Stay & Play, Lake Cumberland Region, Spring/Summer 2014

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LAKE CUMBERLAND REGION

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INDEX Exile in Concert June 7th..........................................................................5

Volume 2 Issue 2 June 2014

BY EDGAR SPITZKE

What’s New in Somerset?.........................................................................6

PUBLISHER Rob McCullough EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ken Shmidheiser CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Janie Slaven

Edgar Spitzke

LAYOUT & DESIGN Pam Popplewell ADVERTISING

Mike Hornback/Advertising Director Mary Ann Flynn Kathy M. Lee Mike McCollom Amanda McIntosh Janie Gumm-Wright Craig Wesley

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BY EDGAR SPITZKE - GUTHRIE’S RIVER HOUSE

US Army Corps of Engineers Map ..............................................32-33 Mountain Biking in the Lake Cumberland Area......................34

Four Dining Experiences Under One Roof......................................7

Today’s Quality Furniture... Tomorrow’s Family Heirloom.............................................................36

BY EDGAR SPITZKE - SULLY’S

Lake Cumberland Area Festivities......................................................8 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Friendly Service... Unique Gifts............................................................10 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - DOWNTOWN DIVA

An Enjoyable & Challengine Championship Course...............13 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - LAKE CUMBERLAND GOLF COURSE

We Invite You to Visit.................................................................................15 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Coffee & Bicycles..........................................................................................18 UGLY MUGZ & SOUTHERN PERFORMANCE CENTER

Striving to go Beyond the Basic Standards of “Hamptonality” ..............................................................19

BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Woodson Bend.............................................................................................. 22 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - WOODSON BEND

A Must See Place for Specialty Coffee Lovers and Bicycle Enthusiasts.................................................................................... 23

SOUTH FORK FURNITURE

Food with a View......................................................................................... 37 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Pulaski County’s Cultureal Scene.....................................................40 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Master’s Musician Festival...................................................................44 Waterfalls, Camping and Bears, Oh My!........................................46 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

CC’s Furniture... Where Customer Satisfaction is Top Priority....................................................................................................48 CC’S FURNITURE

McCreary County: The Best in Outdoor Activities ...................50 BY JANIE SLAVEN

Relief from the Heat..................................................................................52 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - SOMERSPLASH

Kids Catch a Rainbow Tournament.................................................54 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Catching the Big Ones! Striper Fishing.........................................56 BY EDGAR SPITZKE

BY EDGAR SPITZKE UGLY MUGS & GOUTHERN PEROFORMANCE CENTER

Trout Fishing ................................................................................................ 57

Somernites Cruise......................................................................................24

Lake Cumberland Fishing Report.....................................................59

BY EDGAR SPITZKE - SOMERNITES CRUISE

Discover Eagle’s Nest ...............................................................................25 EAGLE’S NEST COUNTRY CLUB

Stay & Play Lake Cumberland Region P.O. Box 859 Somerset, KY 42502 Email:

A Fine Lakeview Dining Experience ...............................................30

BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Discover Sheltowee Trace Outfitters...............................................20

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The All New Chevrolet-Buick-GMC Dealership.........................28

The Perfect Way to Complete Your Trip........................................26 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - BIG SOUTH FORK RAILWAY

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Visitor Information ...................................................................................60 Quality Service - Convenient Location............................................61 BY EDGAR SPITZKE - IDLE TIME MARINE

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EXILE in concert June 7th BY EDGAR SPITZKE

Mayor Eddie Girdler has announced a special concert to be held June 7 at the Somersport Park. The concert will host three bands or acts including the band Exile and is being given as a special tribute to Marlon Dale Hargis, a long standing member of the band who is a native of Pulaski County and graduate of Pulaski County High School. He was leader of the Pulaski High Marching Maroons in l966 along with Mary Susan Diamond Down. Gates will open at the park at 4 p.m. and the concert will begin at 5. The opening act will be country singer Cindy Standage, a Nashville star who has been an opening act for Merl Haggard and other big name country performers. The second act will be the Devonshires, a band that plays 70’s type music like the Rolling Stones. Next will be a choral rendering of a medley of Exile music and hits by members from all three Pulaski County high schools. Hargis will then be presented a key to the City of Somerset in recognition of his musical accomplishments and long running engagements with the Exile Band. The concert will end with a 45-minute program of music by the Exiles. Admission to the event will be $10 per person. An article in the Southern Kentucky Health & Family

Journal written by Don White sparked the interest in honoring Hargis for his musical accomplishments, which some thought should already have been done. White’s article chronicled Hargis’ career which had its beginnings in high school. He played with some local bands while in school and then in l963 he joined the group that became the Exiles. According to White’s article, most of their number one country hits came in the 1980s and early 1990s. Hargis was their keyboard player and a vocalist. In l978 they had a number one pop tune, “Kiss You All Over.â€? He left the group in l987 and moved to Nashville, joining the Jerry Reed Band. Eventually the group stopped touring and its members went their separate ways. When the group got together for a RQH JLJ EHQHÂżW VKRZ WKH\ GHFLGHG WR JHW EDFN WRJHWKHU DQG since have been touring on their own and alongside some of the biggest names in country music. Marlon Dale Hargis is the son of the Late Marshall and Alma Slavey Hargis from the Ruth community of Pulaski County. His wife is Vicki, a professional dog groomer and they have one daughter Cressa, a paramedic in Nashville. Now 64 years old, and having an accomplished musical career since high school here in Pulaski County, it is time to recognize his contribution to the American music scene. That will be done on June 7.

The City of Somerset Presents

Saturday, June 7th Gates open at 4PM Somersport Park • Concert starts at 5PM with Cindy Standage • The Devonshires • Recognition of Marlon Hargis • Exile

Tickets are available at City Hall, Rocky Hollow, Somersplash and The Center for Rural Development Cash, Check or Credit Card

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You’ll Find Them All In This Edition

BY EDGAR SPITZKE

The question, “What’s New In Somerset� since the last season is good not only for tourists revisiting the Lake Cumberland Area, but also for some of us not quick to recognize changes, it might help if �What’s New� is given some press. There is more than one new restaurant hitting the U.S. 27 strip. First, let’s notice and “old� that turned “new�, which is Snappy Tomato Pizza. First located in a store in front of Briar Bowl and with only carry out service the business has moved to a beautiful new building at 113 Tradepark Drive, behind Culvers. Snappy’s now has a good sized indoor eating area and can serve beer with its pizzas. They have Hoagies, calzone, many specialty pizzas and even a Chicago deep dish style pizza. Add Snappetizers, wings, salads, pasta dishes and pizza desserts and you have full meals. For parties, they have “The Beast� equal to three large pizzas. At Snappy’s Pizza you can dine from their Buffet or order from the menu. Originally designed to have a large dining area and a section for electronic games, a 2,000 sq ft addition to their building is being developed as a “stateof-the-art� game room with all new games and at the same level as those in Pigeon Forge. The game room should be complete by the release of this magazine and the area formerly used for games in the main dining room will be converted

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to a private party room. See what’s new at Snappy’s Tomato Pizza off the U.S. South strip on Tradepark Drive. On September 25, 2013 a new business opened on U.S. 27 called Two Tails. You may have noticed an old truck parked along the road with what looks like a house built on it and the words “Two Tailsâ€? and banners saying “Seafood,â€? and not got the picture yet. You stop, approach the small shop that has a barrel in front with legs sticking out like someone fell into the barrel and a menu sign. Step inside the store and you will be looking at Somerset’s only premier seafood and steak market. On the right is a meat and seafood case that has fresh items. The market gets in fresh seafood and after two days it is vacuumed sealed and put in their freezer case. What a selection!--like nothing Somerset has ever seen before, all kinds RI ÂżVK HYHQ WURXW VKULPS OREVWHUV crab (King, snow & blue), sea scallops, FODPV R\VWHUV VZRUGÂżVK UHG VQDSSHU and more. They have specialty items like alligator,octopus, goat meat, smoked salmon, salmon bratwurst and sausages, pheasant & Peking Duck, crab cakes and a variety of cheese spreads. Their Creekstone Farms black angus tender beef added to their seafood options gives you a perfect place for seafood and steak lovers. Business hours are Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: 3511 So. U.S. 27, Ste 3 between lights 20 and 21. Contact at 606-679-FISH and www.TwoTailsSeafood.com. and look for them on Facebook. It may seem that featuring restaurants is loading the “What’s Newâ€? category. However, that is where a lot of changes are taking place. We’ll look at one more restaurant change, and that is most

recently a change from J-Gumbos, on the square, to “On the Squareâ€? bar and restaurant, perhaps the newest restaurant change in town. The Square Restaurant & Lounge, located at 95 South Main Street and on the corner of Main and West Mt. Vernon, has a lot to offer in food and entertainment besides beer and spirits. The Square has a wide variety of RIIHULQJV IURP JURXSHU ÂżQJHUV FKLFNHQ tenders, wings, fried pickle spears, mozzarella sticks, tater skins and more. Their “Main Street Sandwiches include burgers, grouper, Philly and Chicken 3KLOO\ &KHHVHVWHDN DORQJ ZLWK D &DWÂżVK Hoagie, You can build your own pizza, build your own salad and do “carry outâ€? if you prefer. Happy Hour and food and drink specials are from 4 to 7 pm. daily with wicked wings at $.69 each and others such as Mozarella sticks and Tater Skins at $3.99. Some mixed drinks are $3, draft pitchers $6 and draft beer at $l.50. Other new businesses in the Somerset Area are being included in this issue as “Advertorialsâ€? along with their advertisement. They are Ugly Mugz and Performance Bicycle Center, and Idle Time Marine. In addition, we could include our article on the Sheltowee 7UDFH 2XWÂżWWHUÂśV DGGLWLRQ RI D =LS /LQH ride as “something newâ€? to interest our readers. A separate article in this issue highlights that attraction. Stay & Play

