Touring Western Kentucky

In this blog entry you'll see our most unusual rental car yet! On our last trip home this was our only nearby option for a one-way rental.
On our way north, we toured the town of Murfreesboro, TN. One attraction was the Cannonsburgh Village (the original name of Murfreesboro), a recreation of the town around 1800.

With Play Dough parked at Kenlake Marina as our base, we are touring by car the sites and attractions of this area. The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is operated by the U.S. Park Service. This uninhabited park is fairly remote with one road running North & South and Hwy. 68 crossing East & West. The LBL is bordered on the west by Kentucky Lake and on the East by Lake Barkley. The LBL has many campgrounds. We had lunch at one campground designed for campers and their horses. It has 112 miles of trails and comes with horse stalls for the animals' overnight stay. LBL has large fenced ranges for bison and elk to demonstrate the animals native to this land before any settlers. Several visitor centers through the park have museum type displays and movies about the area's history. "The Homeplace" is a living museum. It is a typical farm and home of the early 1800's complete with animals and docents dressed in period clothing.

We've also driven to several towns in the area one of which is Grand Rivers, KY. While there we attended a musical variety show at the Badgett Theatre. We also ate at the infamous Patti's. Patti's is known for its' 2 inch pork chops and its' pies topped with 6 inches of meringue. We tried both. This is the only restaurant we can recall walking in at 1:30 and their first available table was at 9:30. We got in at 5:00 after a cancelation. No, we did not wait for 3 1/2 hours. We attended the show and shopped.

"Actually cheaper than a car from Hertz and a lot more room!"

"Cannonsburgh Village"

"One Room Schoolhouse"

"Town Grist Mill"

"Our pool and view at Kenlake Lodge"

"The bison herds ignore the cars"

"The elk aren't as friendly as the bison"

"Farmhouse at The Homeplace"

"Men working on garden gate at the Homeplace"

"Oxen making use of the shade"

"Patti's Restaurant and Gardens actually cover an entire city block"

"Waterwheel in the Gardens at Patti's"