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Kentucky Stories

Rescuing Champion Racehorses images   by Alanna Nash
"Just look at this boy," says Michael Blowen, gazing with pride across a Kentucky pasture at Ogygian, a champion 24-year-old stallion.
first appeared: 7/15/2007
Telling the Story of Bluegrass images   by Kay West
Opening the front door of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Ky. (pop. 54,067), is like lifting the lid of a music box.
first appeared: 6/3/2007
Rockin' Role Models images   by Pam Windsor
Seventh- and eighth-graders pour into the gym at South Laurel Middle School in Laurel, Ky., quickly filling the bleachers.
first appeared: 10/22/2006
What Makes Your Hometown Great? images
When American Profile posed this question to readers, responses brimming with passion and pride poured in from across the nation.
first appeared: 10/22/2006
Whatta Water Tower!   by Marti Attoun
Hometown landmarks inspire community pride
first appeared: 1/22/2006
Screaming Eagles images   by Beverly Keel
After the 101st was established in the 1940s, its national headquarters moved several times before settling at Fort Campbell in 1956. Now every Army unit displaying the trademark 101st Screaming Eagle patch is stationed there.
first appeared: 11/27/2005
The Birthplace of Bluegrass   by Stuart Englert
When Drew Luttrell, 8, takes the stage at the Rosine Barn Jamboree to sing Blue Moon of Kentucky, he’s living proof that bluegrass music is alive and well in the hometown of the man who created the musical style in the 1930s.
first appeared: 5/16/2004
Unusual Lodging   by Michael Nolan
Looking for something more offbeat than standard lodging choices for your next trip? We’ve searched the treetops, ocean floor and coast-to-coast and found eight unforgettable, out-of-the-ordinary options.
first appeared: 4/25/2004
Sharing Life Lessons   by Beverly Keel
Naomi Judd's incredible journey f self-discovery
first appeared: 2/8/2004
The NASCAR Fan   by Keith Dunnavant
The Schadels’ miniature museum includes more than 200 die-cast cars featuring every driver on the Winston Cup circuit, plus bobble-head dolls, posters, caps, sponsor signs, and several tires used in NASCAR races.
first appeared: 7/14/2002
Inside Ott's   by Martha W. Aldrich
Ott’s Grocery, in a small white frame building, continues to thrive, brimming with groceries, supplies, conversation, and memories.
first appeared: 1/20/2002
Farming of a Different Sort   by Niki Hendricks
Her nickname, “Bubbasue,” suggests that Susan Harkins approaches life a bit differently than most women, but when she announced her plans to raise shrimp in a pond on her farm in Fayette County, Ky., many thought she had lost it.
first appeared: 11/18/2001
Delivering House to House   by Silas House
Silas House takes us on his daily route, delivering mail and good will
first appeared: 10/21/2001
Teachers' Helpers   by Kara Carden
Parental involvement helps students make the grade
first appeared: 8/12/2001
The Santa Train Delivers   by Stephen Leon Alligood
What began in 1943 as a thank-you gesture from the merchants of Kingsport to their customers in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky has become as traditional as giblet gravy and cranberry salad at the Thanksgiving meal.
first appeared: 12/17/2000
Quiet Heroes   by Ken Textor
Many towns have learned that a volunteer fire department enables it to spend its limited funds on equipment, not salaries—though sometimes the equipment isn’t grand.
first appeared: 9/10/2000
Unsung Fathers   by Bradwell D. Scott
Fatherhood and what it's meant to five unsung dads
first appeared: 6/4/2000

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