You have to promise me that you’ll plan a trip to Lake Cumberland State Resort Park soon. Promise?
Good.
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You have to promise me that you’ll plan a trip to Lake Cumberland State Resort Park soon. Promise?
Good.
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Golf Course – immaculately beautiful.
As someone who is in love with Kentucky’s State Parks, I’m really excited to tell you about a contest in which you can show your support for one (or even several!) of your favorite State Parks.
Fans of Kentucky State Parks have a chance to vote for their favorite park through the third annual Coca-Cola ââ?¬Å?America is Your Parkââ?¬Â contest.
The park with the most votes will receive a $100,000 recreation grant from Coca-Cola. The second-place park will receive $50,000, and third place will receive $25,000. These recreation grants are provided to help restore, rebuild or enhance activity areas in parks where people can play and be active.Ã? That’s A LOT of money and I’d LOVE to see one of our amazing Kentucky State Parks walk away with it.
The deadline for voting is July 15, 2012.
Voting is easy. Visit www.livepositively.com/parks to earn one vote per click for your favorite Kentucky State Park. You can also vote by checking in from your favorite state park. More details are available by visiting the website.
You can vote more than once, by the way – trust me, I’ve been voting like a woman possessed. 🙂
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park Cottages in the trees… surrounded by deer, birds, squirrels, and outrageous beauty.
Our Kentucky State Parks are something we can all be very proud of. They’re ideal places to spend an evening, a weekend, or an entire vacation. The food at the Kentucky State Resort Parks is always outstanding. I wish I had a dollar for every piece of catfish I’ve eaten at our state resort parks… better yet, keep the dollars, just give me more catfish!
Gorgeous Lake Barkley Lodge at the Lake Barkley State Resort Park – this lodge is something really, really, really special. You have to see it for yourself!
A reminder: If you are affiliated with one of Kentucky’s amazing State Parks, e-mail me information about events and/or specials you’d like to share with our readers. I’ll be more than thrilled to post information and/or pictures right away.Ã? Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park and Lake Barkley State Resort Park are excellent about mailing me information.Ã? E-mail me at joi @ genuinekentucky.com or my personal e-mail address joisigers @ aim.com (without the spaces, of course!).
One of several deer we saw recently on Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park’s Golf Course. Gorgeous Golf Course, uncommonly friendly staff and an equally friendly and knowledgeable golf pro.
The Kentucky State Park system is made up of 50 resort, recreation and historic parks throughout the state. For more information about lodging, camping, recreational opportunities and other park activities, visit www.parks.ky.gov
Lake Cumberland Disc Golf Course
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park is the very definition of gorgeous. When I see places like the Lake Cumberland area, I think, “Now Kentucky’s just showing off.”
And why not? If you’ve got it, flaunt every bit of it! Kentucky flaunts like few would even dare attempt.
Kentucky doesn’t hold anything back in the Lake Cumberland area, which makes Disc Golf at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park especially exhilarating. Imagine, fun with family/and or friends while surrounded by scenery that looks straight out of a painting. Seriously, have your camera ready.
If you aren’t yet familiar with the fast-growing and ridiculously popular sport of Disc golf, let me give you a little background. Disc Golf is played like the traditional game of golf that you’re more familiar with. Except, instead of using a ball, you use a flying disc or Frisbee and instead of using clubs, you use your hands. I don’t have to tell you how much cheaper a Frisbee is than golf balls and it’s pretty obvious that your hands come cheaper than a set of clubs!
Surprisingly, Disc Golf was first played in the early 1970’s I was surprised to learn that – I would have sworn it was a much more recent fad. The goal of Disc Golf is to “complete” a hole in the fewest number of throws or tosses.
Like the traditional game of golf, Disc Golf is great exercise. Maybe even more so, since you walk a great deal more. Fans of Disc Golf also love the fact that it’s a lot more inexpensive than other sports.
Did you know that there isn’t even a greens fee at Lake Cumberland State Resort Park?!
Benefits of Disc Golf:
Picture yourself on the greens of the beautiful Lake Cumberland Disc Golf Course!
Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
5465 State Park Rd.
Jamestown, KY 42629
Phone: (270) 343-3111
Toll Free: (800) 325-1709
Email: lakecumberland@ky.gov
There’s a spot waiting for you at Lake Cumberland Disc Golf Course!
Did you Know that Lake Cumberland is the Houseboat Capital of the World?
My husband and I were watching a show on one of our favorite channels (The Travel Channel) last night when the narrator mentioned, “The Houseboat Capital of the World,” followed immediately by two words that made us sit up and take notice, “Lake Cumberland.”
Who knew?!
Well, actually, apparently a lot of people knew. In fact, if you GOOGLE “Houseboat Capital of the World,” Lake Cumberland shows up at the top. Google knows, The Travel Channel knows, and know you and I know. It’s really ironic, because a few days ago, Michael and I were in the Lake Cumberland area and he said, “If I were given a houseboat and told that I could live on in anywhere in the world, I’d choose Lake Cumberland.” I guess the boy knows his lakes.
If you read my article about Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, you know what a great impression it made upon us. It’s beauty is breathtaking and everyone we’ve ever come in contact with in the area is uncommonly friendly.
