's their reality," said Ellis, 36. The Kentucky native said he started selling drugs after he dropped out of college. Learn more about Princess Louisa Inlet and Chatterbox Falls.Fourteen years ago, Brandon Ellis hit rock bottom.Įllis, then in his early 20s, was facing felony drug charges, he said, with the possibility of spending significant time behind bars. Entry is through the Strait of Georgia by way of Jervis Inlet, 90 km (55 mi) north of Skookumchuck Narrows. Accessible only by boat or plane, Princess Louisa is best seen with experienced guides via charter boat, tour, or floatplane due to dangerous tidal conditions. Walking trails provide access to nearby scenic features. For boaters there is a mooring buoy, stern pins, a boat dock, and a dinghy dock. Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park contains a number of campsites, a ranger cabin, picnic shelter, and toilets. Don’t miss beautiful Chatterbox Falls at the head of the Inlet as it tumbles 40 metres (120 feet) to kiss the waters below. Almost completely enclosed, the Inlet is 300 metres (1000 feet) deep. This magnificent granite-walled gorge rises sharply from the water’s edge to heights in excess of 2100 metres (7000 feet). Traditionally named swiwelát, Princess Louisa Inlet has a charm and scenic beauty that must be seen and experienced. ![]() There's no need to wonder why it has been called “the most beautiful anchorage in the world”. Visitors come from all over the world to see this magical fjord where warm sun melting the mountain snowpack creates as many as 60 waterfalls cascading down massive granite walls. ![]()
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