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Our Kentucky Home

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This blog post about a first visit to Kentucky makes us even more proud of our great state, the people, places and products. There is no place more beautiful than Kentucky in the fall of the year. Fall in Kentucky.

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October 13, 2015

Our Final Eastern Destination

Over the Mississippi River into Memphis, Tennessee. Over the Mississippi River into Memphis, Tennessee.

A hop, skip and a jump and we are in Kentucky. A hop, skip and a jump and we are in Kentucky.

A Kentucky barn flies past the window as we make our way to our daughter's town. A Kentucky barn flies past the window as we make our way to our daughter’s town.

We finally arrived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, last Thursday to visit with our daughter Stephanie and her four children. Neither Randy nor I have ever been to Kentucky or Tennessee which we crossed along the way here. This is our final eastern destination before turning around and heading for home.

All I can say is, for a gal from the very brown desert, the green in this area is an emerald feast for the eyes. As soon as we entered Tennessee, the temperature dropped dramatically and while we passed rolling green hills with cozy farm houses tucked into the pastures, I pictured woman in checkered aprons baking apple pies while…

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A WALK IN ANDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY PARK, LAWRENCEBURG, KENTUCKY

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Anderson County Community Park is a great family place located off Highway 127 on the left going South just before you reach Walmart in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. lawrenceburg park - Copy

It is a beautiful park with lots of activities.  The first thing we saw when entering the park was the sign for the Lawrenceburg Disc Golf based in Lawrenceburg where disc golfing enthusiasts enjoy getting together, playing and enjoying experiences. Anderson County Community College9We decided to take the walking trail  since  it was a beautiful day in Kentucky even if it was a little cloudy. The walking trail takes you around the outskirts of the park and we stopped along the way to take pictures. Anderson County Community Park7There is a beautiful fishing lake that has bank access only.  The ducks were very friendly and even had to perform for us since no one was there fishing to interrupt their antics. Anderson County Community Park5

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Anderson County Community Park11 - CopyThe park has a baseball field, basketball court, soccer field and a great skate park.Anderson County Community ParkSeveral shelters and picnic areas and a place to play horseshoes only add to this beautiful little park outside the city of Lawrenceburg.  There is also a great playground for little children. Anderson County Community Park8

Anderson Co. Community Park2We enjoyed checking out the sculpture below that was donated by Nate Hensley called “Heavenly Grind”.  Anderson County Community Park3 Anderson County Community Park4Visiting this park was a wonderful way to enjoy a lovely afternoon in Kentucky.    Thank you Anderson County!

You might want to check out the links below to learn more about this rapidly growing community.

Downtown Lawrenceburg Facebook Page

Anderson County Parks and Recreation Facebook Page

Welcome to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky website

Lawrenceburg Disc Golf Website

Visit Lawrenceburg Kentucky website

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The Battle of Perryville

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Great, informative post about the 1862 Battle of Perryville, Kentucky during the Civil War. perryville                             The Battle of Perryville | Image Credit: Wikipedia.org

Unknown's avatarThe Civil War Months

October 9, 1862 – General Braxton Bragg’s Confederate army withdrew after fighting Kentucky’s largest battle of the war.

On October 7, part of Bragg’s divided force gathered on the ridge of Chaplin Hills east of Doctor’s Creek, near the small crossroads town of Perryville. General William Hardee, commanding Confederates in the area, requested reinforcements to drive off what he thought were Federal skirmishers. Neither he nor Bragg knew that 55,000 Federals from Major General Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio were closing in on him.

General Leonidas Polk arrived with reinforcements that evening and took command from Hardee. Polk held a council of war with his top officers before dawn on the 8th, and they realized they faced a much larger Federal force than initially believed. They agreed to stay on the defensive and let the Federals make the first move. The Confederate force numbered just 16,000 men.

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Copper & Kings Brandy

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A great review of the tour through Copper & Kings, American Brandy Company in Louisville, Kentucky. Copper & Kings Barrel Aging

Andrew's avatarWinters in Kentucky

Well, it turns out that Bourbon isn’t the only thing that’s going on in Louisville as far as locally produced spirits go.  There is a resurgence of all varieties of alcohol, and Copper & Kings is cornering the market here for Brandy and Absinthe.  Sourcing a local coppersmith, the owners ordered a set of copper stills and started experimenting with the art of brandy making.

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