SULLY’S RESTAURANT

Four Dining Experiences Under One Roof BY EDGAR SPITZKE Sully’s Restaurant can be viewed as four places in one. How? The layout of the restaurant caters to different clientele. The large center dining room with diminished lighting has been created for family dining. Off from that section is their banquet/meeting room which has the electronics for power point presentations and it gets a lot of use for meetings and special groups. The indoor bar area caters to clients who come in from work and just want to stop for a drink or a couple of beers and are content to sit at the bar or bar tables for that. Perhaps, the largest area is outside and provides two separate atmospheres for those who like to congregate for entertainment and/or association. One part of the outdoor Tiki area is out in the open and has it’s own bar along with a stage for bands and musical groups. These come in to entertain on weekend evenings. This section fits

those who in the daytime would prefer to sit in the sun and with banana trees and tropical décor gives a relaxed and festive air to enjoy. Another part of the outdoor area is covered, has its own Tiki bar, has bar height tables and stools and skylight roof design with plastic curtains, wood walls and an all glass garage door that can be closed in cooler weather and still give you an outdoor atmosphere. In last year’s Travel Guide story on Sully’s we outlined a full menu. For this article, we want to highlight the full dinner entrees that represent the “fine” dining that can be enjoyed at Sully”s. All entrees are served with your choice of two sides and table bread. The top of the list is their Filet Mignon, the King of steaks. It is an 8oz baseball cut for superior flavor and tenderness at $20.99. Next is their New York Strip, a 12 oz of premium black angus beef cooked to perfection at $19.99. Prime rib comes third on the list. For the real beef lover, their prime rib is slow roasted at the beginning of the

day. Hand cut 12 oz of prime rib is served with hot au jus for $17.99. A 12 oz Ribeye with Gorgonzola Butter is seared to your taste. Kentucky Bourbon Sirloin at $15.99, beef tips at $14.99 and ribs at ll.99 and full rack at l6.99 give you all their beef options. Sea food entrees include Guinness Battered Catfish, Parmesan Crusted Tilapia and fried or grilled shrimp. Pizza dinners include 8”, 12”, and 16” Supreme, Meat Lovers, Chicken Alfredo, BBQ chicken and Hawaiian styles. Or, you can build your own, adding your preferred toppings. For lighter fare for the summer, Sully’s offers 8 different salads, from “house”, “Greek” and “Caesars”, to salads with chicken, sirloin steak, salmon and turkey and ham, in the $8 to $10 range. They also have a variety of sandwiches, burgers and appetizers, including their popular “wings”. Sully’s has been voted “Best Bar & Grill” five years in a row.

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Festivities

Lake Cumberland Area

BY EDGAR SPITZKE

If you are planning a visit to the Lake Cumberland area this year, but haven’t selected a date, you may want to consider what special events, festivities or musical venues you might want to include. Or, if you already have a date planned, you may want to see what’s going on during the time that you might want to include in your visit. The purpose of this article is to chronicle special events throughout this year’s season, some of which may not have been mentioned in other articles. Some things that are monthly happenings include the Somernites Cruise and accompanying activities. There is always live music at the cruise and the block party before it. The cruises are held from April through October on the fourth weekend of the month. Another monthly happening is “Third Thursday on the Square�, a live concert in historic downtown Monticello. Classic cars are displayed at 7 p.m. and the music begins at 8. Bring your own lawn chair, pick your spot and enjoy this free event. Concerts start in May and run through September. For information, phone 606-348-4241. Two musical events at the Carnegie Community Arts Center, 107 N. Main Street Somereset, are held monthly all year. Lake Cumberland Jammers Pickin’ Jam is actually a weekly event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and features Bluegrass, Old-timy Folk & Country. Tune at Noon at the Carnegie is held on the fourth Friday of each month, featuring musical guests and a light lunch. For information call 606-677-2906 or www. 8

lakecumberlandjammers.com., and 606677-0333 or www.carnegiearts.com. The Market on Main will be every Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m., from June through September, rain or shine. Held

8453. The Master Musician’s Festival held at the Somerset Community College Festival Field will be held on July 1112. This is a premier musical event

Third Thursday on the Square... A monthly Monticello Event

at the Pulaski County Judicial Center, in downtown Somerset. Local and organic seasonal produce, meats, breads, pastries and more, along with live entertainment on several dates. Phone 606-305-5700 or visit www.marketonmainky.com for additional information. Saturday, June 7, is the date of the 27th Annual Kids Fishing Derby at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. For information phone 270-343-3797 or check the web at www.catcharainbow. org. The week of July 4 is the time for the Wayne County Fair & Horse Show. 7KHUH ZLOO EH ULGHV ÂżUHZRUNV DQG RWKHU events. For information phone 606-348-

of many venues Phone 606-6776000 or check their website www. mastermusiciansfestival.org. for more information. The Pulaski County Fair will be held July 18-26. There will be contests, tractor and truck pulls, rides, food and much more. Held at 25 McClendon Road in Somerset, phone 606-875-6405 or check www.pulaskicofair.com for schedules and information. July 31-August 3 will see the Highway 127 Yard Sale, “The Worlds Longest Yard Sale!�, stretching some 690 miles down U.S. 127 from Addison Michigan to Gadsden, Alabama. For information phone 1-800-327-3945 or Stay & Play

visit www.127sale.com. August 5-6 will be the Lake Cumberland Poker Run for 2014, rated one of the best poker runs in the country. For information call 1-888-782-8336 or visit www.lakecumberlandpokerrun.net. August 9 will be the date for the Fifth Annual Lake Cumberland Raft Up. Boaters are invited to join together near Conley Bottom Resort for a day of fun, water sports and live musical entertainment plus a light lunch.

For additional information visit www. lakecumberlandraftup.com. Wayne County’s Fall Heritage Festival is held on Saturday, August 30, Labor Day Weekend, located on the grounds of the Brown-Lanier House. You can tour the historic homes and the mill and enjoy crafting demos, historic cooking demos, Civil War era soldiers camping, the History Mobile and more. Phone 606-636-4045 or visit www.millsprings. net for additional information.

Art in the Vineyards is an annual arts and crafts festival held at the Cedar Creek Vineyards east of Somerset on September 6. Phone 606-875-3296 or 606-451-6756 for more information or visit www.cedarcreekvineyards.net. In September, the second weekend is the Lake Cumberland Poker Run starting at State Dock with a stop at Conley Bottom. www.lakecumberlandpokerun. net.

Conley Bottom’s Annual Lake Cumberland Raft Up is held in August.

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DOWNTOWN DIVA

Friendly Service... Unique Gifts Downtown Diva has it All!

BY EDGAR SPITZKE Are you in need of a gift? Is there a special occasion or a special person you want to present with a memento of an occasion? Do you want to give something special, unusual—something you will be remembered for? Downtown Diva is located at 209 East Mt. Vernon Street, across from the old Virginia Theater. A friendly, unique gift boutique, owned and operated by Laura Lee Tucker, she offers gifts for everyone! To describe some of the gifts you will find there, we might first refer to their “Happy Everything” line. This is one of their biggest selling items. These are handpainted ceramic gifts like cookie jars, picture frames, plates, bowls, attachments, platters of many shapes

and sizes that can be personalized for the recipient of your gift and more. An example might be a plaque commemorating the birth of a child with their personal name on it, date of birth, etc. Their array of Tyler fragrant candles and sprays give you a wide selection, such as “pineapple”, “High Maintenance”, “wisteria”, “lime” and “diva” and more. “Sparting, 449” is a group of gifts of many combinations of handbags and matching scarves. Lindsey Phillips Shoes take up several displays of flip flops, flats, and wedgies of all kinds, with an array of snaps and accessories that can transform them into whatever color and style you want to have to coordinate your apparel. Pacifica and Lona body products are offered with body lotion, hand crème, perfumes, bubble bath and spa products. Jelly Bean Rugs are small area rugs for indoor and outdoor use. They can be used in your entry way inside or out. They can be used in bedrooms, baths, kitchens, etc. They are machine washable. Featuring bright colors

mixes, they may highlight fruits, animals, birds and more. Paparte Products include coffee mugs, phone cases, key chain tags, cards, pens, prepared with a paper pattern of your choice and personalized with your name or that of the recipient of your gift. These are very popular. Several kinds of handcrafted jewelry are also available. “Initial Reaction” is a line of gifts personalized with initials put on items such as pendants, rings, key tags and chains. These were featured on one of Oprah’s “O” tests. These are just a few of the many gift offerings at Downtown Diva. You’ll just have to visit them to see everything they have. They have lots of new and exciting products added to their services in their new location. A whole new room, “Lil Diva”, has a large assortment of children’s clothing from newborn to size 8, including lots of hair bows, gifts and much more. Their hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gifts, clothing, accessories, home decor and so much more! There is something for everyone at Downtown Diva!! Some of our most popular lines include....Happy Everything •Tyler Candles •Lindsey Phillips Shoes •Missy Robertson•Lolia Fragrance •Pacifica Fragrance•Mud Pie.

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• Daily Green Fees • Memberships Available • Out of County Memberships • Bunkers Grille Open Daily (Lunch/Dinner)

• Tournaments / Outings • Weddings • Senior Events (Monday Mornings)

• Weekly Scrambles (Tuesday Evenings)

• Junior Golf 500 Lily Creek Resort Road • Jamestown, KY 42629 • 270.343.GOLF (4653) Pro Shop • 270.343.4898 (Fax)

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LAKE CUMBERLAND GOLF COURSE

An Enjoyable & Challenging Championship Course BY EDGAR SPITZKE Lake Cumberland Golf Club outside of Jamestown was owned and operated by the Homeowners Association of the resort community. With a change in ownership and management it was completely renovated. Practically nothing is the same—the pro shop and cart facilities, even the layout and complexion of each tee and green and surroundings look entirely different and strikingly beautiful and “upper classâ€?. Lake Cumberland Golf Club can be described as an 18-hole championship golf course “that is not only challenging, but enjoyable for all levels of golfersâ€?, to quote Tyson Phillips, Golf Pro at the resort golf club. Behind the Club House and pro shop there is a new driving range, putting green and a short game area. This is “state-ofthe-artâ€? stuff. The golf pro, Tyson gives lessons on the driving range with suggestions to the students on form and execution, critiquing each drive to help them be more successful on the course. For a non-golfer, it was interesting to watch and see the expertise that a golf pro and lessons can contribute to one’s game. The new clubhouse has a pro shop stocked with your JROÂżQJ QHHGV $QG WKHUH LV DQ DGMDFHQW UHVWDXUDQW DQG ORXQJH RYHUORRNLQJ WKH WK KROH ,W KDV ÂżYH ELJ VFUHHQ 79V WR ZDWFK sporting events. There is also an outdoor covered patio off the clubhouse,

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giving golfers a relaxing place to enjoy a meal or socializing with friends and family. Tyson describes it as a place suitable IRU DOO WHPSHUDWXUHV VLQFH LW KDV D ÂżUH SLW IRU FRROHU WHPSHUDWXUHV and oscillating fans for being comfortable in warmer weather. The club facilities can accommodate parties, banquets and even weddings in a beautiful setting and atmosphere. Picture possibilities abound with the backdrop of a number of especially beautiful holes, such as holes 6, 10 and 13 with ponds, waterfalls, stone bridges, etc. According to Golf Pro, Tyson Phillips, Lake Cumberland *ROI &OXE ÂłLV RQH RI WKH ÂżQHVW SODFHV WR SOD\ JROI LQ .HQWXFN\ ´ 7KH\ RIIHU VHYHUDO SDFNDJHV WDLORUHG WR ÂżW WKH needs of vacationers. They can set you up with packages that LQFOXGH JROÂżQJ ÂżVKLQJ ERDWLQJ DQG ORGJLQJ HYHQ D FDELQ RQ the lake. While the course is not on the lake, they have special packages for vacationers arranged with Jamestown Marina and Timber Point Resort, located very close to the golf course. Both Jamestown Marina and Timber Point Resort have swimming pools and nicely wooded surroundings. Jamestown Marina has a lodge that overlooks the lake and rooms that have lake views. The Club invites the public to visit the course and consider it for hosting tournaments and special events. For more information and rates of play and packages we recommend browsing the website and it’s links for Lake Cumberland Golf Club at www.lakecumberlandgolfclub.com. 13

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We Invite You to

Visit Among the displays at the Corps of Engineers Visitor Center is this one about Mill Springs.

