Winchester wanderings

By Seth Littrell The Winchester Sun Published 8:13 am Tuesday, January 31, 2017 People traveling down the Hemp Highway of Kentucky looking for a unique treat to commemorate the adventure have a new option here in Winchester. Laura’s Mercantile, owned by Clark County residents Laura Freeman and Ben Pasley, is partnering with Ruth Hunt Candies of…

By Winchester Sun Published 8:02 am Friday, January 27, 2017 Lower Howard’s Creek Preserve manager Clare Sipple has announced the winter hiking schedule at Clark County’s historical nature preserve. “Winter is a great time to explore Lower Howard’s Creek without its usual cover of vegetation blocking our views of its unique topography,” Sipple said in a…

By Whitney Leggett The Winchester Sun Published 9:46 am Friday, January 20, 2017 A vacant and derelict property on East Broadway once slated to be demolished to make room for a parking lot will have a new lease on life. The Winchester Board of Commissioners approved the sale of the property at 31 E. Broadway St. for…

Posted in Kentucky Only In Your State January 16, 2017 by Rachel Shulhafer Sandwiches really are a perfect meal. You can have them for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and you can make them as filling or light as you want. There really aren’t many things you can’t put in a sandwich, so you can be both creative and…

Posted in Kentucky Only In Your State January 15, 2017 by Rachel Shulhafer The television show Cheers really showcased how great it can be to have a reliable neighborhood restaurant or watering hole. If you don’t feel like cooking dinner one night, or just want to get out of the house for a bit, neighborhood restaurants are like…

KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL This Thanksgiving fill your table with delectable foods from Kentucky. Here are 8 delicious ways to have a pure Kentucky Thanksgiving tradition: Appetizers: 1. Beer Cheese A Kentucky original from Winchester, pair with crackers, pretzels, veggies or a baguette. See the Winchester Beer Cheese Trail to find your favorite beer cheese…

Get your copy of Kentucky Monthly Magazine and check out our new ad on the Beer Cheese Trail! Check out the #TravelKY section in this month’s Kentucky Monthly magazine. Our beer cheese was used as the picture for the Winchester-Clark County Tourism ad there!! #beercheesetrail #beercheese

Everyone from Kentucky knows about the Bourbon Trail, and even the Urban Bourbon Trail in Louisville, but did you know Kentucky has a beer cheese trail? First served at John Allman’s Driftwood Inn Restaurant in the 1940s, beer cheese has become a signature spread of Kentucky. The trail that celebrates this creamy, cheesy culinary wonder…

BY NEDRA MCDANIEL Adventure: Mom Looking for a fun Kentucky roadtrip? My boys and I discovered that Winchester, KY makes a great day trip from Cincinnati. Winchester is located about 1.5 hours away from Cincinnati and 30 minutes from Lexington, KY. 1st stop- Ale-8-One Plant Tour located at 25 Carol Rd, Winchester, KY.  Ale-8-One, A Late One,…

ALE-8-ONE CELEBRATES 90TH ANNIVERSARY Ale-8-One Bottling Co., maker of the ginger & citrus based soft drink Ale-8-One (aka “A Late One”), kicks off its celebration of the drink’s 90th anniversary today. Since July 13, 1926, soda lovers have been drinking the unique ginger formula originally created by beverage innovator and founder George Lee Wainscott. A…

The Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism today announced the launch of 99 Days of Summer, an interactive section of the www.kentuckytourism.com website with travel suggestions for the 2016 summer season, starting May 30 and lasting through Labor Day weekend. The 99 Days of Summer website is an interactive calendar with pictures, events and further…

BY STEVE COOMES / PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COOMES | JUNE 01, 2016                                  Edible Louisville & The Bluegrass One man’s journey along Winchester’s latest claim to fame WINCHESTER, KY. — It’s human nature to enjoy following a trail, especially when…