Thursday, September 22, 2016

A Kentucky Adventure

We have spent the past two days taking in some special spots in Kentucky. JoAnn and Bill Brayshaw accompanied us to visit the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky followed by a tour of three distilleries along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah's Ark, built to the dimensions given in the Bible, spanning 510 ft. long, 85 ft. wide and 51 ft. high. There are three levels in the Ark, representing pre-flood, during the flood, and after the flood. Displays, models and artifacts keep the visitors moving through periods of Biblical history. Whether you agree or disagree with the founder's interpretation, the Ark Encounter is indeed, a unique opportunity to see Biblical history brought to life.

Exploring the Boubon Trail is fun for bourbon lovers and even those, who choke on very sip! The tours are very informational, the countryside is beautiful,and the accents of southern folk is delightful! 

We stopped at three of the ten-Wild Turkey, Four Roses and the leading seller -Jim Beam.
Bourbon production keeps the Kentucky farmers in business with the huge demand for corn. Yesterday alone, Jim Beam had produced 6228 bottles of bourbon (by 3:00) ready to ship out all across the country and the world! They are building a new barrel room (for aging) that will hold 55,000 barrels. What is so astonishing is that it will only take a month and a half to fill it. 

By the way, the bourbon ice cream was excellent!











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