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Leaving the Kentucky Artisan miles. Turn right on Hwy 490

Center, turn left onto KY 595. North and travel 7.6 miles. You
Merge onto I-75 South and will pass through East Bernstadt
travel to exit 41. and also the Robinson Market
and Crossroads Market on your
From the exit ramp, turn right right. Turn right on Money
and head west on KY 80. At Road and Participant 22,
the stoplight, turn left and Money’s Folk Art will be on
another immediate left into the your right. Lonnie and Twyla
parking lot. On the far left side will delight you with their
of the parking lot is Participant unique animal carvings. They
1, Dog Patch Trading Post. are internationally known for
This gift shop is one of the their folk art and it can be
oldest in Kentucky. You can viewed in galleries around the
find just about anything here United States. The Money’s
including road maps and create their art work together as
souvenirs. The Dog Patch a team. Lonnie comes up with
Trading Post has enjoyed the ideas and carves them,
serving people from all over the while Twyla is responsible for An artwork of Diana Kilburn
U.S., Canada, Australia and selecting the colors and
other parts of the world since painting each piece. Back on onto KY 578 heading north.
they opened in 1950. Get back Hwy 490, turn left and then left Turn right on KY 290 and right
on KY 80 and continue west. again on Hwy 578. Turn right again onto Mildred Road.
Turn right onto Hwy 1956 and on Hwy 577 and proceed to Participant 20, Truett’s
travel 1.7 miles to Lake Road. Participant 18, Gibson’s Quality Baskets, will be on
Turn right and follow Lake Perennial Gardens on your your right. Patricia Truett has
Road to the very end. You will left. When you see the sign, been weaving baskets for over
be at Participant 2, Diana turn left into the driveway and 23 years. Each basket is hand
Kilburn. This watercolor artist follow the road to the house and made from round and flat reeds
offers a workshop where she nursery at the top of the hill. on white oak handles. You can
provides demonstrations and This business is a family owned find baskets of every size, and
instructions in watercolor and operated garden, color can be woven into the
artwork. The workshop is specializing in the finest and basket if requested. Get back
available in Kilburn’s home and newest varieties of daylilies and on 290 and proceed to Route
also provides homemade Hosta. Gibson grows 2003. Turn right and travel
gourmet meals. Diana’s work approximately 1,300 different approximately 5 miles. Turn
can be viewed at the varieties of Daylilies and 175 left on Nicklesbranch Road.
Promenade Gallery in Berea different Hostas. The best time
and in exhibits in the US and to visit the gardens is during
Europe. blooming season, which is from
the second week of June
Travel back to KY 80 and head through Labor Day.
east. Turn left onto US 25 at
the stoplight and travel 2.6 Stay on KY 577 and turn left
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Participant 21, Randy’s
Homeplace Gallery, will on
your left on the corner. Here
you can visit Randy’s studio
and showroom set in his
family’s old house. Randy is a
self-taught artist who paints
with oils and specializes in
American Indians.
Travel back to Hwy 290 and
turn left. Drive to where it ends
at US 421. Turn right and
travel through McKee to Tyner,
KY. One mile past the Tyner
city sign, you will find
Participant 15, LeDale’s
Custom Framing and Crafts.
It will be the red brick house on
your left. Here you will be able
to view and buy paintings,
frames, and crafts made by
Wanda Hammons. She has
been in business since 1986
and specializes in oil paintings.
She can also custom paint
portraits, murals, and other
paintings. Keep driving through
Tyner and proceed to 577 East
and turn left. Travel another
4.0 miles to Route 1709 and
turn left again. Participant 21,
Loretta’s Painted Gourds and
Oils, is the shop on your right
hand side, approximately 0.5
miles from 1709. Loretta likes
to use gourds because they are
natural products. She then
decided to paint the gourds
because the varieties she could
paint were endless. Now she
has a hobby and a business that
is flourishing. If you stop by in
the spring, you can view the
dogwood and redbuds
everywhere. In the fall, the
changing leaves are beautiful.
Drive back to US 421 and turn
left onto Hwy 30. Turn right on
KY 578, right on KY 490, and
right on US 25.
Drive back to us 25 and merge
onto I-75 South again. Take the
38 exit and head west from the
ramp. You will be on Hwy 192.
Turn right on Poynter-
Thompson Road and drive to
the end. Turn right on Parker
Road and left on Waterworks
Road. Travel to Amelia Road
and turn right. On your right
side will be Participant 4,
Kentucky Craftsmen. This
participant enjoys making crafts
and products out of recyclable
wood material from shipping
pallets. By doing this, it saves
the land fills and creates some
useful products that would
otherwise be destroyed
completely. Travel back to
Hwy 192 and continue driving
west. Turn right onto Cold Hill
Road and proceed for one mile.
