Local events and things to do for families and kids around Louisville, Kentucky
Did you know the largest municipal owned park in the nation is right here in Kentucky? Jefferson Memorial Forest is over 6,000 acres owned by the city of Louisville. The forest was established as a tribute to Kentucky’s veterans, and if you look closely, the symbol is a half leaf, half star to reflect it’s history and purpose. There are […]
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This post is sponsored by It’s the time of year when yard signs pop up all over, the airways are full of campaign ads and people expressed their mixed opinions about this candidate or that candidate and elections in general. Whatever you opinion is, I think it’s important to recognize that running in a public election is not easy but […]
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What’s the Deal with Teal this Halloween? Decorative pumpkins can be found everywhere this time of year. If you walk onto someone’s porch this Fall and see a teal pumpkin take note, this pumpkin is not just a fashion statement , it is part of new initiative this Halloween called the Teal Pumpkin Project to support those with food allergies. […]
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Our writer was granted admission for the purpose of review If you see some strange orange glow from Iroquois the next few weeks, it is the animals, historical figures, mythical figures, and 4,990 more carved pumpkins at the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular held at Iroquois Amphitheater. My family and I had the opportunity to check it out opening night. We arrived at Iroquois […]
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This post is sponsored by Every woman knows that sometimes you just need a night out with the girls! There’s nothing better than a night with your besties to recharge your batteries and give you a must-needed break from the never-ending to-do lists at work and at home. Sometimes, though, the same old Girls’ Night Out gets stuck in a […]
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On Friday, I got to chaperone my second grader’s trip to Stage One Children’s Theater to see a performance called Petite Rouge – A Cajun Red Riding Hood based on the book by Mike Artell. We, along with several other elementary school classes, had the honor of being the first to see the show, which will run matinees at 2:00 on Saturdays […]
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If you are a family with small children, you probably have a train lover. The LaGrange Railroad and Bluegrass Festival is a fun fall event held on October 10th & 11th on Main Street in downtown LaGrange. There are many events planned during the two day festival. The festival begins Friday night with bluegrass music on the Courthouse Square from […]
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*not opening for 2017 season* I love Fall and I cannot get enough of pumpkins or anything else related to the season. When we heard about Morgan’s Run in Henry County we decided to go exploring! Morgan’s Run is an easy drive up I-71 North to exit 28 toward New Castle. We drove about 2.5 miles once we were off […]
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Over a day on fall break, my kids and I decided to check out Hinton’s Orchard, which is located in Hodgenville, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. So yes, Hodgenville has a lot of stuff to do for families in mind. This fall, stop by Hinton’s Orchard and spend some time in the little town known for the 16th President! We […]
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My family discovered Mulberry Orchard last year when I came across a flyer on Facebook for their Light the Night Corn Maze. We are regular attendees of other farms in Shelbyville and were excited to hear that there was another one for us to discover! Mulberry Orchard is owned by Matt & Amanda Gajdzik and is just under an hour’s […]
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My husband and I recently spent a weekend in New Harmony, IN, about 2 hours west of Louisville (and located in the central time zone). We stayed at the New Harmony Inn. It’s a perfect getaway for couples, and a decent getaway for families, though children too young may not enjoy it as much (It’s not that it isn’t kid […]
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Just today, a juvenile decided to shoot another juvenile in a school. That is just unacceptable on so many levels. We might think, why would you settle a squabble with a gun? Take such extreme measures for what is being reported as a silly motive? Time will give more answers but the answer, in my opinion, is that somewhere, […]
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