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Locust Grove: a look back at early Kentucky life

Once the home of Louisville's founder, George Rogers Clark, Locust Grove today provides a window through time into Kentucky's early years.

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Westport Village: eclectic shopping in a cozy community

Westport Village — with its clusters of shops, pleasant lanes and half-timbered Tudor architecture — brings a charming shopping enclave to Westport Road between Herr Lane and Lyndon Lane.

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Sawyer Park delivers something for everyone

In a community known for its outstanding array of city parks, a state-run recreational area needs to offer something really special. Fortunately for Louisville and its visitors, E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park delivers.

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Howard Steamboat Museum celebrates the golden age of steamboats

Return to the golden age of steamships with a visit to the Howard Steamboat Museum in Southern Indiana. Located in the former home of the ship-building Howard family, the museum displays artifacts, photographs and paintings o ...

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Bass Pro Shop in Clarksville: a sporting-goods colossus

You don't have to be a professional fisherman to love the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Clarksville, Ind. But after you spend a few hours there taking in the tackle, lures, boats, camping equipment and other fishing accesso ...

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The Falls of the Ohio State Park: facile with fossils

You don't have to be an old fossil to love the Falls of the Ohio State Park, located on the Indiana bank of the Ohio River. True, the park is located next to one of the most extensive naturally exposed fossil beds in the wor ...

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Bird-watching exhibit opens at Falls of the Ohio State Park

The Interpretive Center of the Falls of the Ohio State Park welcomes a new exhibit on birdwatching. This is the second exhibit that is part of the year-long celebration of the bicentennial of naturalist and artist John James ...

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Derby Dinner Playhouse sets stage for a great time

Each year, thousands of patrons enjoy Derby Dinner Playhouse, which has been combining delicious food and fine entertainment in Clarksville, Ind., since 1974.

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Edison Home brings inventor's Louisville link to light

Louisville has been the home of many bright lights of U.S. history, but none brighter than Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the first commercially practical incandescent bulb, the phonograph and other world-changing devices.

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'Louisville's Butchertown' preserves a rich legacy

Sometimes it takes a newcomer to show you things in life you may have forgotten to appreciate. For Butchertown, a residential/industrial area just east of Louisville's downtown, the newcomer is Edna Kubala, author of Louisvil ...

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Cave Hill Cemetery: final resting place of many Kentucky legends

For 160 years, Cave Hill Cemetery has been the final resting place of Revolutionary War heroes, famous inventors, Abraham Lincoln's friends and one of his Cabinet members, governors and mayors,as well as everyday Louisville r ...

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Louisville Slugger Field: Continuing River City's baseball tradi

Nothing says Americana like an afternoon at Louisville Slugger Field, enjoying baseball, beer and a hotdog.

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Baxter Avenue Filmworks: top-tier cinema in the Highlands

Whether you're looking for award-winning independent cinema or a new blockbuster in digital 3-D and high-performance projector, the Highlands neighborhood's Baxter Avenue Filmworks delivers.

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Howard Steamboat Museum showcases WW II landing ship

Jeffersonville, Ind., played an important role in World War II with its steady production of naval craft such as the Landing Ship, Tank — a vessel tough enough to take the demands of wartime duty and big enough to carry troo ...

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Bark in the Park promises a dog-gone good time

Enjoy a dog-gone good time at the Animal Care Society's sixth annual Bark in the Park on Sept. 19. Spend a day of music, dancing, performing pups, a talent show, food and more fun.

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Clean up Silver Creek in Clarksville, Ind., July 25

Join other volunteers in cleaning up Silver Creek and Lapping Memorial Park in Clarksville, Ind., on July 25.

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Falls of the Ohio State Park camps indulge passion for science

Whether you have a junior naturalist, archeologist or paleontologist, the Falls of the Ohio State Park has just the right day camp to excite a future scientist.

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Walk for Fitness to saunter in May 2 in Clarksville

Enjoy a leisurely walk with a lovely view of the Ohio River while traveling on the levee trail at the Falls of the Ohio State Park on May 2 — all part of the Walk for Fitness.

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Family Fun Fair at Falls of the Ohio on Aug. 1

Family Fun Fair at the Falls of the Ohio State Park on Aug. 1 will provide a sampling of each of its annual events. The park is located on the Indiana bank of the Ohio River, just minutes from downtown Louisville.

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Archaeology Days delivers hands-on fun

Archaeology Days at the Falls of the Ohio State Park promises a full day of fun on Sept. 5, including participation in a mock archaelogical dig and throwing prehistoric darts.

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Lewis and Clark Festival celebrates early 19th century pioneers

Re-enactors at the Falls of the Ohio State Park will demonstrate the rugged life of pioneers at the dawn of the 1800s as part of the Lewis and Clark Festival, Oct. 17 and 18.

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