BY EDGAR SPITZKE While visiting Lake Cumberland, you want to make the most of the time you are able to spend here. What do you decide to do? What activities are open to you? What places might you want to visit? What special activities, such as local festivals might interest you? Information on all these questions could be answered by visiting a local Visitation Center. There are several in the Lake Cumberland Area you might want to visit. Let us introduce you to them. For Pulaski County and surrounding June 2014

areas there is the Visitor Center located between Ky. 80 and old Ky. 80, at the intersection just before U.S. 27. They have an abundance of brochures and pamphlets detailing local points of interest, festivals and personnel at the center are available to answer your questions. The same is true for the visitor center for activities on the other side of the lake. There is a visitor center for Russell County off U.S. 127 just north of the intersection with Cumberland Parkway. A Visitor Center is manned by the McCreary County Heritage Foundation

at the Big South Fork Railway Depot when trains are running. Not to be overlooked are visitor centers connected with area attractions. The Big South Fork Park has visitor centers at Blue Heron Mine in Kentucky and Bandy Creek in Tennessee. The 6WHDUQV 5DQJHU 'LVWULFW 2I¿FH IRU WKH Daniel Boone National Forest serves as a visitor center. That visitor center has information on camping areas, horse camping and trails and foot trails. In Pulaski County there is also a Corps of Engineer’s Visitor Center location on Boat Dock Road off U.S. 27. That visitor 15

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center has interesting displays about the development of the lake and dam and has stuffed animals of the region along with interactive projects for young ones. A handicapped friendly trail outside the visitor center interprets tree species and brings you to an overlook of a tributary of the lake. An outstanding visitor center is the one adjacent to the Fish Hatchery at Wolf Creek Dam. That visitor center has an interpretive inside walk among many species of local animals (real and stuffed), karst displays of local caves ZLWK EDWV DQG ODUJH ÂżVK WDQNV VKRZLQJ ÂżVK IURP WKH ULYHUV DQG WKH ODNH 2WKHU displays highlight bears and gathering honey, small creatures such as frogs, turtles and insects, along with a picture display of the development of Wolf Creek Dam. A stuffed black bear greets you at the entrance along with a live skunk in a cage. Runners at the hatchery treat you to seeing the development of trout for release in Kentucky rivers, with

some spectacularly large species kept in special areas. Not to be overlooked as a visitor center is the one associated with the Battle of Mill Springs near the entrance to the Mill Springs National Cemetery off Ky 80 in Nancy, Kentucky. The visitor center outlines a route of

stops to see the progression of the battle and it’s aftermath, even across the lake WR WKH 0LOO 6SULQJV 0LOO DQG EDWWOH¿HOG historic houses, the Brown-Lanier House and the Metcalfe House, both of which can be toured. The visitor center has a PXVHXP LQFOXGLQJ WKH ¿UHDUPV XVHG E\ Civil War soldiers.

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Coffee & Bicycles... Somerset’s Newest Addition Ugly Mugz and Southern Performance Center are the newest addition to Somerset for the coffee lover and/or bicycle enthusiast. Open Mon-Thurs from 6am-8pm and Fri-Sat 6am SP JHWWLQJ \RXU ¿[ ¹ ZKHWKHU IRU FDIIHLQH RU ELF\FOH MXVW got easier. The convenient location at 520 Monticello Street DOORZV IRU HDV\ DFFHVV ZLWKRXW DOO WKH KHDGDFKH RI WUDI¿F Ugly Mugz offers a full menu of high quality coffee products produced from coffee beans roasted in Kentucky, as well as smoothies, frappes, bakery items, and paninis. The baristas are friendly and many will liven up your drink with some latte DUW 7KH GULYH WKUX DOORZV IRU DQ HDV\ FDIIHLQH ¿[ IRU DQ\RQH in a hurry. While you are here, make sure you check out the Pay It Forward board. Helping to spread some love, the Pay It Forward board allows customers to buy a drink for someone in the future. You determine who the drink is for, and what drink

they get. And who knows, you may have a free drink waiting for you! Southern Performance Center offers the bicyclist a place to come, relax, and pick up any items they may need for their bike Âą RU HYHQ D QHZ ELNH 2IIHULQJ F\FOLQJ NLWV KHOPHWV JORYHV VXQJODVVHV QXWULWLRQDO LWHPV DQG ELF\FOHV \RX DUH VXUH WR ÂżQG all your needs at Southern Performance Center. And while \RX DUH KHUH VFKHGXOH D ELNH ÂżW RQ WKH 5HWXO V\VWHP 7KLV system turns your comfort on your bicycle into a mathematic HTXDWLRQ DOORZLQJ WKH 5HWXO ÂżW VSHFLDOLVWV WR WUDQVIRUP \RX and your bicycle. You determine if you prefer to ride for FRPIRUW RU DJJUHVVLYHO\ DQG WKH ÂżW VSHFLDOLVWV ZLOO DGMXVW \RXU ELF\FOH IRU D EHWWHU ÂżW 'RHV \RXU ELF\FOH QHHG VRPH WXQLQJ up? On staff mechanics will be happy to help with any repairs or mechanical adjustments you may require.

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Striving to go Beyond the Basic Standards of “Hamptonality” BY EDGAR SPITZKE Somerset, as a Lake Cumberland destination, offers a full spectrum of overnight accommodations, from tent camping to economy motels and to the elite of hotel/motel facilities such as Hampton Inn. Located off South U.S. 27, across from the Somerset Mall, Hampton Inn is conveniently located to area shopping, restaurants, local attractions, and Lake Cumberland area marinas and golf courses. The Somerset Hampton Inn was built in l999, but has undergone renovations and upgrades in offerings since then. Their effort has been to provide their guests with the most up to date, high quality accommodations they have come to expect during their travels. While locally owned, the Inn has adopted the high standards of the Hampton family of motels. In many areas, their effort has been to exceed the standard required for Hampton Inns. An example of that might be in the area of breakfast offerings. The standard is a hot breakfast. Somerset’s Inn offers

a variety of breakfast offerings rotating from egg cheese omelets, southwestern omelets, scrambled eggs, etc., with a breakfast meat of sausage patties, links or bacon. Their biscuits and gravy are above standard, while also providing a variety of fruits, fruit juices, breads and pastries. At check in, guests are treated to fresh coffee and cookies. Somerset’s Hampton Inn is a three-floor facility with 73 rooms of mixed types. It is a well maintained property. They offer comfortable surroundings and a friendly service culture, defined as “Hamptonality”. This reinforces their commitment to provide excellent service to both business and leisure guests. They are proud of their award winning staff in all areas of hospitality. Amenity upgrades are consistent to their quality accommodations. They are moving to all rooms access to free Wi-Fi. Hampton Inn offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee for friendly service, clean rooms, and comfortable surroundings.

Amenities include a heated outdoor pool and spa, a fitness center and a meeting room of 600 square feet. All rooms are nicely equipped with 32” flat panel HDTV, micro-wave and fridge, charge port station, coffee maker, ironing board and iron. The Somerset Hampton Inn prides itself in its community involvement that includes PRIDE and their annual clean-up, in house “WE CARE” committee, donations to charitable organizations, and Platinum Sponsor for Somernites Cruise. The local Hampton Inn has also been an award winner of the “Circle of Excellence” Award for 5 consecutive years. This award is given for being ranked as one of the top 10% of Hampton Brand. It reflects outstanding service, customer satisfaction, product, and quality. This is, no doubt the result of their striving to go beyond the basics in Hampton Inn standards. For more information or assistance to make reservations, call 606-676-8855 or visit their website at www.somersetky.hamptoninn.com.

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to the zip rides is that you can purchase persons ages 5 and under. videos before or after your zip. The The second special trip is on the /LWWOH =LSSHU OLQH LV VLWXDWHG ZKHUH \RX Cumberland Star Riverboat. As rafters In last year’s summer edition of Stay and Play we highlighted details of the can take your own pictures and/or video. come down the North Fork of the While mentioned in last year’s edition, Cumberland River below the falls they 6KHOWRZHH 7UDFH 2XWÂżWWHUV RXWGRRU recreational offerings. With this spring two special offerings by the Sheltowee hit slack water and the Cumberland Star edition, we hoped to offer readers a 7UDFH 2XWÂżWWHUV EHDU UHSHDWLQJ )LUVW Riverboat picks them up and transports longer season and more opportunities to there is the Rainbow Mist Ride. From them to Laurel Boat Ramp. This also take advantage of things you can do at Wednesday through Sunday, mid-June opens up an opportunity for non-rafters ZKDW WKH RXWÂżWWHUV QRZ FDOO WKHPVHOYHV through Labor Day you can take a short to enjoy a leisurely cruise through on the cover of their new brochure, 30 minute raft trip up to the falls and unspoiled forest punctuated with massive “Adventure Resortâ€?. Their new brochure experience a thrilling view of the falls house-sized boulders and towering is available at tourist visitor centers and you can access the information in it using the web at www.ky-rafting.com. 6KHOWRZHH 7UDFH 2XWÂżWWHUV EHJDQ their business as a canoe livery on the Rockcastle River. Having relocated and expanded their facilities off Ky. 90 a few miles east of Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, they offer a deluxe cabin rental, “cozyâ€? cabins, rustic cabins and RV and tent camping and even primitive camping in addition to their several options of rafting, canoeing and kayaking down nearby rivers. To provide a total “resortâ€? activities package they have a climbing wall, wooded wagon rides, hiking and geocaching, “cool bike rentalsâ€? and their latest addition, a zip line. Coming soon they will have standup paddleboarding. As to the zip line, you may have seen or experienced these rides at other resort areas such as Gatlinburg. But now, you can have rides on a zip line in your Lake Cumberland Visit. You can thrill as you VSHHG GRZQ WKHLU IRRW %LJ =LSSHU DW speeds up to 35 mph. You can do it solo or race down the twin zip lines with a buddy. For younger and smaller folks WKHUH LV DOVR D IRRW Âł/LWWOH =LSSHU´ OLQH 7KH %LJ =LSSHU LV IRU SHUVRQV IURP 7KH =LS /LQH ULGH DW 6KHOWRZHH 7UDFH 2XWÂżWWHUV JLYHV \RX D IDW PSK ULGH WR OEV ZKLOH WKH /LWWOH =LSSHU LV for those under 110 lbs. with a minimum from below them. You will experience cliff-line with the added possibility of DJH RI %LJ =LSSHU ULGHV DUH SHU the power of the falls as it thunders spotting blue herons, hawks, ospreys and the occasional eagle overhead. zip, $90 for a 4-zip pack and $200 for a above you. A guide paddles you from the beach Bring your binoculars and camera. The ]LS SDFN /LWWOH =LSSHU ULGHV DUH per zip, $36 for a 4-zip pack and $80 for below Cumberland Falls up into the mist, ride is from 2 to 2.5 hours and a buffet a 10-zip pack. Multi zip packs can be and then back again. Sign ups may be lunch is provided. The cost is only $18 split between people, but all zips must be made the day of the trip at the Rainbow per person and $12 for ages 6-12 with used in the same visit. Reservations are Mist gazebo at Cumberland Falls State children 5 and under free. Reservations recommended and it is necessary to call Resort Park. Rides are $12 per person, are required. Special group trips can also ahead for availability. A “neatâ€? addition $10 for ages 6 through 12 and $7 for be arranged. BY EDGAR SPITZKE

