Great River Road along the Mississippi River

10 July 2020 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Great River Road route marker © Thomas R Machnitzk/cc-by-3.0

Great River Road route marker © Thomas R Machnitzk/cc-by-3.0

The Great River Road is a collection of state and local roads that follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States. They are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. It formerly extended north into Canada, serving the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba.   read more…

Frankfort in Kentucky

15 April 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Kentucky State Capitol © Seifler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Kentucky State Capitol © Seifler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city in Kentucky. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties. Frankfort is home to several major distilleries of Kentucky Bourbon, including the Buffalo Trace Distillery (formerly Ancient Age).   read more…

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