What it means to be a Kentucky Song Farmerby Sam DickOff the Beaten Path on WEKU Sam Dick visited Anderson County to meet Annette Brady Fugal, founder of the Anderson County SongFarmers, to explore the enchanting world of sweet melodies and heartfelt stories that define the essence of being an Anderson County song farmer. Listen…
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Art and Culture is alive in Lawrenceburg
By Patti Nickell Weekends in Lawrenceburg are usually the time for catching up on household chores or catching up on football, whichever you think the most important. On Saturday, November 4th, however, you may have to put off the chores and tape the football game. That date marks the return of two annual favorites – Dia…
It’s Year Number Five for the Boots & Bourbon Nashville Songwriters Fest
By Patti Nickel If you love sipping good Kentucky elixir and bootscooting to the best of country/western music, you’ll want to be in Lawrenceburg on October 28th for the 5th annual Boots and Bourbon Music Concert. For five years, the best country singer/songwriters have been converging on The Barn at McCall Springs to sing and…
Southern Living writes about Anderson Hotel in Spooky Season story.
Love Spooky Season? Head To The Bluegrass State For Kentucky After Dark Haunted hotels, wailing infants, and paranormal terrors await you. By Brandee Gruener for Southern Living Published on September 22, 2023 If spine-tingling lore and hair-raising history get your blood pumping, consider heading to the Bluegrass State for Kentucky After Dark this October. Sure, sipping bourbon is nice and rolling…
Stranger Things in Anderson County
Anderson County joins ten other counties across the Commonwealth for paranormal tourism campaign: “Kentucky After Dark” garnering national attention from AdWeek. Lawrenceburg and Anderson County are home to two of the most well-known, or unknown phenomena: Bigfoot and the haunted Anderson Hotel. Paranormal visitors are encouraged to pick up their passports at local destinations and…
Kentucky Chef wants to elevate your campfire cuisine.
Cooking out goes culinary: Kentucky chef wants to elevate your next campfire Published in the Herald Leader Written by Patti Nickell Thu, September 7, 2023 at 9:59 a.m. EDT·4 min read Tony Miller has the soul of a cowboy. The Benton native, 49, grew up camping, fishing and trail-blazing with his family, and for a…
Bike Walk Master Plan Unanimously Approved
New Bike Walk Master Plan Approved Lawrenceburg, Kentucky – August 15, 2023 – The Lawrenceburg/Anderson County Joint Tourism Commission announced a new Bike Walk Master Plan that will guide the development of a safe and connected network of bike and pedestrian infrastructure. The plan was developed with input from residents, businesses, the City of Lawrenceburg,…
Four Unique Places to Stay in Kentucky Custom to cozy, artsy to airy, Lawrenceburg has a bounty of unique places to stay the night.
By Patti Nickel Lawrenceburg, Kentucky surprises with a selection of unique accommodations guaranteed to please every guest – from travelers on the Bourbon Trail to those who appreciate a designer’s home-away-from-home. Here are four examples of the wonderful overnight experiences on offer. Bourbon Barrel Retreats When Tony and Christina Happeny decided to open a tourist…
Passion feeds the vines of Anderson County wineries.
By Patti Nickel The Commonwealth of Kentucky is so associated with being the birthplace of bourbon, that it’s difficult to connect any other spirit to the Bluegrass State. Yet, it was just a decade after Elijah Craig was credited with distilling the first bourbon in 1789 that First Vineyards in Jessamine County was planted by…
Lawrenceburg Summer Festivals
Written by Patti Nickel Lawrenceburg Summer Festivals It’s official – summer is upon us! That means days at the pool or the lake, baseball under the lights, backyard barbecues and drives down country lanes with the top down. It also means the start of the festival season, and Lawrenceburg is gearing up with three of…