In the late 1700s, settlers were just starting to explore the land we today call Kentucky. To get there, they'd take the Wilderness Road across the Cumberland River at a shallow point just past a gap ...
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail boasts more than 40 distilleries scattered throughout the middle of the state. But if you venture an hour or two off the eastern edge of that beaten path, there’s even more ...
The family cemetery in Breathitt County where J.D. Vance’s grandparents and other ancestors were laid to rest, a place he evoked in a recent speech. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Kevin Nance) JACKSON, Ky ...