Country Roads of Kentucky

by Rodgers, Mary Augusta; Flynn, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9781566260961
• ISBN10: 1566260965
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: MCG (Manual)

Summary

Part southern and part midwestern, Kentucky gave the country both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, both Carry Nation and the mint julep. A state filled with fascinating ambiguities, Kentucky is a traveler's wonderland of sharp contrasts and endless variety. In the east the dark-hued Appalachians rise toward the sky, while in the west the Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers come together to create a watery mid-continent basin teeming with wildlife, game fish, and adventure. In between lies the magical bluegrass region with its gorgeous farm country, horses, and limestone caves. Throughout the state are bucolic hill towns and farm villages, quaint country stores, and quiet country inns where you can contemplate the past--not to mention the world's best bourbon distilleries where you can toast the future. Kentucky is a marvel of natural wonders, history, and surprising back-road discoveries--and Country Roads of Kentucky will help you enjoy it all. Book jacket.

Author Biography

A prolific travel journalist, native Kentuckian Mary Augusta Rodgers points the way to Kentucky's rural heartland where you'll enjoy old-fashioned general stores, small-town bakeries, quaint antique shops, and breathtaking scenery. It's all neatly packaged in a series of daylong and weekend trips through the unmatched countryside of Stephen Foster's old Kentucky homeland.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
North-Central Kentucky: Following the Ohio River	1	(10)
In and Around Louisville	11	(16)
Westward from Louisville: Along the Ohio River	27	(10)
Southwest Kentucky: ``The Purchase''	37	(14)
North-Central Kentucky to the Eastern Mountains	51	(18)
Driving Through the Cave Country	69	(14)
Easy-to-Reach Places off I-75	83	(14)
Following U.S. 68: The Historic Buffalo Trace	97	(16)
From Danville to Bardstown: History and Whiskey	113	(12)
Southeast Kentucky	125	(24)
Kentucky State Parks	149	(6)
Epilogue: One Last Look	155	(2)
Index	157