Posted in:Winchester Wanderings
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Celebrate National Cheese Toast Day in the Cradle of Beer Cheese
Did you know there is a National Cheese Toast Day, and it is celebrated every September 15? That’s the day set aside to honor this humble food made from the pressed curds of milk. Know who’s known for cheese? Winchester.
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Where in the World? Winchester Scavenger Hunt
Josiah Jackson’s Grave. The Devil’s Backbone. Winchester’s Lost Silver Mines. There are enough historic places in Winchester/Clark County to fill three books, which is what Kentucky author Harry G. Enoch did with his Where In The World? Historic Places in Clark County, Kentucky series. Based on Enoch’s column of the same name, which was written…
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Out and About in Winchester
Singers, songwriters and scouts take over the calendar for things to do in May in Winchester, kicking off with the return of one of downtown’s favorite gatherings: the four-concert summer Rock The Block Series. May 13, 7-9 p.m.: Rock the Block Series: Local family court judge Kimberly Carter lays down the law and the rhythms in opening…
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April activities bring spring festivities
April showers bring on the flowers, but in Winchester, April also brings lots of activities, and in some of the nicest places, to celebrate the return of warmer weather: a vineyard as it awakens from winter, Winchester’s first-ever brewery at its second location and the historic downtown shopping district, home to one of the cutest little…
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Did You Know?
In a town that drinks its weight in Ale-8-One, a canine named Cola is something of a celebrity in a local Winchester cemetery as the only dog buried there. Kentucky’s most famous explorer got his first eyeful of what would become the fifteenth state in Winchester. And a local guy made history on a national…
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Following Winchester’s African American Trail
A man born in 1875 is credited with creating what became known as Black History Month a century later. Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History and a 1903 graduate of Berea College, is intrinsically linked with the celebration – officially recognized by President Gerald R. Ford in 1976 – that honors the contributions…
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Beat Back the Cold with these Winchester Warmers
“Baby, it’s cold outside. . .” Fortunately, Winchester businesses have the recipe to warm you up as temperatures drop: Delicious specialty drinks created right here that have just the right amount of heat to chase the chill right into next month. The special ingredients? Kentucky bourbon, Kentucky wine and Kentucky soft drink. Catch the theme?…
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The 12 daytrips of Christmas in Winchester
On the first daytrip of Christmas We all went to see. . . The Pilot View Mini Mart to pull from the case one frosty bottle of Ale-8-One – the soft drink invented in Winchester – and taste its gingery citrusy flavor before hiking to the top of Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve, elevation 730 feet, to catch…
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6 Gifts Your Holiday Host Will Give Thanks For
It’s the most wonderful time of the yearThere’ll be parties for hostingInsta’s for postingAnd houses alight with a glow. . . Tis the season for holiday gatherings. Whether it’s Thanksgiving dinner, an informal post-turkey day do, holiday tea party, tree trimming affair, cocktail bash or other occasion, bringing a thoughtful and personal gift for your…
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6 Always Original Adventures for Leaf Peepers
Follow the turning leaves to catch the colors of autumn while enjoying an Always Original adventure in Winchester: hiking, biking, dining, winding down country roads, sipping and picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve. Here are six ways Winchester wows during fall: Hike the 1-mile loop to the earthen fort built 160 years ago by…
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FOOD & DRINK
Forgotten Southern Recipes From pear salad and tomato pudding to vinegar pie and bacon crackers, we’re more than ready for these old-school classics to make a comeback Kentucky Beer Cheese Kentuckians debate beer cheese’s origins—most agree it was likely first served in the 1940s at Johnny Allman’s restaurant in Clark County—as well as the best…
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2021 Pioneer Festival!
Join us in Downtown Winchester for the 42nd annual Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival Saturday, September 4th from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Sunday, September 5th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are a variety of wonderful events throughout Clark County, but no event draws people to the community like the Daniel Boone Pioneer…