The middleton family

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Born and raised in Harlan County, Kentucky (Evarts). We attended Evarts High School where we officially met and began our lives together over 25 years ago. Both of us come from father's and grandparents who were long time Harlan County coal miners. We were raised off mining and enjoyed riding and exploring the mountains of Evarts, KY our whole lives. Now that Harlan County (Evarts) has become such a popular destinationWhile attending college, we married and began building our families while also working and building our careers. The Mountain Creek Den is built on family property that has been in the family for more than 85 years. The Written In The Stars Cabin has its own unique story that is special to us and you'll learn more about when it opens. While we live in Tennessee now and have since 2011, we have our homesteads back at home in Evarts as well as office's that we work in a couple of days a week. We can come back  home in around and hour and a half and so we are easily accessible both in person and by calling and text.

We are so happy to have watched our little hometown become one of the most traveled to ATV riding destinations in Eastern Kentucky and surrounding areas/states. It is our pleasure to share a little piece of our mountain home with you.

This is where the story gets interesting :) Eight kids, all adopted, many of which have significant special needs. Three of our kids were adopted from Ukrainian Orphanages when they were babies and/or very small. Four of them were adopted through the foster care system, and our last little guy was adopted through a private special needs organization. We feel so blessed that the good Lord has designed this family for us. We lead very busy and full lives no doubt but wouldn't have it any other way. We love to travel and explore and one of our favorite places still remains to be "home"...all tucked away in the mountains and by the creek.