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Burnside Marina and Woodson Bend Resort partner for the Perfect Vacation Getaway on Lake Cumberland! Burnside Resort and Marina is a full-service marina that provides several ways to indulge in the great outdoor activities Lake Cumberland has to offer with houseboat, ski boat, pontoon boat, and boat slip rentals as well as a full calendar of exciting social events. Burnside is the perfect home away from home and place to be for social events on the lake. Woodson Bend Resort is located on a scenic 455 acre peninsula high above and surrounded by Lake Cumberland in southeastern Kentucky. Your view of heavily wooded foothills, the emerald green lake and limestone palisades rising over 300 feet above the water makes for a delightful setting for your vacation. We have over 480 privately owned condos on the resort with many available for rent throughout the year. Woodson Bend Resort and Burnside Marina are the perfect combination to ensure your vacation is everything you dreamed it could be.

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A Must See Place for Special Coffee Lovers and Bicycle Enthusiasts BY EDGAR SPITZKE Have you ever heard of a bicycle coffee shop? Well, road-biking enthusiasts working at Southern Petroleum visited one and thought it would be a great shop for Somerset. So, heading the establishing of this new business, Chelsey Benker had the building in front of Southern Petroleum completely renovated and turned into a bicycle coffee shop called “Ugly mugz” and Southern Performance Center. You may have passed the building at 520 South Monticello Street and wondered what it was. This is a must place to visit, especially if you are a lover of specialty coffees (ala-Starbucks, but better). It is also an inviting place to visit with lots of table and lounging space to sit down, enjoy your coffee and the food they offer to go with it. Their hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. The Ugly Mugz part of the shop offers the standard hot coffee shop selections, Lattes, mochas, Americana, cappacino, espressos, etc. They have teas, iced coffees, even smoothies. For breakfast you can have a breakfast burrito with your specialty coffee. For other times you can have baked goods made fresh every morning such as muffins, bagels, cinnamon rolls, donuts, etc. For sandwiches, you can have Panini bread served hot with roasted chicken, smoked turkey, turkey bruschetta, roast beef, or veggies. Ugly Mugz actually has “ugly mugs” individual creations by a potter, Mehg, from Stearns. Along with the many innovations in the shop is a massage theraphy room and a “Pay it Forward Board” where paper notes can be put on a board specifying a person’s condition or situation and if yours is a match, you get whatever has been paid for in advance by other customers for free. I found one that fit me, for instance, “cancer survivor”. Usually the recipient of a free offering then pays forward for someone else and fills out a paper to put on the wall. While the coffee shop is managed by Amanda McAuliffe, the bicycle shop part is managed by Kevin McKinney. The shop offers “high-end” performance road bikes that can range from $499 to $10,000 and more. Names such as Pinarello (Italian) and Felt (American) are performance bikes used in competitions such as the Tour de France. Even so, this bicycle shop has performance bikes for every kind of usage. Often the shop orders parts, such as frames and other components and puts a bike together for a customer. In addition to offering full tune up and repair shop services, Southern Performance Center can custom fit the bike to you. The first in Kentucky to be certified as custom fitting bikes, they interview customers regarding their preferred usage, and adjust every adjustable component of the bike to one’s physical size needed saddle height, slant, distance to the peddles, etc.—15 or more points ,to make it perfect for you. According to McKinney, not having a bike custom fitted can actually hurt you physically over time. In addition to custom service the shop also has every kind of bike accessory you might need, from helmets and gloves and more. June 2014

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Cruise BY EDGAR SPITZKE The season for Somernites Cruises has gotten off to a great start with record attendances at the Friday Night Block Party and over 1,200 show cars for the Show and Shine portion of the show in downtown Somerset on Saturday. With the gap for our copy press time and printing time, we are not able to report on the second cruise happening the weekend of May 22-24, but we can report on and anticipate the special activities scheduled for June 26-28. Activities for the June Somernites Cruise start with the “Tune Upâ€? on Thursday evening from 7 p.m. on to ?? at the new Steak and Shake on U.S. 27 at light 16B. This is a time to relax, swap tales of other cruises and enjoy the ice cream sodas and shakes. Friday, the regular “Meet and Greet/ Q97â€? is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. at Danny’s Rod Shop north of Somerset on U.S. 27 and hosted by Pepsi. Friday Night Thunder is the new name for the Friday Night Block Party. Scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. the new location at the parking lot of Somerset Mall has proven to be a perfect location with plenty of parking and plenty of visitors. Attendance of show cars has grown from 75 to over 400 this past April show. Activities have grown too ZLWK D KRVW RI LQĂ€DWDEOHV IRU WKH NLGV OLYH 24

music and prizes. The joint venture of Wal-Mart and the Somerset Mall as hosts have contributed to a greatly expanded and enjoyable Friday night event before the regular Somerset downtown Show and Shine. The Saturday Fun Run has been a popular regular feature of the Somernites Cruise. Starting at 8 a.m. participants can meet at Hardee’s South at light 22 for a free breakfast before going to the

London Drag Strip. You can race head on head with your friends. $10 gets you unlimited passes down the track and $10 lets you be a spectator at the site. The “Show and Shine� cruise gates open at 1 p.m. to get participants a place to park in downtown Somerset. Well over 1,000 show cars will be expected for the June show. Blocks and blocks of show cars will be displayed allowing visitors to stroll free through the streets

and admire the display of show cars and trucks, talk with owners and enjoy the family atmosphere. There will be DQ RI¿FLDO YHQGLQJ WUXFN ZKHUH \RX FDQ buy special t-shirts and other souvenirs and, of course, there is food, drinks and many offerings in Vendor’s Alley. )RU WKH FKLOGUHQ WKHUH LV .LGV =RQH DQ area in front of the Justice Center for WKH HQMR\PHQW RI FKLOGUHQ RQ LQÀDWDEOH rides. Unlimited rides are just $4. Live musical entertainment can be enjoyed all afternoon. June’s show will have a special display of Chevelle’s and also Malibus and El Caminos. Chevelles have had a special place among owners and collectors from the modest 6 cylinder models to the 454 horsepower muscle cars. You will see many restored and customized models of these popular older cars at the show and shine. One of the greatest parts of the Somernites Cruise is that it is free to participants and visitors, which is not true of many classic car shows. The variety of activities around the cruise has contributed to its success and continued growth in popularity. Make your return visit to the Lake Cumberland area on a show weekend to enjoy the many facets of Somernites Cruise at the Classic Car Capitol of Kentucky, Somerset’s downtown. Stay & Play

Discover Eagle’s Nest This golfing gem in Central Kentucky is now open to the public for the 2014 season. Being a private course for almost 40 years, Eagles Nest County Club has become the “go to” place for tournaments in this area, providing the best golfing experience around. The Nest has spent the last two years focused on the golf course, making it into the jewel that is was decades ago. Bob Littrell, our superintendent, has used his expertise to create fast greens and lush fairways, as he has at many other courses across the state. Also, by creatively placing tees, Eagles Nest can provide a challenging round for “scratch” golfers as well as a fun round for beginners or seniors. Eagle’s Nest offers the finest driving facilities and golf instruction in this area. Our 300 yard driving range offers both natural grass surfaces as well as the latest in mat technologies. Our PGA Professional, Erich Moberly is welcoming all levels of players to Eagle’s Nest to work on their game. Erich uses the latest technology to analyze your swing and can also provide club fitting and repair. The Pro Shop carries all of the latest equipment and accessories to make sure your equipment is up to

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your game. The Eagle’s Nest Swimming and Diving Center is the hub for many of the summer activities. Eagle’s Nest offers special summer memberships for the Swim Center. We are a family focused Club and we can arrange childcare for many of our summer events. When visiting Eagle’s Nest make sure and eat at Sand Wedges, our updated grill inside the clubhouse. Sand Wedges offers great food for those hungry golfers as well as many health conscious options. Sand Wedges also provides catering for the clubhouse as well as in the neighborhood. Our clubhouse is available to parties, socials, banquets and weddings. The sunset from the clubhouse is amazing. Golf rates at Eagles Nest for the 2014 Season are competitive with all of the local smaller courses and will offer early bird and happy hour rates providing one of the least expensive golf experiences in the area. You can book tee times on-line at EaglesNestCC.com. It is easy to sign up and we will keep you informed on our many specials during the golfing season.

