County Fair

Amish neighbors

tractor at the county fair

Lake Cumberland Park Pool

roadside farmer- she works barefooted all day at this roadside stand

typical view driving down the road

Location: Southern Kentucky, includin Lake Cumberland Park

Cost: County Fair was $8/person for parking and all the ride you wanted

Suitable Ages: Any, so long as long car rides are not a problem

One of the best parts of being in a small town is the "small town feel". We experienced that this weekend when we traveled to southern Kentucky for a county fair. With 120 counties in Kentucky, there is always a county fair to be had somewhere throughout the summer. The fair we went to come complete with a tractor pull (powered by souped up lawn mower engines), carnival rides and of course the animals.

Along the road to the fair, the family stopped by Lake Cumberland park and had a swim. It was a clean pool and it wasn't too crowded.

They also stopped by a roadside farmers market. The funny thing about Kentucky is that you can drive for 15 miles without seeing a soul then all of a sudden you come across a person on the side of the road trying to peddle their wares. I have no idea how they make a living doing it because the roads are so rural that nobody ever goes down them! Even so, I love the fact that they do it because it makes life here so much more interesting.

You never know what you are going to run into.