When planning your family vacation or mini vacations this summer, keep Lake Cumberland and Lake Cumberland State Resort Park in mind – not just in mind, but in the front of your mind!
See Also: Lake Cumberland State Resort Park Cottages
See Also: Lake Cumberland State Resort Park
Lake Cumberland: What a View! You Have to See it in Person to Truly Appreciate This Beautiful Area.
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits and Yoder’s Jam… Delicious!
As you may know, one of my favorite things in the world to do is cook for my family. Today, for example, I knew my daughter Brittany had to get up early for work (something she HATES to do). I knew she’d get off around noon, so I timed a batch of homemade brownies to be ready to come out of the oven just as she poured herself into the back door.
The look on her face when she opened the back door to a kitchen filled with the unmistakable aroma of chocolate made my day.
Actually, I think it made my month.
Whether it’s brownies, spaghetti, pancakes, sourdough bread, roast beef, tacos, or something completely out of left field, cooking special things for the people who make my world go round makes me happy from the inside out. So I guess you can imagine how important great ingredients and condiments are to me, right? I’m always on the look out for fun, delicious new lovelies to serve up. One of my favorite things to bake (and one of my family’s favorite things to eat) is bread. Whether it’s my world famous (okay, maybe not world famous) buttermilk biscuits, cornbread, or sourdough bread – we LOVE bread in this house.
One of the funnest parts of eating bread is, of course, what you put on it. As far as I’m concerned, nothing… absolutely nothing... beats Kentucky jams, jellies, preserves, and honey. If you don’t think they’re 100 times better than the stuff you buy in Kroger (or Wal-Mart, or Winn Dixie..) – then you simply haven’t had the same Kentucky goodies I buy.
When I’ve told people before about the Kentucky made food I’m so fond of, they’ll always ask, “Where in the world do you find it?!” The answer’s always the same: I find them at Kentucky State Parks’ gift shops and a very charming, fun, outrageously cool country store in Aurora, Kentucky: The Hitching Post & Old Country Store.
At The Hitching Post in Aurora you can find Kentucky jams, jellies, preserves, honey, red pepper jelly (HEAVENLY on cornbread and spread over a block of cream cheese, served with Ritz Crackers… yum! ), barbecue sauces, sorghum, and a heckuva lot more. Click the link above and you’ll even find a few things you can buy on their website. Of course, it’s a lot funner to actually visit the store in person. It’s really a special place. If you time it just right, you can enjoy a Chicago Style Hot Dog from the venders out front – truly the best hot dog in the world. I could eat one every day for the rest of my life and never get tired of them. They’re awesome.
When you visit The Hitching Post, be sure you try the Apple Butter, Blackberry and Boysenberry Jams, and Sweet, beautiful Kentucky Honey! I wouldn’t dream of serving biscuits without these delicacies.
As I said, Kentucky State Parks are also a perfect place to find Kentucky food (as well as Kentucky crafts!). On a recent trip to Cumberland Lake State Resort Park, I found something I’ve been looking for forever – Plum Jam.
Holy cats, I love Plum Jam!
It’s so incredibly delicious, but can be tough to find. When I saw it on the shelf in Cumberland Lake State Resort Park’s gift shop, I nearly let out a whoop. I’d gone in there for Kentucky honey (which I also found, by the way) – but, as always, I scoured the jams and jellies for blackberry and plum. I couldn’t wait to show my husband the treasure I’d found!
Yoder’s Plum Jam: Extra, extra, extra, extraordinary!
Ironically, on the front of my beloved Plum Jam, the label says, “It’s like going home to Grandma’s.” It was actually in one of my grandma’s kitchens I fell in love with plum jam. My dad’s grandmother, “Grandma Sarver,” was a sweetheart who lived in Scottsville, Kentucky. My mom, dad, and I would make the trip from Madisonville to Scottsville to visit her as often as possible. She’d make enough food to feed an army! She knew how much I loved plum jam, so she always had plenty on hand.
The problem was, we could never find any in Madisonville or anywhere else for that matter! It was always a mystery how Grandma Sarver always found a stash. I think she had elves in her basement.
Anyway, as soon as I open a jar of plum jam – to this day – it takes me back to being a little girl in my grandma’s kitchen. When I opened this jar from Lake Cumberland’s gift shop, the aroma had already whisked me back to the 1970s in a Scottville, Kentucky kitchen. When I read the words, “It’s like going home to Grandma’s,” I just thought, You have no idea how right you are.
Nobody makes honey quite like Kentuckian bees… know that.
Did you know that locally made honey helps ease seasonal allergies? It’s the gospel truth. I have ridiculous allergies and have found that since I fell in mad love with locally made honey, I buy a lot less Benadryl. There’s magic in them there bees!
As one cook and lover of food to another, I urge you to visit The Hitching Post in Aurora as well as Kentucky State Park gift shops and load up.
The pandemic has crushed many activities, events, and normalcy – not just in Kentucky, but all around the world. As we creep back toward normal, I want desperately to highlight any and all events going on around Kentucky. Please E-mail me any information you’d like shared about your Kentucky event! ~ Joi (“Joy”)