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Big South Fork Scenic Railway

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for Saturdays. Just go south on U.S. 27 and follow the signs to get there. No trip to Lake Cumberland would The railway operates operates out of be complete without visiting the Big the restored freight depot across from South Fork National Park. And it can the McCreary County Museum. The be said that no trip to the park would McCreary County Heritage Foundation be complete without visiting the Blue operates a tourist information and Heron Mine and taking a train ride to it. welcome center there on the days the The Big South Fork Scenic Railway railway operates. operates out of Stearns, Ky., and During the week trains leave the VWDUWLQJ WKLV PRQWK RSHUDWHV WUDLQV ÂżYH station at 11 a.m. On Saturdays, the days a week, with two rides scheduled train makes two runs. The Saturday run

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afternoon train. Adult tickets start at $22.75, Seniors $21.25 and children, $13. There are group rates and a number of special rates, depending on whether or not you want them to supply a lunch for you when you arrive at the mine. You will want to visit their web site to see their whole listing of rates which include being able to ride in the cab of the engine or even a group caboose rental. A new ticket package is now offered that also combines the train ride with dinner and a show at Renfro Valley for groups of 10 or more. The train ride is in open cars for a full view of the scenic forest, hills, cliffs and streams. The route drops 600 feet from Stearns to the South Fork of the Cumberland River. The route travels along Roaring Paunch Creek with its many boulders and rapids. It also passes by the Barthel Mining Camp, a privately owned historic mining camp you can also visit while in the area. Once at the mine you can visit the

many “ghost” structures of the houses and buildings that were at the mining camp and listen to stories about each as told by recordings of persons who lived there. You can see the main entrance to the mine and cross the large coal tipple over the river and to the other side where several mine openings used to be. Musical entertainment is provided before the train trip and at the train station at the mine. There are many pictures and a diorama of the mining town to see at the station. One of the more unusual ways to take the trip to Blue Heron Mine via the railroad is to take it one way down to the river and then take a 5 mile canoe trip to Yamacraw Bridge where a shuttle will take you back to Stearns. 7KHUH DUH ¿YH VSHFLDO WUDLQ WKHPH rides this year, a Banjo Boogie Express, Ice Cream Social, Moonshine Limited, Trick or Treat for Tots, Haunted Ghost Train, and Santa Express. The Ice Cream Social is run in conjunction with the McCreary County Homecoming

Celebration on July 5, while the Moonshine Limited ride is set for a date for a full moon, allowing visitors to plan trips to view the “Moonbow” at the State Resort Park after their ride. October runs treat riders to changing forest colors while the special runs in November treat riders to new vistas of cliff lines and rock formations after the leaves have fallen.. The McCreary County Heritage Foundation promotes the scenic railway excursions and other McCreary County features and events such as the Homecoming Celebration which will feature a Car and Truck Show, special activities at the Museum and a Fireworks display. It also promotes use of the Stearns Heritage Golf Course, and its Invitational Tournament held on June 7 & 8. The Stearns Course was listed in Kentucky Living Magazine’s April issue of Reader Choice Awards. For more information and advance ticket sales you can contact their website at www.bsfsry.com.

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To say the tremendous success of the Don Franklin dealership in Somerset is Heaven-sent would not be much of an exaggeration. “Business has exploded, and most of the credit goes to the Franklin family for their Christian beliefs and strong ethics. Eddie Franklin (son of Don) stresses the hiring of people who share his value system of always putting the customer first,” says Joe D. Cummins, general sales manager. “Good things come to people with strong faith, and we are thankful and blessed to be able to offer our customers a new facility that will be second to none in this part of the state,” adds Chris McWilliams, sales manager. It’s impossible not to notice work that has been done at the dealership on U.S. 27, across from Tradewind Shopping Center. Every inch of the property is being excavated and buildings demolished to make way for a state-of-the art facility that will see the number of vehicles offered for sale nearly doubled. The new building will include one of the largest retail showrooms in the area. Service space will also more than double and include 18 service bays with inground lifts. Four detail bays will be added; two service drives that will

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allow for customers to remain in their vehicle while talking with the service manager; customer lounge with all the comforts of home, including Internet access; and play area for children. Upset with slow service when you go for an oil change? That won’t be happening at the all new Don Franklin Somerset facility. There will be two oil change lanes, and if work isn’t completed in 30 minutes or less, you don’t pay. One of the most popular features is likely to be an automatic on-site car wash with a free vacuum open to the public 24/7. “This is a major investment in the local economy and something that’s being done for the ease of use for our customers,” says Eddie Thompson, general manager. Don Franklin is the second largest dealer group in Kentucky, with locations all around Somerset. Many Somerset residents had been customers of Don Franklin for years, traveling to places like Columbia and Russell Springs before the local store opened. In just four years, brisk business at the Somerset location has earned the opportunity for it to be the crown jewel of all 12 dealerships. Plans call for the updating of one additional store each year. Employees of Don Franklin appreciate their employer’s stressing putting family in the forefront. “If you don’t see the vehicle you’re looking for, just ask,” says McWilliams, noting that Don Franklin has one of the largest variety of used vehicles in the state. The entire inventory can be seen by viewing the company’s Web site, www.donfranklinauto.com “We encourage potential customers to review the vehicles on the Web site and then contact their local dealer,” says Cummins. We, the Franklin family, look forward to many more years of serving our loyal and faithful customers. We invite you to just stop by and say “hello” any time.

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GUTHRIE’S RIVER HOUSE

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BY EDGAR SPITZKE Guthrie’s River House has been getting rave reviews for their quality menu, service, and overall dining experience. Owned and operated by William and Angelique Guthrie, the beautiful lake view restaurant has become well known for tasty, satisfying American fare. With an extensive background in restaurants from Manhattan, New York, to sunny California, William and Angellique Guthrie, relocated from Colorado in 2006 to Jamestown, Kentucky, where they opened a small quaint restaurant called Guthrie’s Float House. When the new court house took their location, they moved across the square and opened a full service restaurant called Guthrie’s on the Square. In 2010 an opportunity presented itself to move to Burnside/Somerset. After months of remodeling and renovations, William and Angelique opened Guthrie’s River House. Since moving to their location in Burnside/Somerset, Guthrie’s has garnered a number of awards. The Pulaski Chamber of Commerce voted them Best New Business. The Commonwealtlh-Journal Reader Choice award has gone to Guthrie’s River House for four years in a row for Best Steaks and overall restaurant. They have also won Best Atmosphere and Best Restaurant and many other awards. 30

When we asked the Guthries what they attributed these successes to, bothWilliam and Angelique attributed these successes to their dedicated employees, along with quality food and fresh products. “We have some extremely talented guys in the kitchen that work together as a team to produce a quality product, “ William added. “Brian Roe and Nate Clark are our kitchen managers/chefs. They each bring a creative approach to our seasonal menus and daily chef creations. Drawing from their experience from Chicago to Charleston, South &DUROLQD WKH\ ZRUN WRJHWKHU WR EULQJ XQLTXH Ă€DYRU FRPELQDWLRQV WR Pulaski County.â€? Angelique commented, “Another key to our success is our service staff. Most of our servers have been with us for over two years and they offer friendly, attentive service and actually care about the overall dining experience of our guests. We often receive letters and e-mails raving about the service they received while dining at Guthrie’s. I’m extremely proud of how they work together as a team! In addition, I’m thrilled to have one of the Best bartenders in Pulaski County. Nate Warren is not only an excellent “mixologist,â€? but his attentive professionalism is what our many regulars appreciate most.â€? Angelique smiled as she commented on how blessed they are to have such wonderful people to work with. She continued, “Charles Wright is our General Manager. Being from South Central Kentucky, he brings a hometown charm along with his many years of experience to our restaurant. He has a friendly professionalism that is appreciated by our guests and our staff.â€? Guthrie’s has a beautiful view of Lake Cumberland. The sprawling patio seats over 130 guests where you can dine and relax outdoors. An additional 200 seats indoors offers ample space to accommodate DQ\ VL]H SDUW\ :KHWKHU FRPLQJ RII WKH ODNH LQ Ă€LS Ă€RSV DQG VKRUWV or celebrating a special occasion in evening attire, Guthrie’s River House will offer an enjoyable experience. Offering hand cut USDA Choice steaks, amazing seafood, burgers, Ă€DW EUHDG SL]]DV DQG GDLO\ &KHIV )HDWXUHV WKHUHÂśV VRPHWKLQJ RQ WKH menu for everyone. They have draft beer on tap, an extensive martini and wine list, and specialty house drinks. Reservations are always welcome! Visit their website at http://www.guthriesriverhouse.com. for more information.

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Mike Wells shown here using the new mountain bikng and foot trail at Pulaski County Park.

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If you are a mountain biker, you may be pleased to know that the Lake Cumberland area has one of the premier trails in Kentucky waiting for you. Mountain Bicycling is a sport that takes a lot of stamina and skill. We are not talking about motorized bikes (dirt bikes) or ATVs. We are talking about peddling a bike along trails that go up and down, have rough terrain through rocks and tree roots that cross the trail, may cross bridges, make sharp turns and have places where you could actually become air-borne. The London Forest Service Ranger District has a paper on Mountain Bicycling in their district. In it they say that “all of our hiking trails are open to mountain bicycles. However, many of them are not suitable for cyclists. Because the trails were designed for foot travel, they may present hazards and GLIÂżFXOW\ IRU PRXQWDLQ ELNLQJ 6WDLUV EULGJHV ERXOGHUV and steep switchbacks are examples of the obstacles you PD\ ÂżQG RQ RXU KLNLQJ WUDLOV 0DQ\ RI WKH WUDLOV ZLQG DORQJ cliffs and rock ledges. If you attempt these trails, exercise extreme caution.â€? Interviewing experienced mountain bikers, Mike Wells and his wife Cory, helped to better describe the mountain biking trails in Laurel and Pulaski Counties. Mike has biked trails in Montana, Idaho, Utah and Colorado and also the local trails in this area. His wife, Cory, has won the Kentucky State Games for Women Mountain Biking the last two years in a row. Mike was very impressed with the Eagle Scout Trail 6\VWHP LQ WKH 3XODVNL &RXQW\ 3DUN $V \RX ÂżUVW HQWHU WKH County Park, there is a trail head to the left and it is an 8-mile foot trail that takes you through the woods above the SDUN 0LNH VDLG WKDW DOWKRXJK WKLV WUDLO PLJKW KDYH EHHQ ÂżUVW FRQFHLYHG DV D IRRW WUDLO ZKRHYHU SXW WKH ÂżQLVKLQJ WRXFKHV on it, saw it as a mountain biking trail and made it just that. )RU PRXQWDLQ ELNHUV WKH WUDLO LV ÂłIDVW´ ³ÀRZLQJ´ HQRXJK to take you through its technical parts while still technical enough to keep experienced bikers interested. Mike said it ZDV DV LI D ÂłWUDLO ZKLVSHUHU´ SXW WKH ÂżQLVKLQJ WRXFKHV RQ it. The more you ride it, the more air you will catch. Trail sections you feel are not as clean as you would like will be better the next time you take it. Next time you take the trail the trail will be easier as you take the roots, the turns and the bridges. Great biking! And don’t forget the added attraction—the dip in the lake to cool off at the end of the trail (which is now easier with the lake level up). Ken Ford, local realtor and biking enthusiast, dittos Mike Well’s observations on the Pulaski County trail in the County Park. The park recently produced a map of the trail that we are including with this article, which, for mountain ELNHUV VKRZV WKUHH GLIIHUHQW GLIÂżFXOW\ OHYHOV EHJLQQHUV intermediate and advanced. It is an excellent map with much detail as to the many options on taking the trail and the obstacles that a biker will encounter and can prepare for. Stay & Play

