tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post5229238543205583931..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: 50 Things to Do in Kentucky Before You Turn 50Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-21858842005634173062010-04-29T08:16:51.172-04:002010-04-29T08:16:51.172-04:00The bottom 25 was too mixed to make one list of. ...The bottom 25 was too mixed to make one list of. I have some things beyond the first 25 that I want to do, but the total number of next items suggest was over 200.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-34113819998747904202010-04-29T00:17:31.893-04:002010-04-29T00:17:31.893-04:00Where's the bottome 25?Where's the bottome 25?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827873389723894058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-91168311806151038192010-04-15T22:54:16.569-04:002010-04-15T22:54:16.569-04:00The college was founded in 1819. The marker is mu...The college was founded in 1819. The marker is much later. I believe it replaces an earlier marker.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-145566960634935672010-04-15T21:04:13.349-04:002010-04-15T21:04:13.349-04:00well, that marker must be very old then. when was ...well, that marker must be very old then. when was centre founded? 1831? presumably it was so named for it's location...as i recall, the marker(which, also if i recall, is about where you'd be if you walked straight out the front door of breck for about 100yds)just states; this marks the site of the geographic center of kentucky. i presume the jackson purchase was pre-civil war; so why is an incorrect marker still there to decieve drunken students on late night ramblesrandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-67499322796044487452010-04-15T00:17:48.881-04:002010-04-15T00:17:48.881-04:00Happy belated birthday!Happy belated birthday!Michael Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562574596754907146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-59004760740059718862010-04-14T22:40:54.642-04:002010-04-14T22:40:54.642-04:00That's fascinating about the centre stone, do ...That's fascinating about the centre stone, do you have somewhere where I can read about it? Because it sounds interesting.<br /><br />As for the Corvette museum, I mean I get that a lot of people will find it boring, but its good for what its good for you know? If anyone has any interest in cars or their history at all there is no better place to be in KY. I guess I just think it warrants consideration in the top 50D-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18438456149952206354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-44446396605404087712010-04-14T21:48:30.659-04:002010-04-14T21:48:30.659-04:00The only way you can truly get the Kentucky experi...The only way you can truly get the Kentucky experience of tobacco is to participate in some aspect of its cultivation or harvest. Setting it can be fun, as well as hanging it in the barn. You could even do all kinds of sociological analyses of the conversation that occurs during these activities!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992987114172007709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-71193797250727775122010-04-14T18:09:45.071-04:002010-04-14T18:09:45.071-04:00I have heard mixed things about the Corvette Museu...I have heard mixed things about the Corvette Museum. My children all found it boring. Other opinions?Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-89670662431543370982010-04-14T18:09:15.442-04:002010-04-14T18:09:15.442-04:00Randy, D-rew, you are both right. The marker on C...Randy, D-rew, you are both right. The marker on Centre's campus marks where the center of the state used to be, before the Jackson Purchase made the state's center move westward.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-72274390539883369432010-04-14T15:50:34.003-04:002010-04-14T15:50:34.003-04:00Sorry to break the bad news randy, but that marker...Sorry to break the bad news randy, but that marker doesn't mark the center of the state. It's just a USGS marker.<br /><br />http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/ky-geographic-center.html<br /><br /><br />Gruntled, what about the Corvette museum in bowling green?<br />http://www.corvettemuseum.com/D-https://www.blogger.com/profile/18438456149952206354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-56166998831606867872010-04-14T13:41:19.559-04:002010-04-14T13:41:19.559-04:00If you want to see Maker's Mark Distillery (an...If you want to see Maker's Mark Distillery (and everybody should!), take advantage of the Heart of Kentucky Bourbon & Barrels Getaway at www.VisitLebanonKy.com. You'll have a great Bourbon Country experience. Maker's Mark is located just outside Lebanon, Ky. and Kentucky Cooperage, the bourbon barrel-making factory, is right on Main Street. Cool place.bluemillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293411754925890894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-41035207583321507302010-04-14T09:04:59.544-04:002010-04-14T09:04:59.544-04:00yes...central kentucky has a mysterious charm upon...yes...central kentucky has a mysterious charm upon which i have often reflected since returning to fflorida after 2 years at centre. i wouldve liked to experience it in high summer...never did.<br /><br />as for what to do in ky; well, right on centre's campus is<br />(or WAS)a metal marker denoting the geographical center of the state. i suggest that a fine activity is to do what i and several other freshman did late one night; get hammered, stand on the marker, and, well never mind. it's not really obscene but i just can't write it here, haha...randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-68779126596604451442010-04-14T01:02:37.073-04:002010-04-14T01:02:37.073-04:00I don't have any specific recommendations rega...I don't have any specific recommendations regarding things to do in Kentucky, other than that those who've never been there might consider a visit. Years ago, I attended a friend's wedding in Winchester (we stayed in Lexington). Like so much of "flyover" America, central Kentucky is a beautiful, nearly undiscovered place. I don't mean a place of spectacular grandeur, like the Grand Canyon or the Northen Rockies, but a place of subdued but remarkable beauty. I'm not surprised that you've made a good life for yourself there. (Lest I sound like a booster, I have no connections to Kentucky, and I've only ever been there once. It just happens that I got a good vibe off the place.)<br /><br />On a personal note, the thing I'd most like to do in Kentucky is visit for awhile with Wendell Berry, and quietly thank him for his work, which has revealed more and more to me as I've grown older.<br />Speaking of which, you and I are practically the same age. I'll turn 50 next month. Here's to a decade's worth of happiness, good health, warm family life, and worthwhile teaching (for us both).Black Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347464061061628147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-5968743123663443232010-04-13T15:32:00.043-04:002010-04-13T15:32:00.043-04:00Nope, sorry, I think you still have to go see a me...Nope, sorry, I think you still have to go see a men's basketball game in Rupp. Not to be horrible or sexist (Honestly I've never been to a women's game.) but I'm a huge fan of the men's team and it's a totally different experience! At Rupp, you can see the National Championship banners and the announcing of the opening line up is quite the spectacle. Plus, there is possibly no sweeter sound than the pep band playing My Old Kentucky Home after a victory. Go Cats! ;)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209821789476262691noreply@blogger.com