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Emily Crisman

Emily Crisman became a staff writer for the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 2009. She also writes for Chatter Magazine. Emily graduated with a degree in humanities from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2006.

Contact business reporter Emily Crisman at ecrisman@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6508.


State of the ark: A lot is happening at this full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark in Kentucky

About a five-hours drive from Chattanooga is a full-scale replica of Noah's Ark, built using dimensions straight from the pages of the Book of Genesis in order to withstand a great flood. Although there's no water in sight at the Williamsburg, Kentucky, site of the Ark Encounter, there's plenty to see at the $100 million biblical theme park built by evangelical organization Answers in Genesis.

Contributed photo / The Ark Encounter in Williamsburg, KY, features a full-scale replica of Noah's Ark.