Today’s Quality Furniture... Tomorrow’s Family Heirloom BY EDGAR SPITZKE South Fork Furniture is a family owned business in Casey County in the beautiful and picturesque Amish and Old-Order Mennonite country where horses are still used for farming and for pulling the buggies and wagons used for transportation. The business of over 25 years started in an old barn, but now is contained in a very neat and beautiful store with 7,000 square feet of space. Located at 2644 South Fork Creek Road, directions from Somerset would take you west on the Cumberland Parkway to Exit #78 (Nancy Exit), Turn right at the end of the ramp onto Ky 80, go 7.3 miles and turn right on Ky 910. From there continue another 6 miles and turn right on South Fork Creek Road. The furniture store is located 2.5 miles on the right. 7KH ¿UVW WKLQJ \RX ZLOO VHH LV D

large porch with swings and outdoor furniture ready to load. Inside, you will be taken aback by the many displays of hand-crafted, solid wood furniture for every room in your house. The furniture is made in small family operated Amish wood shops having from 2 to 8 craftsmen. The furnishings are not mass produced, but ordered and custom made for the South Fork Furniture store. All furniture is Amish made in the USA. The solid wood furniture is made from many different woods, walnut, maple, cherry, oak, elm, hickory, pine, and quarter-sawn white oak. There are bedroom, dining room, and living room VHWV NLWFKHQ IXUQLWXUH RIÂżFH IXUQLWXUH including roll top desks, coffee and end table sets, old style Hoosier furniture and breakfast nooks, even some items in “Rustic Cedarâ€?.

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View BY EDGAR SPITZKE Eating out is a pleasure. Mom especially enjoys not having to cook. In the Lake Cumberland area, what is a pleasure now, is that you have so many choices. That didn’t use to be. In the 80’s, there were some fast food stops along U.S. 27, but only

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one family type full-menu restaurant, Waitsboro Inn. (space now occupied by a branch bank). Waitsboro Inn, run by Johnny Tuttle, specialized in good steak dinners and a place where, in this dry county, you could “brown bag it” and enjoy a glass of wine with your meal. We now have enough choices that we can categorize them for what our guests might want. This “Eating Out” series will focus on “atmosphere”. Given the option to “eat out”, the determining factors will be quality of food, service, and, perhaps, “atmosphere”. While last on the list, we are going to approach DWPRVSKHUH ¿UVW 6LQFH /DNH &XPEHUODQG LV VXFK D EHDXWLIXO lake, why not look at lake views as a determining “atmosphere,” and in that, we have a good number of choices. In the Somerset area, if you want to dine with a lake view, you can choose Guthries River House. Some tables in-doors are on the lake side of the restaurant. But, many opt for outdoor dining as it seems any time you pass the restaurant the outdoor dining area is full. Guthries is located on South U.S. 27 within the Burnside City Limits. They have a full menu of steaks, chicken and seafood specializing in hand-cutted fresh meat entrees. Next we go to the Harbor Restaurant at Lee’s Ford Marina Resort. Located at the top of the hill from the dock, they have a stairway up to the restaurant, but also have free docking and a shuttle service for any guests coming off the lake up to the restaurant. An all-season restaurant, the Harbor has in door seating with a fantastic view of the harbor. But, they also offer outdoor dining below the main restaurant. The out door dining is in a shaded area which also offers lake views from some tables 37

on a large out-door deck. The Harbor also has a very large sports bar area with individual TV screens in their booths and you can order any of their meals to be served in their sports bar. We have enjoyed their lunch specials, especially their grouper and Reuben, corned beef and cabbage sandwiches. Grider Hill Resort Marina has a much overlooked restaurant which has a high up view of their marina, much like the Harbor Restaurant. With in-door and outside dining, the Grider Hill Restaurant offers full breakfast, dinner and supper menus with inside tables offering a lake view, and, of course, the outside dining giving you an open air, shaded place to view the lake and marina. Meals at the restaurant can be combined with musical entertainment afterward on the deck above the marina where crowds enjoy live entertainment on Saturday evenings throughout the summer. You can check out their webside, www/ griderhillmarinaresort.com. to see who is playing for any given weekend.

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Wolf Creek Marina Not to be overlooked is the restaurant at Lake Cumberland Resort Park adjacent to Lure Lodge. The large windows give most tables, even those not next to a window, an expansive view of the lake from a very high location above the lake. The resort restaurant often features buffet

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lunch and supper meals and even a seafood buffet on the third Friday of every month. On the water dining, that is, outdoor dining from outdoor decks, can be enjoyed at Jamestown Resort Marina, served from a snackbar, from indoor dining and outside dining at Conley Bottom Marina, and at what is touted as a lake touring destination at Wolf Creek Marina, where they have a “Tiki” bar atmosphere and occasional musical entertainment on their water side restaurant.

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BY EDGAR SPITZKE Cultural interests beckon many visitors to Lake Cumberland. The Center For Rural Development has long contributed to appreciation for culture with stage plays, musical programs and monthly displays of works of art in its hallways and entrance. Unfortunately, most performances are scheduled during the school year and not during summer months. But visitors can still visit and view the art work on display while the building is open during the day. Also, for the summer season, the Center is one of the places you can purchase tickets for the Master Musician’s Festival in July. The festival has a broad range of cultural exposure to varied venues of musical entertainment. More on that event later. 6RPHUVHWœV ROG SRVW RI¿FH DQG ODWHU LWœV library, has added to Somerset’s cultural scene. Now known as the Carnegie Community Arts Center, the beautiful building built in l913 has been renovated to accommodate exhibits, performances, wedding receptions, shops, studios,

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RI¿FH DQG D )UHQFK VW\OH PDUNHW DQG cafÊ. It’s gift shop offers a wide variety of items created by local artists and craftsmen such as pottery, fabrics, wood turned bowls and other hardwood products, garden dÊcor, stained glass, paintings, unusual beautiful dolls, knit and crocheted items, home-made soaps and assorted jewelry. The gift shop is the exclusive distributer for Jamison Brinson’s jewelry. The arts center is open Tuesday through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Federal Room, ORFDWHG RQ WKH PDLQ ÀRRU LV D ODUJH URRP that can be rented for dances, weddings, receptions and private parties. It has a caterer’s prep kitchen and beverage area. This is also where regional and local artists are invited to exhibit. The room is currently being used for a musical group, the Jammers, performing bluegrass and country music every Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Starting the 20th, Southern Middle School students with have an art exhibit in the Federal Room. Lake Cumberland Blues Society performs every other

Tuesday evening while the Cumberland Brass Band plays on alternating Tuesdays. June 16-18 the arts center will host a “Summer Stretch Camp� for 10 to 14 year olds with sessions on nutrition, yoga, creative movement and

Rachel Rhule, a Eubank resident and talented artist, was featured at the Carnigie Community Ars Center last fall.

arts and crafts. June 21 starts the “Somer Soltice Show� an art exhibit by young adults. Fridays at noon the Carnegie Cuisine Club meets for around the world foods. Their chef takes them to different locations each week to experience foods around the world. The public is welcome, but reservations need to be made. The Master Musicians Festival this year will be held in Somerset Community College Festival Field, July11-12. The Master Musicians Festival endeavors each year to bring a wide variety of multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-racial music to their eclectic stages, from blues to bluegrass, from Celtic to Haitian Roots, from Rock-nRoll to Jazz, to Progressive Newgrass to Country, Americana and everything in between. This year’s festival will feature Counting Crows, The Apache Relay, St Paul & The Broken Bones, Sundy Best and Willie Watson and more.. For more information and admission prices contact the festival at www. mastermusiciansfestival.org.

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Waterfalls, Camping and Bears BY EDGAR SPITZKE Lake Cumberland traverses the hills, valleys and farmland of Russell, Clinton, Pulaski, Wayne, Laurel and McCreary Counties in Kentucky. The North and South forks of the lake pass through land designated as part of the Daniel Boone Forest. The Boone Forest offers recreational opportunities amid dense woodlands, towering cliffs and plunging waterfalls, with campsites, trails and vistas to add to your Lake Cumberland visit. We will give an overview of places you can visit and things you can do in the Boone Forest. Bee Rock Recreation Area is located along Ky. 192 and the Pulaski County and Laurel County lines, This is where the lower Rockcastle River meets the lake.

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There are primitive but well landscaped campgrounds on both sides of the river. There is a boat ramp on the Laurel County side of the river. Trails lead to the thunderous rapids of the Rockcastle and also up to the top of Bee Rock. Plaques detail some of the interesting history of the area. This is a truly beautiful park to visit with enjoyable trails. Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area and Wilderness is an 18,000 acre part of the Boone Forest located off South U.S. 27 at the Pulaski and McCreary County lines. A gravel forest service road takes you to a parking area and trailhead where you can take a loop trail to the Beaver Creek Overlook, perched high above the creek and giving you a beautiful view of the wilderness area and a nice easy walk through dense Hemlock groves and along impressive cliffs. This is a favorite destination for nature lovers who like to explore and enjoy solitude and adventure in a distinctly remote setting. Natural Arch Recreation Area is located off U.S. 27 and Kentucky Route

927. The main attraction, of course is the massive natural arch which can be seen from overlooks and reached by a trail that allows you to see the arch up close and be impressed with the underside of it. Nine miles of trails run through this truly scenic area There are two large picnic shelters for groups and a large outdoor amphitheater for public use. This is a must see. For camping in this part of the forest, there are two horse camping destinations, Barren Fork, right off U.S. 27 near Whitley City and behind the Stearns 5DQJHU 'LVWULFW RIÂżFH DQG %HOO )DUP Horse Camp along Ky. 1363. There is also a large campground at the end of Route 1363 called Great Meadow. It does not provide for horses, but a section of that campground is open all year. Again, these sites are primitive but extremely beautiful in a deep forest setting and DORQJ 5RFN &UHHN D SRSXODU WURXW ÂżVKLQJ stream. Not to be overlooked, for those who prefer a campsite near the water, Alum Ford, at the end of Rte 700 in McCreary

County, is a popular Forest Service primitive camping area. Several trails in this area are unique with waterfalls, a large natural arch and massive cliffs. The Sheltowee Trace Hiking trail starts in Tennessee and crosses through this campground. On the way to Great Meadow Campground you pass Hemlock Grove, a beautiful picnic area. If you want to enjoy the many trails and their overlooks in this part of the Boone Forest, a visit to the Stearns Ranger 'LVWULFW 2I¿FH QRUWK RI :KLWOH\ &LW\ LV recommended. There you can get up to date information and printouts detailing all the trails in their part of the forest. One caution: Black bears have returned to Kentucky and have expanded their territory which includes this part of the Boone Forest. They are not aggressive and rarely pose a threat to humans, but visitors should always use caution around black bears. Don’t feed the bears, dispose of litter and food trash properly and never approach a black bear, especially if she has cubs. Report bear sightings to the QHDUHVW )RUHVW 6HUYLFH 2I¿FH

