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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Ripy Mansion – the House that Bourbon Built Written by Patti Nickel When T.B. Ripy completed work on the five-story mansion on Lawrenceburg’s South Main Street in 1888, he was just a few years away from becoming the largest independent sour mash distiller in the world. As an up-and- coming whiskey baron, he needed a…
When it comes to traveling in the U.S., Disney World, Las Vegas and the Big Apple will always have their fans, but today’s travelers are increasingly seeking a more authentic experience. That means that other destinations which offer a slightly less frenetic slice of American life are gaining in popularity. Lawrenceburg, nestled in the rolling…
Taken from “Those Pre-Pro Whiskey Men!” by Jack Sullivan Having for several years tried to find a female who played an important role as a “whiskey man” in America, I have at last come across an extraordinary woman. She is Mary Dowling of Anderson County, Kentucky. Not only did she own and run a major…