Pine Mountain State Resort Park

Yesterday (February 21) I traveled to the eastern part of Kentucky and took this scenic view at Pine Mountain State Resort Park.  This is the view you can get from staying in one of the lodge rooms.





Hope you enjoy the spectacular beauty.  For additional information or to book your reservation at this park, please visit this LINK.

Future Sportsman's Weekend

Join us Saturday, March 23 at Rough River Dam State Resort Park for a fun-filled event dedicated to getting youngsters interested in and actively involved in hunting, fishing, and the Great Outdoors!  Saturday is filled with hands-on activities including basic archery instruction, Explore Bowhunting activities, casting and fishing, target shooting, and educational programming by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  In addition, Grayson's Landing Restaurant will feature a Buffalo and Wild Game Buffet on Saturday evening with seatings at 4:30, 6:00, and 7:30 PM Central (reservations recommended).

Activities will begin at 9:00 a.m. CENTRAL on Saturday and continue into the evening.  Registration for activities and programs is only $10 per participant and overnight packages are available for $135 plus tax and include Saturday night lodging for two, Buffalo Dinner for two Saturday evening, breakfast for two on Sunday morning, and registration for all activities.

While all age groups are welcome, children must be a minimum age of 8 to participate in archery shooting and most activities are aimed at ages 6-12.  For more information about this exciting event or for inquiries about the Buffalo and Wild Game Buffet contact the park at 270-257-2311 or 1-800-325-1713.

White Nose Syndrome found at Carter Caves and Kingdom Come State Parks

"I knew eventually this deadly disease would make it to our Kentucky State Parks.  It is with sadness that I share this article below. This could be one of the largest ecological disasters that we will see in quite some time."  Ron Vanover

For a better understanding about White Nose Syndrome, view the video below.

Article below from Carrie Stambaugh, The Ashland Independent

OLIVE HILL — The fatal bat disease White-Nose Syndrome has spread to Carter Caves State Resort Park.

Officials confirmed Thursday that bats collected from three caves inside the park were infected with the deadly fungal disease that has been spreading rapidly across the U.S. since its discovery in 2006, killing millions of the insect-eating mammals. Nearly 40,000 endangered Indiana Bats hibernate annually in Carter Caves, representing half of those in Kentucky, park officials say.

Bats at Kingdom Come State Park Nature Preserve in Letcher County at Mammoth Cave National Park also tested positive for the disease in January. The disease has now spread across the commonwealth, having been found in 10 counties at 25 different sites.

Carter Caves Park Naturalist Coy Ainsley called the news terrible. “We knew it was coming, but that doesn’t make it any easier,” he said.

“Audubon  Museums, Traveling Exhibit”
75^th  Anniversary exhibit

January 28 ~February 10

As our first exhibit in the series of the “75^th Anniversary exhibits," Audubon Museum welcomes home the traveling exhibit. The exhibit has traveled across the United States for the past seven years, serving approximately 24 museums. Audubon Museum is proud to showcase these unique artifacts by exhibiting them to the public, January 28^th at the annual Friends of Audubon luncheon through February 10.

Susan Towles exhibit 

75^th Anniversary exhibit

January 28 ~April 17 

This exhibit is a brief history of Susan Towle's life and accomplishments during her years in Henderson, Kentucky.  Towels played a huge role in how the John James Audubon collection came about and the efforts to build a museum to house it.  

For further information contact: Alan Gehret, Curator or Kim McGrew-Liggett, Arts Administrator at the JJA Museum (270) 827-1893.  Visit the Park WEBLINK for additional information on cottage rentals and other park amenities.