A great review and I love coffee. Will certainly check out this place in the near future.
I know, I know…Shelbyville, Kentucky is NOT an easy commute from Raleigh for a cup of coffee. But once I got a taste (figurative AND literal) of Harvest Cafe , I knew I had to share my experience.
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A great tour with some beautiful photos of downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
What do you think of when you think of Kentucky?
For me it’s fried chicken (Hello KFC), but apparently it’s also famous for bourbon, horse racing, and baseball bats and even though it’s November and definitely not tourist season, there was lots to see that kept things exciting.
There is a lot of beautiful old buildings around town. I daresay I’ve seen about as many old Victorian buildings and architectural eyecandy as I did in Chicago. The beautiful fall weather just meant that I was able to wander around these rich neighbourhoods at ease. This is one of my favourite houses – full of pumpkins for Halloween. How many can you count?
Their public library is just jaw dropping. I half expected it to be filled with Latin books. The inside isn’t as spectacular as the outside, but it’s a pretty high bar to beat!
This is the “Door to Nowhere”, the…
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The Cynthiana Museum in Harrison County, Kentucky is an interesting way to spend an afternoon!
A great place to spend a Friday or Saturday afternoon is the Cynthiana-Harrison County Museum, right in my hometown. I am proud to say that I played a very small part in making this museum happen when I was a reporter/photographer for the local newspaper years ago. I remember many interviews and photos of the blossoming project. I decided to share the museum with my sister, who was visiting from out-of-town.
The photo above is of a matte-board replica of Cynthiana around 1900.
The craftmanship of this model is spectacular.
There are so many great things that have either been donated or loaned to the museum. The objects are from every era of the county.
No tribute to the history of Harrison County would be complete without some tobacco, the crop that sustained this town for many years.
This dollhouse, which is visible from the street, is remarkable.
There is…
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Beautiful photography and post describing Maker’s Mark tour and Kentucky visit.
On our finale to our cross country drive and cycling vacation, we had one last stop to make in Kentucky. See, our son-in-law Mitchell was on a job assignment up there, and we just had to stop in and check it out. You know, it’s a tough job, but he was up in Kentucky and working on an expansion for Jim Beam … yep, that one … of the Kentucky Bourbon fame!
As soon as we entered the Jim Beam property, we saw the iconic Jim Beam building and these greenish buildings, which are called rickhouses. They store the barrels of bourbon-to-be during their aging process. I’m telling you, I was quite impressed with the number of these buildings … man, there’s a lot of bourbon going on! In fact, bourbon is going through quite an explosion in its popularity. In 1964, bourbon was declared as “America’s Native Spirit” through…
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Everything Kentucky! 