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Talk about the perfect setting for taking beautiful pictures! Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park will host its fall digital Photography Weekend Oct. 19-21, 2012. With more trees than you could count in a year’s worth of Saturdays, Pennyrile Forest is especially breathtaking in the fall.
Many deer, turkeys, squirrels, and other wildlife call this beautiful region home – making the photo ops even more special.
The weekend will include a contest in which participants can take pictures anywhere within the state park and Pennyrile State Forest. The categories of the contest vary, but they will always have a nature emphasis such as wildlife, landscape and water.
Participants turn in one photo per category and should bring their own camera. Registration is $35. Register at least one week before the event and get a $5 discount. Children 16 and under pay just $10. The park offers a 10 percent discount on available lodging.
Contestants can begin taking photos as soon as they check in on Friday. Check-in begins at 2 p.m. Participants will be divided into three divisions: master, intermediate, and point-and-shoot. Participants in the master division have sold their works before; those in the intermediate division have an SLR camera, but are hobby photographers; and point-and-shoot participants use cameras that do not have detachable lenses. Children may compete in any of the three divisions.
Evening programs will be held at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. The Friday night program will be an introduction to the competition. The weekend will end at approximately noon on Sunday after the awards ceremony and slide show of the weekend’s photographs.
Call 1-800-325-1711 for reservations and information.
The resort is 20 miles northwest of Hopkinsville, on KY 109 N. From the Western Kentucky Parkway, exit at Dawson Springs and take KY 109 South.
Named for the tiny Pennyroyal plant found in the woodlands surrounding this resort, Pennyrile Forest is the perfect back-to-nature hideaway. The rustic wood and stone Pennyrile Lodge, with 24 rooms, sits serenely on a high cliff overlooking Pennyrile Lake. Open year-round, the park has 12 cottages located in the wooded lodge area and on the shores of Pennyrile Lake. The restaurant seats 200, including a private dining room for up to 80. Enjoy the beauty of the Pennyrile Forest in the 68-site campground. The campground features utility hook-ups, a dump station, and one central service building with showers, restrooms and a laundry. Horse camping sites are scheduled to be available after April 16. The park also has an 18-hole golf course with a pro shop, riding carts, pull carts and rental clubs. The course is open year-round, weather permitting. The park also offers hiking trails, fishing and boating, mini-golf, basketball and tennis.
Click the following link to see pictures of Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.
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