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CC’s Furniture... Where Customer Satisfaction is Top Priority CC’s Furniture is locally owned and operated and is located at 1340 S. Hwy. 27 in Oak Hill Plaza (at stop light #11). CC’s Furniture really cares about their customers; they go out of their way to ‘earn your business,’ keeping their customers coming back. They know and understand what customer service really means. CC’s top priority is to take care of each customer who walks through the doors. They do this with

guaranteed lowest prices and take the WLPH WR OLVWHQ DQG ¿QG H[DFWO\ ZKDW \RX need. In addition to their beautiful showroom, they can special order thousands of items to customize your special look. CC’s Furniture proudly introduced Corinthian brand furniture to Somerset. Corinthian upholstery is durable and heavy duty with a lifetime warranty. <RXœOO ¿QG D IXQ NLGV URRP ZLWK castles, slides and sports beds. They offer a large selection of kids furniture, but WKDWœV QRW DOO \RXœOO ¿QG CC’s Furniture has everything you need to furnish and decorate your home. Rugs, lighting, lamps, paintings, mirrors, ÀRUDOV EHGURRP DQG OLYLQJ URRP VXLWHV dining sets and much more. ,I \RX FDQQRW ¿QG WKH IXUQLWXUH \RX QHHG KHUH \RX SUREDEO\ FDQQRW ¿QG LW anywhere. To make this available to all

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the early 20th century. History buffs should not pass up a trip to nearby Barthell, where you can walk There are a lot of things which set up to 300 feet into an original mine shaft. scenic McCreary County apart from This mining camp, restored in meticulous other Kentucky counties. It’s the detail, also offers guests the chance to stay Commonwealth’s youngest — having in authentically decorated cabins. celebrated its Centennial in March 2012. Hunting for the perfect souvenir? You’ll And it’s Kentucky’s only county not to ¿QG WUDYHOLQJ DORQJ VFHQLF 0F&UHDU\ have an incorporated city. County’s Unique and Antique Trail. Shops But who needs the city when you’re such as the Mountain Craft Center and in an outdoor paradise? Located on the Tower Crafts General Store are stocked Tennessee line, McCreary County is at the with the wares of local artisans dedicated to heart of southern Kentucky’s most popular celebrating Appalachian tradition. You can outdoor attractions. With easy access to Lake Cumberland (now fully restored of the South — and its surrounding trails ¿QG FKDUPLQJ DQWLTXHV DW 6WUDLJKW )URP to 723 feet), Daniel Boone National comprise an attraction so big its spills the Estate and Papaw Sid’s, and just about Forest and the Big South Fork National from Whitley County into McCreary anything else at Bobby Duncan’s General River and Recreation Area, visitors can County much like its namesake spans two Store which has served the community for experience the best in hiking, horseback nations. Cumberland Falls is also home to seven decades. :KHQ PHDO WLPH FRPHV \RXœOO ¿QG ULGLQJ ¿VKLQJ FDQRHLQJ DQG ND\DNLQJ the Moonbow, a full-moon phenomenon Don’t worry if you don’t have your own which can’t be found anywhere else in the several distinctive alternatives to familiar national chains (though they’re here too). equipment; rentals are available. Western Hemisphere. The county is laced with a network of The moon (and stars?) align perfectly on Two spots specializing in local fare can trails, including 54 miles of the famed July 12 for visitors seeking a wide range be found right on Main Street in Whitley Sheltowee Trace. Large portions of the of activity. Before taking in the moonbow, City. The Dairy Bar — home to the Dixie Trace are open to horses and mountain start your day on Whitley City’s Main Whopper — is a genuine drive-in which bikes but the only way to complete the Street for the Moonshiners Run Car Show. has garnered national attention while trail — spanning from Pickett State Park Then head down to historic Stearns where Kristina’s Kitchen serves up delectable in Tennessee to Rowan County, Kentucky the Big South Fork Scenic Railway kicks vegetarian fare. With all this to do (and more!), visitors — is on foot. off the evening with a dinner showcasing For those needing a slower but no less WKH UHJLRQœV ¿QHVW ZLQH VSLULWV DQG IRRG will need several days to take it all in. breathtaking experience, McCreary County before hopping aboard the Moonshine Luckily there are accommodations here to is home to 25 documented waterfalls and Limited, a 90-minute train ride into Big suit all tastes — from convenient motels located just off the highway to the quaint 40 arches, such as the spectacular 90-foot South Fork river gorge. Natural Arch. This summer offers free If the spirits prove too strong, the railway Farmhouse Inn Bed and Breakfast as guided hikes to Yahoo Falls — Kentucky’s has also launched excursions celebrating well as cabins off the beaten path. Both tallest waterfall — each Sunday morning the traditions of the ice cream social and primitive and RV campsites are plentiful, at 10 a.m. bluegrass music. And the train is still the too. For more information about your new Of course, a visit to the area is not best portal back in time to the Blue Heron complete without a trip to Cumberland Mining Camp, with its coal tipple and 13 favorite family mountain getaway, visit Falls State Resort Park. The 125-foot ghost structures conjuring what life was www.mccrearytourism.com or call tollwide waterfall — known as the Niagara like during the coal and lumber boom of free 1-606-376-3008. BY JANIE SLAVEN

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Relief from the Heat The warm weather is here finally and so now is the time to head for SomerSplash Water Park north of Somerset. SomerSplash is outstanding in its many features you can enjoy. SomerSplash features include 20 acres of family fun, with one of the longest lazy rivers in Kentucky, a 20,000 square foot wave pool, forty-foot single and double rider tube slides and three forty-foot tall waterslides. The kiddie play pool has several water spouts and a tipping bucket. In 2010 a bowl slide, a speed slide and a wading pool were added to the park. The water park is located at 1030 Ky. Hwy 2227 (Old U.S. 27) just south of Paul’s Discount Sporting Store. The park is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sundays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. There are several admission and ticket options. The “Ride ‘N’ Slide” price of $14.95 admits you to everything in the park— all the slides, wave pool, kiddie play and lay river. You must be at least 48” tall to qualify for that ticket. The “Half” Splash” admission of $12.905 is for guests under 48” tall or who wish not to ride the large slides. It allows entry to the wave pool, kiddie play and lazy river. “Dry Dock” price is $3 and is for those who wish to enter the park, but not get into the water and just sit pool side. Children two and under are free with an adult purchasing park admission (not including an adult Dry Dock). A half price admission to the park is available for the

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“Ride ‘N’ Slide” and the “Half Splash” if you enter the park after 4 p.m. and that admission is $10 (Except on SomerBlast day). SomerBlast is the park’s celebration of Independence day, July 5, when there will be fireworks and special live-entertainment and the park doesn’t close until midnight. Season passes are available with different rates during the year. Passes begin to be sold in November and the price is $49.95 through March. From April through May 15 season passes are $59.95 and from May 16 season passes are $69.95. Season passes can be purchased anytime after May 16 for $69.95. Payment plans are available for the earlier purchased passes. All admissions and passes are sold plus tax. Groups and birthday parties can be arranged also. The outdoor pool located outside the Somerset Family Fitness Center (old YMCA), has been open and is also being operated by the City of Somerset and SomerSplash Waterpark. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. for June and July. Admission is $5 per person and it is $2 per person if you own a SomerSplash season pass. Children two and under are free. This outdoor pool will be closed during the SomerBlast festivities. Phone 606-679-7946 for more information or to purchase advance passes.

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We have promoted the Kids Catch a Rainbow Tournament before, but because the event is so big and is a special family event that costs absolutely nothing but your time and attention, it bears repeating and encouraging participation. The date for this year’s event is June 7. This will be the 28th annual Catch A Rainbow Fishing Derby. Last year’s derby was a great success with 1,375 children ages 1-15 registering. Participants UHFHLYHG D W VKLUW IRRG DQG GULQNV ÂżVKHG IRU WKRXVDQGV RI nice trout, and all won an outdoor related prize. Prizes ranged IURP ELF\FOHV WR ÂżVKLQJ WDFNOH FDPSLQJ HTXLSPHQW DQG PRUH Thanks to numerous sponsors, and especially with the help of the event’s partners the event continues to be free to all participants and their accompanying relatives. This annual event started in the summer of l986. Several local individuals believed that the trout stream below the Hatchery could be utilized for more than just releasing trout into the river. The Hatchery manager at that time, Richard “Dickâ€? +DOH VWDUWHG WKH ÂżUVW HYHU .LGÂśV )LVKLQJ 'HUE\ DV D PHDQV WR LQWURGXFH FKLOGUHQ WR WKH IXQ RI ÂżVKLQJ IRU WURXW 7KH SXUSRVH of the derby is to encourage parents and children to enjoy an expense-free outing which allows them to experience a day IXOO RI ÂżVKLQJ RXWGRRU IXQ DQG SUL]HV WKDQNV WR WKH QXPHURXV derby sponsors. 5HJLVWUDWLRQ LV DW OHDVW PLQXWHV SULRU WR ÂżVKLQJ WLPHV 7KH

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ÂżQG WKHP 3KLO FDWFKHV KLV RZQ EDLW and this, he said, gives him superior :KLOH ÂżVKLQJ RQ /DNH &XPEHUODQG baits to give you a better chance of is forecast to be better than ever due catching your limit. While the goal to the rise in the lake waters, if you is catching stripers, he said that in an want the big ones and want to be sure outing, you are also going to catch to bring home a catch, a reputable DERXW HYHU\ RWKHU NLQG RI ÂżVK DORQJ with them. Guides also give you guide service is a good bet. Most guides work out of the area the advantage of knowing how to marinas and usually the marinas adjust to changing weather patterns and bait stores can recommend a WKDW DIIHFW KRZ WKH ÂżVK DUH ELWLQJ When cold fronts come through, for successful guide. We interviewed Phil Glass, who LQVWDQFH WKH ÂżVK DUH QRW DV DFWLYH DQG lives in Monticello, and who works it may take longer to get your catch. Most guide services charge about out of Conley Bottom Marina Resort. Asked how he got into the business, the same, $250 for two persons and he said he is retired from the Fish $50 for each additional person. Phil said he provides everything a and Wildlife Department, loved to ÂżVK DQG VR LW ZDV D QDWXUDO WR VHW XS ÂżVKHUPDQ ZLOO QHHG IRU WKH WULS LQ WKH a guide service. He has been at it for way of tackle, bait, etc. All people need to do is show up with a valid 15 years. According to Glass, the advantage license and bring whatever food and of hiring a guide is that the guides drink they need. We had a cold front go through are out on the water every day and so are acquainted with the day to day around the 15th of May and so it PRYHPHQW RI WKH ÂżVK 7KH\ PRYH might have seemed a little iffy for all the time and so you just have to a group of gentlemen from northern 56

