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Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

American Queen to visit Henderson KY

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On Monday, April 30, 2012, the American Queen will be docked on our Henderson KY riverfront (my front yard) . They will be arriving around 10:00 am and departing around 4:00 pm.

The American Queen will return to Henderson KY again on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.  Since this is a Saturday this would be a great opportunity to come downtown Henderson KY.

The  Downtown Businesses that are normally closed on Monday (Memories Past & Present, The Gold Mine and The Tea Cafe & Gift Shop) will be open and of course our businesses that are always open on Mondays will be open to welcome our guest. See a list of downtown Henderson KY stores and restaurants.

So make plans to come down to the riverfront and view the beautiful riverboat, and make your way into our stores and restaurants! Enjoy the day in Downtown Henderson.

For a list of all the shops and places to eat in downtown Henderson KY, see the Downtown Henderson Project’s new brochure.

Why Federal Bicycle Funding Matters

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Henderson KY could be a bicycle friendly community.  We are already making great strides in creating bicycling and walking trails in our community.  We have a lot of work to do however.

Talk recently includes extending our current bicycling and walking path from Kimsey Lane to join the Balmoral Subdivision.

For a list of Bicycle Paths in Henderson KY see our list of routes on Henderson County Tourist Commission website.

MapMyRide.com maintains another great list of bicycling opportunities in Henderson KY.

Watch this video by Streetfilms that show the importance of bicycling paths in communities and how they can advocate and enhance the overall health and economy of a community.

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Burgoo Benefiting Riverview School 2012

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Burgoo is very popular in Henderson Kentucky.  Saturday March 10, 2012 Riverview School will be selling Burgoo as a benefit and fundraiser.

This Burgoo must be pre-ordered.  Call ahead to reserve a bucket.  270.827.3674 or email rvschool@hotmail.com.

What is Burgoo?

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Read A Regional Tradition: Burgoo.  Another site  burgoo.info does a good job explaining as well.

Burgoo is popular in Henderson Kentucky that is for sure.  For the past few years Burgoo has been so popular that they sell out a week before the date of the Burgoo.  If you want some be sure to reserve your gallon now!  I have!

Each kettle makes at least 25 gallons and sometimes more.  A long time Supporter of the Riverview Burgoo Connie Flint Mays told me that the making of the Burgoo has become harder since many of the places that used to donate food to benefits  are no longer in business.  Flint-May’s said “businesses like Frank G Schmitt and C L Frank Produce was always generous and gracious when it came to Riverview Burgoo time.”  Personally, I think it is a shame that big box stores like the Wal-Mart’s of the world cannot fill the gaps like these businesses did in the past.

Not only does Riverview School make good Burgoo, but they own the 10 kettles that are used all over Henderson County for fundraisers.

Pre-sale patrons can pick up from 10-11:30am. Since this is a pre-sale only Burgoo and all the tickets have been sold there is a possibility after 11:00 am any extra will be available to the public.

For more information contact Riverview School at 270.827.3674.   They sell the Burgoo for $15 per gallon, and that includes a container.  That is  a very fair price, and I think is under priced.  I told Connie without a doubt, they should go to $20 a gallon next Burgoo and be sure to put me on the list of people to call and sell me a ticket.

I don’t have one for this Burgoo and really don’t want to stand in line to get some.  So this Saturday I will be Burgoo -less! For those that got some ENJOY!  It’s good stuff!

Tell me about your experience eating or making Kentucky Burgoo?