Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend?
Just west of Bardstown, across the road from Jim Beam on KY-243 in Clermont is one of the crown jewels of the Bluegrass State.
Founded in 1929 by Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, Bernheim Forest encompasses 14,000 acres dedicated to an aboretum, forest and nature preserve. Bernheim Forest is the largest privately owned natural area in Kentucky.
Here are some photos I took in Bernheim Forest on August 28.
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The first Saturday after Labor Day of each year marks Penn’s Store’s biggest and most exciting event. Racing outhouses, music and a classic car, truck and motorcycle show all come together for an unusual fun day!
This event started out as a dedication of Penn’s Store’s new outhouse in 1992. Why would anyone celebrate getting an outhouse? Because the store had never had one. The store had no running water or restroom facilities of any kind, just plenty of trees. The store still does not have running water, but it does have an outhouse. Some of us thought that was worth celebrating, especially the ladies that stay in the store all day.
September 6, 2008
Penn’s Store near Gravel Switch
http://www.pennsstore.com
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Great Outhouse Blowout at Penn’s Store. Come join the fun — outhouse races, parade of privies, country cruise-in, music, food, crafts, contests.
$2 Parking fee
For more information, contact Jeanne Lane via email at PennsStore@aol.com or via telephone at 859-332-7706.
This is a “can’t miss” event for us as it has been for several years. The mid-September weather has usually been beautiful and the festival offers all sorts of delights for young and old alike. This year’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival will be September 16-21, 2008 in Bardstown, Kentucky – the Bourbon Capital of the World™
Some events new to the Bourbon Festival this year include the Kentucky Bourbon Festival Cornhole Classic, Toasting the Spirit of Kentucky and Tour The Kentucky Bourbon Trail. They join the traditional Backstreets of Bardstown Historical Tour, Bourbon, Cigars and Jazz, Barrels of Country Music Concert, Bourbon-Style Cooking School™, Ghostly Spirits of Bardstown, Kentucky Bourbon Breakfast, Kentucky Arts & Crafts, Foods, Distillery Booths, Kentucky Displays and Retail Booths, Kentucky Bourbon Festival Horseshoe Pitch, Kentucky Bourbon Festival Poker Run, Music on the Lawn, the Spirit Garden, the Whiskey City Cruisers Vehicle Show, World Championship Bourbon Barrel Relay™ and much, much more…
And, of course, the biggest event of all, The Great Kentucky Bourbon Tasting & Gala™. Folks from all over America and the world wil be attending the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this year – how about you?
Poison ivy is one of those sneaky vines that you often don’t even recognize until you are suffering the effects of contact.
David Epstein of GrowingWisdom.com helps you learn how to identify and remove poison ivy with little to no risk to your skin.
Planning on flying?
After dealing with a middle seat, a screaming baby, and a weather delay, you get to your destination – but your luggage doesn’t! It happens to 10,000 people every day, but that doesn’t have to be you.
Here’s a short video with some tips on how NOT to lose your luggage.
