The World's Most Beautiful Places
The Belle of Louisville at sunset. Docked at a wharf near Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere on the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana. The Belle of Louisville is a historic steamboat that was originally launched in 1914, and has gone by a variety names since that time. It is currently owned by the City of Louisville and offers cruises of the Ohio River each summer for residents and tourists.
A foggy spring sunrise at Deam Lake State Recreation Area north of Jeffersonville, and New Albany, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. Deam Lake, a 194-acre lake was constructed in 1965 and named after Charles Deam, Indiana’s first state forester. Deam is best known for his book, Trees of Indiana, a comprehensive study of trees throughout the state. He is also known for his work in setting aside land for for Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources.
Pink Pig Fun – Kentucky Shaker Village – Pleasant Hill – Harrodsburg
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky also known as Shakertown, was a Shaker (the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing) religious community from 1805 to 1910. With many well-preserved buildings, the village was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
The Kentucky Shaker village was founded by three New England Shaker missionaries, John Meacham, Benjamin Seth Youngs, and Issachar Bates. They founded the community around the teachings of Mother Ann Lee who believed in celibacy. Kentucky’s Shaker community ultimately died out, in part because of their beliefs in celibacy, problems encountered during and after the Civil War, and a declining interest in their way of life by potential converts . But their legacy of hard work, and fine craftsmanship lives on at Pleasant Hill.