Abraham Lincoln

Pam/ September 2, 2008/ Travel

Abraham Lincoln seems to be everywhere down here. His birth place and boyhood home are not far from Lexington. Mary Lincoln Todd’s birthplace and home are within a block or so of our condo. Mom and I went to the Lexington Public Library this afternoon and in their Gallery, there was a display of Lincoln’s presidential history. He is highly

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Berea, KY

Pam/ September 2, 2008/ Travel

We spent most of the day today (Tuesday) in Berea, KY. Berea is about 35 miles south of Lexington and is an arts and crafts town. It’s full of artisans who are happy to talk about their work and happy to give a demonstration of how they make their craft. At the visitor’s center we ran into one of the

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Red Mile Race Track, Lexington

Pam/ September 2, 2008/ Travel

Monday night, Labor Day, we went to the race track. The Red Mile track is a one mile track and on Mondays and Thursdays there’s harness racing there. We got there right at post time for the first race, hearing the sound of the horn announcing the race was soon to begin. The stadium is fairly large. I don’t know

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