Monthly Archive: June 2023

Gunpowder Magazine – Old Fort Harrod State Park – Kentucky

Gunpowder Magazine - Old Fort Harrod State Park - Kentucky

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Old Fort Harrod State Park and the Gunpowder magazine (in front) in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Founded in 1774, Harrodsburg is the oldest, and first permanent settlement in Kentucky. It was founded by James Harrod, a pioneer, soldier, and hunter who helped explore and settle the area west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its residents included Squire Boone, the younger brother of Daniel Boone

Wildfire Sunset – Ohio River – Louisville – Kentucky

Wildfire Sunset - Ohio River - Louisville - Kentucky

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Wildfire smoke from Canada impacts the skies above the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, leading to a wonderful orange sunset. Taken from the Big Four Bridge, the 2nd Street, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy Bridges can be seen in the distance, along with the Belle of Louisville, a historic paddle wheel riverboat.