SUMMER Looking for some fun?
There are so many things to do around the Louisville area, that you will have to start scheduling special local fun days. By Angela Stallings Hagan, Bob Uberti, Stacie L. Martin, Carrie Vittitoe, Susan Viers Wobbe, LaDonna Kennedy, Beth Keeney, Mary Ellen Bianco, Tami L. Pyles, Elaine Rooker Jack
Take a day trip to Holiday World. Pick blackberries at Huber's Farm. Feel bare feet on soft grass. Walk the path at Tom Sawyer Park. Join in Family Funday Sundays at Churchill Downs: Junior Jockey Club. Walk or bike along the Riverwalk at dusk. Skim along the Ohio in a speedboat on a sunny day. Shop on Bardstown Road. Eat Graeter's watermelon sorbet. Relax at Bats baseball. Cool off with 69¢ Fizz Freezes at Thornton’s. Stop by the playground at Waterfront Park. Go to Mammoth Cave and cool down. Boat up to (or just eat at) Captain's Quarters. Take a ghost tour in downtown Louisville. Get wet at Creekside Sprayground at the Parklands of Floyds Fork. Enjoy the shade of the Waterfall Trail at Blackacre Nature Preserve. Pick blueberries at Bryant’s Blueberries in New Salisbury, Ind. Hit the flat biking path at Pope Lick Park to the south of Taylorsville Road. Climb the hilly wooded trail at Pope Lick Park to the north of Taylorsville Road. Take the adults to The Thirsty Pedaler and make the rounds of local downtown pubs and bars. Feed the geese at Cave Hill Cemetery or just look at the interesting monuments. Taste the Ice Cream at Barrel Of Fun. Send the kids to Camp Hi-Ho. Sweat on purpose. Sing at the Abby on the River Beatles Festival (May 22-26). Stop at Dairy Queen with free scoop card earned through the library summer reading program. Continued on page 14
Join the Junior Jockey Club.
Spend a day at Holiday World.
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Pick blueberries at Bryant’s Blueberries.
Try Graeter’s Watermelon Sorbet.
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