We welcome you to Kentucky’s Western Waterland, home of the largest body of water between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico – the canal-connected Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley! Combine the lakes with the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers to find a virtual playground of recreation in the 15 counties of western Kentucky. Only in Kentucky’s Western Waterland can you experience 3,000 miles of lake-shoreline, 170,000 acres of protected forest in a National Recreation Area, hundreds of miles of trails, and thousands of acres of navigable water.

State parks, resorts, and campgrounds dot the shores of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley – perfect for enjoying the lakes. The numerous marinas can provide for all your boating needs. Additionally, the lakes are internationally known for competitive and recreational fishing. Big Lakes! Big Fish!

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Kentucky’s Western Waterland is hosting its 38th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival at Little Lake Park located off J H O’Bryan Avenue, in Grand Rivers, KY from August 31 – September 2, 2013. This is one of the most popular events in Western Kentucky for the Labor Day weekend. It is located between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, and north of Land Between The Lakes (LBL). It features approximately 100 craft booths and artisans from 9-10 states. It also features original and handcrafted items, with a few artisans demonstrating their crafts. Some examples of items being sold are floral arrangements, baskets, outdoor lawn furniture, paintings, honey, soaps, lotions, jewelry, quilts, woodwork, holiday decorations, pottery, candles, gourds, stained glass, bird houses, rocking chairs, rocking horses, weather vanes, and much, much more! Visitors can also enjoy a wide variety of delicious carnival food and regional [...]

Start your visit to Munfordville, Kentucky at the Welcome Center and Gift Shop and learn about the exciting activities, attractions, lodging and dining throughout the area.

Munfordville hosts many amazing special events throughout the year, drawing visitors from far and near. The family oriented events provide recreation, entertainment, sports, educational experiences, food and great fun. The events include Hart County Civil War Days, Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off, City Wide Yard Sale and more.

Activities, attractions and historic sites provide year-round fun. Join in the Old Munfordville Walking Tour, visit Green River Park & Arboretum, Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve, Kentucky Stonehenge and Hart County Historical Museum.

Whether you plan to stay for a day or overnight, let us help you plan your next visit to Munfordville.

Munfordville Welcome Center
113 Main Street
Munfordville, KY 42765
888-686-3673
www.visitmunfordville.com

The Christian County Cattlemen’s Association Presents Lone Star Championship Rodeo Aug. 18-19 2013 will be held at the Western Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Hopkinsville, KY. Box seats available upon request, General admission – Adults in Advance $10, at the Gate $15, Children in advance $8, at the Gate $10. Contest Events include: Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Calf Roping, Cowgirl’s Breakaway Roping, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Cowgirl’s Barrel Racing, and Brahma Bull Riding. Special added attractions include: Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl Contest for Kids 10 & Under, Gold Rush for Kids 10 & Under, Cowboy Kid Cutter and his Trick Horse Stormy, Authentic Chuckwagon Racing, Rodeo Clown and Barrelman Brian Hope.

Aug. 16-17 2013: The Third Annual Kelly “Little Green Men” Days, Sponsored by the Kelly Community Organization  is the third Saturday in August every year! Join the thousands who will attend this event. All activities are geared to family entertainment. Stage entertainment throughout the day. The Kelly “Little Green Men” Days Festival 2013 will be much larger and will consist of various entertainment, carnival rides, children games, arts and crafts booths, and of course food vendor booths. For more information you can find us on Facebook at Kelly Little Green Men Days and visit our website at www.kellygreenmen.com, or you can call chairperson Joann Smithey at 270-881-8843 or Frank Brown at 270-885-1530.

26th Trail of Tears Intertribal Pow Wow – This historically important event on September 12-13, 2013 features tribal dancing, Native American storytelling, arts and crafts, and more. Enjoy wood carving, bow making, flint knapping, open fire cooking in pottery, bead work, Indian flute playing demonstration and more Native American activities. Great food choices and Native American made treasures like beadwork, jewelry, clothing and moccasins, soaps, herbs, tee shirts, dream catchers, art, music and more! Native American Dance Competitions and drum competitions Saturday and Sunday.

For more information contact: Roger Richey – 270-887-5716,  Midge Durbin – 270-886-7503 or 270-498-6762, Ramsey Morris 270-886-0701 or 270-498–0723.

Located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington is a city long cherished for its rich bourbon heritage. Five award-winning distilleries are located within 25 miles of the city, including one right in downtown! Each distillery offers exciting tours, where you can see how bourbon is made, try samples and learn the story behind America’s only native spirit.

Continue your journey with a visit to downtown Lexington’s delicious restaurants and nationally acclaimed bourbon bars, featuring unique bourbon dishes and cocktails.

For a full list of offerings, go to www.visitlex.com/bourbon.

Plan your next adventure in beautiful south central Kentucky where you can get up close and personal with kangaroos, emus, wallabies and other Outback friends at Kentucky Down Under, an Australian-themed animal park.

Discover underground wonders at Kentucky Caverns, Cub Run Cave and Hidden River Cave. Get down and dirty on an off-trail Wild Cave Tour.

Trace the pathway of a cave under your feet along Horse Cave’s streets and sidewalks, and listen to the folklore of this colorful town on the award-winning Horse Cave Stories Cell Phone Tour. Learn about cave history, geology and wildlife at the American Cave Museum. Top off your visit with a professional production at the nationally-renown Kentucky Repertory Theatre in Horse Cave’s Cultural District.

Zipline through the treetop canopy along Mammoth Cave National Park. Add a stop in historic Munfordville, where Civil War history is [...]