Daniel Boone and Frankfort, Kentucky

No trip is complete for me without a trip to a cemetery. This trip it was the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky (among others LOL). Daniel Boone is supposely buried in Frankfort Cemetery. His remains were brought to Frankfort in 1845, along with those of his wife Rebecca who had died in 1813. Or at least, maybe they were: in the best Old World tradition, where his relics really lie is a matter of doubt and maybe deceit.









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Kentucky Bourbon Trail

What better way to start the Thanksgiving Holiday season than a trip down the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. Our first stop was the American Outpost of Jim Beam Distillery.

When Jacob Beam cooked up his first batch of bourbon back in 1795, debts were settled with duels. The American Dream was still taking shape. And you added more horsepower by, well, adding another horse. People also sipped 137 proof bourbon at 9:00 in the morning. It warms you right up and curls your toes.







Next stop was our favorite, Maker’s Mark. It is still family owned and small compared to the other huge bourbon distilleries. Needless to say the sipping kept me warm to the next stop.







Heaven Hill Distilleries was the third on our list. It is America’s largest independent family-owned producer of Bourbon, but after Maker’s Mark it was too big and modern for my taste. Shoot me I liked their wreath. I am lucky I took any photos by mid morning.



Wild Turkey was the last stop on the tour for us. They had cookies or something delicious made from Wild Turkey “Honey” for us to try which made for a great ending to a fun day.



No, I wasn’t driving. No, that wasn't me behind the sign pretending to be a turkey.