Kentucky Travels

Hi, I am Jim, I love Kentucky, and traveling in and around Kentucky! I also love the entire country, and all of the beautiful and strange places here and there! This blog covers the overlooked, forgotten, and underrated places, people, and moments in history in America, with a focus on Kentucky! It will cover great tourists stops, books about people and history, and include photos and postcard scans.

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Serpent Mound Peebles Ohio 2025

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We visited Serpent Mound in Peebles Ohio again!

Concert Memories: John Prine, Lakewood, Ohio 04/28/2000

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  Geez....  this was a quarter of a century ago!  Crazy when you think of it that way. This was my second and last time seeing John Prine l...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

John Prine and Everly Brothers Central City Kentucky

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In October 2025, I stopped by Central City to see the John Prine and Everly Brothers Monument!
Monday, October 27, 2025

Lasater Coffee & Tea Hopkinsville Kentucky 2025

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I had a nice visit to Lasater Coffee and Tea in Hopkinsville Kentucky!
Thursday, October 23, 2025

ScareFest 2025 Lexington Kentucky

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Here is a brief video mostly of me exploring "ScareFest" in October 2025!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

GoblinCon Hopkinsville Kentucky October 2025

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I had a great time at GoblinCon 2025, celebrating the Kelly Encounter/Hopkinsville Goblins that appeared in the area in 1955!
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Visiting Kelly Kentucky and the Hopkinsville Goblins 2025

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AND, I made a quick visit to the little town of Kelly....  it is small, but it is legendary in folklore and UFO circles!
Monday, October 20, 2025

Concert Memories: Don Henley, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 06/12/2000

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Well, since we are talking about Winslow Arizona and the Eagles, I found my old ticket stub from when I saw Don Henley solo in the Akron O...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Winslow Arizona 2025

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You know the Eagles and Jackson Browne are my favorites...  while we were in Arizona, we made the pilgrimage to Winslow Arizona!
Thursday, October 16, 2025

"The Van Meter Visitor" by Lewis Voss and Nelson

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"I found a copy of "The Van Meter Visitor- A True & Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown" by Chad Lewis, Noah Voss and K...

Deer at Murphin Ridge Inn Ohio 2025

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They are at a distance, and hard to see at times, but here are some deer we saw while enjoying our stay at Murphin Ridge Inn!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

"Historic Kentucky Landmarks" by Robert A. Powell

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 I have picked up several books by Robert A. Powell, and they are all great little reference books on the state.  This volume has about 100 ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Concert Memories: Bob Dylan and Natalie Merchant, Cleveland, OH. 02/17/1999

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  Bob Dylan in Cleveland Ohio, 2/17/1999.  We had really just moved to Cleveland, and when I saw that Dylan would be playing WITH Natalie ...

Murphin Ridge Inn West Union Ohio September 2025

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I have mentioned it before....  but we really love Murphin Ridge Inn in West Union Ohio!  Great, rural place to get away!
Monday, October 13, 2025

"Goatman- Flesh or Folklore?" by J. Nathan Couch

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J. Nathan Couch's "Goatman- Flesh or Folklore?" is a great little volume I picked up at the Goatman Festival in Louisville.  I...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Goatman Festival- Legend at Pope Lick Louisville KY October 2025

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Check out the Goatman Festival at the Legend at Pope Lick in Louisville Kentucky!  We went there last year, and stopped by again this year.
Friday, October 10, 2025

Great American Ballpark, Cincinatti Ohio 2025

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Here is a quick look at an end of the season game I took in at Great American Ball Park in Cincinatti Ohio!
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Spider Making a Web

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It's October...  so here is a video of a spider making a web.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

The "Mothman Experience" at Sugarloaf Mountain Chillicothe Ohio 2025

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Oh man, we had a GREAT time (as always) in Chillicothe Ohio, catching "The Mothman Experience."
Monday, October 6, 2025

Two Guns Arizona

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Check out Two Guns Arizona!  

House of Phacops Rock Shop Peebles Ohio

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Check out the one-of-a-kind rock shop near the Great Serpent Mound!
Friday, October 3, 2025

"Smoke A Ballad of the Night Riders" at the Bell Witch Fall Festival Adams Tennessee

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I enjoyed a great performance of "Smoke A Ballad of the Night Riders" as part of the Bell Witch Fall Festival in Adams Tennessee!
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Glitz at Irish Acres Nonesuch Kentucky

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Shop for antiques and have a great meal at the Glitz at Irish Acres!
Monday, September 29, 2025

Flagstaff Arizona

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Here is a look at our trip to Flagstaff Arizona, in April 2025!  There is some snow!
Saturday, September 27, 2025

The Painted Desert, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

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Sent in 1939, the back's description says- The finest effects at the Grand Canyon are altogether uncommunicable by brush or pen.  Th...
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