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Creek, gets about 400 to 500 a time. The time of stockings is posted on the web at Giving anglers a jump on when It was a short hike down the hill to a www. section of trout stream that empties into WKHUH DUH PRUH ÂżVK LQ WKH VWUHDP EHIRUH Beaver Creek. The evening sun glistened they make their way down to lake level on the opposite bank and the waterfall waters. In addition to six excellent streams in was noisily emptying fresh water into the WURXW KROH LQ IURQW RI XV $ ÂżUVW FDVW DQG our immediate area that are regularly VXGGHQO\ ZH KDG RXU ÂżUVW FDWFK 6WHYH VWRFNHG PDQ\ HQMR\ ÂżVKLQJ IRU WURXW LQ Davis and Mike Cooksey, regulars to the tail waters of the Cumberland River this spot, continued to cast and quickly below the dam and also at the discharge UHHO LQ WKHLU EDLWV VRPHWLPHV DUWLÂżFLDO stream below the hatchery. (the location sometimes live. In about an hour, moving RI D KDQGLFDSSHG DFFHVVLEOH ÂżVKLQJ DUHD up and down the bank they bagged ÂżYH QLFH WURXW 1RW WKHLU OLPLWV EXW nonetheless for that short time a good FDWFK 7KH ÂżVK VHHPHG WR VWRS ELWLQJ whatever was thrown out to them, so it ZDV WLPH WR FOLPE XS WKH KLOO DQG ÂżOOHW WKH catch. The reward: Sitting down to a meal of The “big onesâ€? are caught ÂżOOHWV OLJKWO\ SDQ IULHG ZLWK VWHDPHG below the dam as we see with these anglers. broccoli and potato wedges and cole slaw. Hey! Does life get any better than that? For an old boy from the streets of and also the location of the Kids Catch a Chicago living in the Lake Cumberland Rainbow Spring Derby). While streams emptying into Beaver area and enjoying beautiful surroundings and good fresh food is sheer pleasure. And Creek and Otter Creek in Wayne County we love to share it with our visitors from and Rock Creek in McCreary County are XS QRUWK /DNH ÂżVKLQJ LV JUHDW EXW WKHUH the most popular for locals, the tail waters is something special about the intimacy below the dam have produced the largest of the trout stream and its surroundings. trout. In fact, the record size brown trout Fishing buddies, Mike and Steve caught in Kentucky waters was below especially enjoy the extreme beauty of the dam on the river. Nonetheless, many Rock Creek in McCreary County where HQMR\ FDWFKLQJ WKH VPDOOHU ÂżVK DV WKH\ the Wolf Creek Hatchery regularly pours are discharged into the stream outside 1,200 small trout into that stream each WKH KDWFKHU\ )RU WKRVH WURXW ÂżVKLQJ time they stock it. The stream mentioned enthusiasts and others, a new project on at the outset that empties into Beaver that stream is in the making and a sign BY EDGAR SPITZKE

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announcing it is displayed prominently in WKDW ¿VKLQJ DUHD Right now there is a section of the stream from the hatchery that drops gently, but then later drops dramatically into a ravine that empties into the river. The ravine has grown deeper and deeper with sides so steep that it is dangerous to WU\ WR JHW WR WKH ZDWHUV WR ¿VK ,Q DGGLWLRQ the silt from the ravine emplies into the river and is, in fact, piling up there and sending more silt downstream. 7KH VLJQ LQ WKH ¿VKLQJ DUHD DQQRXQFHV WKH GHYHORSPHQW RI D QHZ WURXW ¿VKLQJ stream emanating from the hatchery and gradually dropping the 35’ in elevation down to the river over a distance of over a mile, around 6,000 linear feet. The plan is to create a stream that will be friendly to the trout that will allow them to travel both down stream to the river and upstream to spawn. Natural trout habitat and spawning areas will be developed along the stream. At present, there are no plans to put in a road with parking lots, but rather provide two access points to a hiking path along the stream that will be easily accessible WR ¿VKHUPHQ ZKLOH NHHSLQJ WKH DUHD DV pristine and natural as possible. Work on this project has been delayed in past months, but is now moving forward with a hopeful starting construction date in August and a completion date sometime in late winter or early spring. The work will start at the river and be developed upward toward the hatchery and when completed, water from the hatchery will be diverted from the existing stream to the new one. 57

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BY EDGAR SPITZKE Visitors to Lake Cumberland this holiday weekend should HQMR\ DQ LQFUHGLEOH ZHHNHQG IRU ¿VKLQJ At the time of our copy deadline, May 15, according to *UHJ 3XOOHQ ZKDWHYHU \RX DUH ¿VKLQJ IRU ZLOO VLPSO\ ³ZHDU you out, hauling them in. Conditions should remain the same WKURXJK WKH KROLGD\ ZLWK VHYHUDO VSHFLHV RI ¿VK DUH HLWKHU spawning, getting ready to or just off the spawning beds, putting them in shallow waters. &UDSSLH ¿VKLQJ KDV EHHQ JUHDW ZLWK DQJOHUV FDWFKLQJ RU PRUH ¿VK DW D WLPH *UHJ VDLG RQH JURXS RI ¿YH ZRPHQ KDYH been doing that consistently day after day. The best place WR ¿VK IRU FUDSSLH LV LQ WKH EDFN RI FUHHNV DQG SRFNHWV RII WKH PDLQ ODNH ZLWK PLQQRZV DQG JUXEV 1LJKW ¿VKLQJ XQGHU lights is also bringing in large catches of crappie. 6WULSHU ¿VKLQJ LV EHVW DW QLJKW XVLQJ 5DSDOD VOLYHUV &RUGHOO Red Fins and Long-A-Bombers. In the mornings they can be caught with top water baits and live bait. At the time of writing they were starting to be caught on umbrella rigs in the main lake along creek (river) channel banks. Small mouth bass are just coming off the spawning beds and large mouth are getting on to them, so they are being caught in shallow waters in the back of the creeks and in big pickets off the main lake. Greg suggests going all the way to the back of the creeks for them. Small mouth bass can be caught on the main lake on red clay banks, points and just inside the pockets. Night ¿VKLQJ IRU EDVV LV JHWWLQJ EHWWHU :DOOH\H ¿VKLQJ VKRXOG EH LQ WR IHHW RI ZDWHU RQ UHG clay banks bottom bouncing with night crawlers or with crank baits. Blue Gill can be caught in any pockets with the best catches in 12 to 15’ of water using worms, crickets, etc. June 2014

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4XDOLW\ 6HUYLFH &RQYHQLHQW /RFDWLRQ By Edgar Spitzke Jim and Jennifer Quillen are the owners of Idle Time Marine, located at 1438 Hwy 90 in Bronston, next to VIP restaurant. They are staffed with over 20 years in the marine industry, and on February l opened their new business on Hwy 90. Idle Time Marine offers full tune up and repair service for all makes and models of boats—even having, tuning up and refurbishing the old stand up jet skis, popular decades ago, but are now considered classics. The Quillen’s are native to Pulaski County and have spent their lives enjoying and promoting Lake Cumberland and its recreational activities. For their new dealership, the Quillen’s chose to represent two popular brands, the Landau pontoon boat and the Suzuki Engines for their pontoon boats. The Landau is a truly luxurious pontoon boat with several styles that include “tri-toons” . The variety of models offered by Landau are their top of the line, Signature Cruise Series, then their Atlantis, Island Breeze and A’Lure Fishing Series. Depending on the series chosen, the boats can range from 18’ in length to 27’ with a standard 8 ½ ‘ width for all models. Passenger capacity can range from 7 to 15 persons depending on length of the boat and seating configuration. Sport boats can have a number of captain chairs for anglers, cruise boats might include double lounge chairs and a host of seating configurations. Options can include GPS, premium sound systems, rear and/ or side boarding, extra large 46 gallon gas tank capacity, reclining captain’s chairs, MP3/USB

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ports and Chrome light housings for navigation, marine coolers and fish wells, cup holders, tach, speedometer, fuel gauge and volt meter, tilt steering wheel and more and more. An especially neat option is a spacious pop-up dressing room for changing clothes. Depending on model and size of boat, engines can range from 60 hp to 250 hp. Asked why they chose the Landau brand of boat to handle and sell, Jim supplied a printout about the company stressing it as an independent family (not corporate) owned company that has been in the business of building Pontoon boats

since l974. Their only business is building luxury pontoon boats with the goal of setting up your boat for your individual needs and desires, from recreational boating to serious fishing. Interestingly, the sales brochure for Landau Pontoon Boats picture them with Suzuki engines. Idle Time Marine is the only Suzuki Engine dealer and service representative in the Lake Cumberland area. Why Suzuki? Frankly because Suzuki is a motor company, not a boat company or anything else. For years they have been building motors for marine, auto, motorcycle and ATV markets with a commitment to 4-stroke technology that has never wavered. They have succeeded in having the industry’s largest all-4-stroke lineup from their mini-light 2.5 horsepower portable, right up

to their new flagship 4-liter 300-horsepower V6 engine. With a 4-stroke engine you burn regular gas without having an oil-gas mixture, resulting in not polluting the water with oil, cleaner burning and better gas mileage, quieter engines, etc., etc., etc. Idle Time Marine can offer the Fishing model of the Landau boat at entry level price of $18,500, total with boat, motor and trailer, that is, a 19’ boat with a 60 hp engine and trailer complete. They have ordered a number of boats for stock with additional options such as mooring cover, additional cleats for anchor and moorage, upgraded chrome housings for lights and upgraded vinyl flooring rather than carpeting (which gets wet, holds moisture and mold and deteriorates quickly). They can offer an entry level Island Breeze Cruiser Series boat at 20’ in length for $23,900 with a 90 hp motor. They can offer an entry level Atlantis Cruiser Series with split rear loung and in a tritoon, 23’ in length for $34,900 with a Suzuki 115 hp engine. When you visit Idle Time Marine, you can buy “off the floor” or order your boat and seating configuration as you might like it. Financing can also be arranged. Idle Time Marine is ready to help you buy or select the boat of your dreams with a quality Landau Pontoon or Tri-toon and powerful and efficient Suzuki Motor. Before you buy anything else, visit Idle Time Marine and consider all your options. Jim and Jennifer Quillen will be there to assist you.

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