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Rich Kolb and his father created the first Yardbird nearly ten years ago in Jamestown, Kentucky. The first bird came about from tinkering with scrap materials. People instantly loved them!...

The history of Kentucky Bourbon and the origins of the Mint Julep, with a real Mint Julep recipe so you can make your own, no matter where you are.

About Country Hams As popular as real country ham can be here in Kentucky, most people don't know anything about them. The way the ham is stored, the way it...

Ale-8-One, the soft drink unique to Kentucky, has been bottled in Winchester since 1926. Still a closely guarded family secret, the Ale-8-One formula was developed by G.L. Wainscott in the...

If you are in the neighborhood, take a drive through Kentucky's Bourbon Country with a stop at a historic bourbon distillery! Many of the visitor centers at the bourbon distilleries...

The Junior League of Louisville is committed to promoting voluntarism, to developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers....

In 1947 William H. Robertson, Sr. had just returned to his home in Finchville, Kentucky after serving in World War II. In a small rural town of 200, job opportunities...

Derby-Pie® was born nearly a half century ago as the specialty pastry of the Melrose Inn in Prospect, Kentucky. The manager of the restaurant, George Kern, developed the recipe with...

By Shane Best, owner of Kentucky BourbonQ and the Staff of A Taste of Kentucky Grilling is supposed to be fun -- and safe. Use our time-tested tips and some...

The classic American horse race, the Kentucky Derby is the oldest consecutively held Thoroughbred race in America. It is run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs...

According to legend, there was a time during the Great Depression, about 1930 or 1931, when a family from the hills of Eastern Kentucky came up the idea of making...

"My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" was written by Stephen Foster in 1853 and was adopted by Kentucky as its state song in 1928. It is said to have been inspired...

Greek mythology tells of two weary travelers walking along a darkened road. An old couple took them in, scoured their modest dining board with mint to freshen it for their...

Wadia Newman is a Kentucky native, who came to Louisville in 1993 after attending the University of Kentucky, Arizona State University, and living and successfully practicing architecture in Phoenix, Arizona,...

About Screamin' Mimi's   For more than 25 years, friends and family of Mimi Cox have enjoyed the flavor of he unique salsa. Fresh and savory with the flavors of...

Linda Allison-Lewis is a freelance writer and the author of Kentucky's Best — Fifty Years of Great Recipes and Kentucky Cooks: Favorite Recipes from Kentucky Living published by University Press...

The USS Louisville (SSN 724) was commissioned on 8 November 1986 at the Naval Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut as the 35th nuclear powered fast attack submarine of the Los...

In the 1700s Kentucky was originally part of Virginia, and by promising to build a cabin and grow corn, pioneers were granted land rights in what was to become the...

For over 24 years equine photographer Doug Prather has captured the beautiful images and scenery that come to mind when one thinks of the Bluegrass. Noted for his pastoral prints...

One of the premier artists in the nation, Celeste Susany has been showing her equine art for over twenty years, including numerous special commissions for racetracks across North America.

Kentucky photographer James Archambeault's images have been admired by people around the world for the past two decades. Through his four books and annual state calendar, Archambeault has become a...

Six generations of Weisenbergers have operated the mill at the present location on the South Elkhorn Creek in southern Scott County, Kentucky since 1865.

The Kentucky quarter, the fifth and last quarter in the 2001 State Quarters series, shows one of our most prominent symbols of Kentucky, Federal Hill. The design shows a side...

The story of Rebecca-Ruth Candy begins in 1919 with two substitute schoolteachers, Ruth Hanly (Booe) and Rebecca Gooch. After much praise from family and friends for chocolates they had given...