Turn left onto Angels Acres
Road and proceed to the top of
the hill. Participant 5, Red Dog
& Company will be at the shop
on your right. Mike Angel,
owner, creates award-winning
and durable handmade chairs.
Inspired by his grandfather,
The Bennett Center of London
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Poppy, and his mule-ear chair,
each chair is made one at a
time, the old fashioned
mountain way. They are all
guaranteed for a lifetime of
comfort and pride. Many of
Poppy’s mule-ear chairs are
getting close to a hundred years
old and are still in use.
Travel back to Hwy 192 and
head east. Turn left onto Route
1006. Travel one mile and turn
right onto the campus of
Participant 6, the Bennett
Center of London. The main
office is at the Lewis
Administration Building at the
end of the traffic circle. This
participant offers opportunities
for wholeness through
programs that address their
spiritual, educational, physical,
social, and cultural needs.
Programs available include:
the Home Repair and Work
Camp, youth programs in the
New Life Center, Interfaith
Volunteer Caregivers (which
give help to the elder and
disabled), TBC Library of
Appalachian History and
Theological Studies, Earl Hays
Nature Preserve and a
Climbing Wall.
Get back on Hwy 192 and
continue east. Turn right onto
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US 25 East and follow the
brown highway signs. Turn left
onto Route 1006 and proceed to
Participant 7, Levi Jackson
Wilderness State Park. The
park encompasses over 800
acres and includes the Defeated
Camp Pioneer Burial Ground,
McHargue’s Mill, and the
Mountain Life Museum. The
Wilderness Road and Boone’s
Trace are both thoroughfares
for many pioneers coming from
the East. This participant
honors both the first judge in
Laurel County and the road
that has been termed by some
to be the most significant trail
in the westward flow of English
colonization.
Make your way back to I-75
and head south to exit 29.
From the exit ramp, travel east
to the Cumberland Gap
Parkway. Turn right on South
Stewart Road. Participant 8,
Ona Whim Antiques, will be
on your left side in the red,
yellow, and blue trimmed
house. The owner, Nancy,
specializes in tearing down old
houses and salvaging
architectural elements like
staircases, door knobs,
columns, and lots of other
interesting items. She also has a
wide variety of antiques,
primitive art, and folk art.
Everyone who likes something
just a little different for their
house will want to stop in.
Take the Cumberland Gap
Parkway south to US 25 on
your right. Merge and head
west to Participant 9, Colonel
Sanders Café and Museum on
your right side. Kentucky Fried
Chicken was founded here in
Corbin, KY. Enjoy a delicious
meal in the Colonel’s original
dining room, view Harland
Sanders exhibits, or take
advantage of the convenient
drive-through service. This
restaurant, where Kentucky
Fried Chicken® got its start
has been carefully restored. It
features the original kitchen
where the Colonel perfected his
Original Recipe® chicken.
Proceed back towards the
Cumberland Gap Parkway and
turn right to head South on US
25E. You will travel 4.0 miles
to Participant 10, Antiques and
Accents Bed and Breakfast.
Proprietors, Walt and Bobbi
Smith, cordially welcome
guests to spend a quiet evening,
shopping, and staying in a
working Appalachian antique
store. Overnight guests have
access to our common areas
where they may browse through
more antiques, help themselves
to snacks, play games, watch
television, or socialize with
other guests. Continue south
on US 25E. When you see a
green sign on your left that
reads “Kentucky Communities
Economic Opportunity
Council” turn left. Follow the
parking lot to the log cabins on
the hill to your left. Participant
11, Kentucky Communities
Crafts offers crafts for viewing
and purchasing and also
community workshops to learn
how to make crafts. Featured
items included in the gift shop
are the Village Shop Fudge,
Indian Horse Pottery (which is
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Levi Jackson Wilderness Road
State Park
made on site), baskets, hand
woven rugs, lye soap, candles
and crafts.
Get back on US 25E and
continue south. Proceed to
Barbourville, KY. Turn right
onto Knox Street and then right
again onto Allison Avenue.
Participant 13, Barbourville
Recreational Park, will be on
your right side. Here you can
enjoy picnicking, fishing,
playgrounds, tennis courts,
baseball and softball fields,
batting cages, miniature golf, a
basketball court, a 3/4 mile
walking track, and RV parking.
The park also offers a great
water park that is operated
from Memorial Day weekend
through Labor Day weekend. If
you are a BMX enthusiast, be
sure to check out the BMX track
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too. Travel back to Knox Street and France, but not yet
and turn right. Parking is relinquished by the Iroquois
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available on the side of the and Cherokee tribes that made Page 4
house. This member offers it their home.
crafts, antiques, candles,
wreaths, baskets, hand-looped You have now completed the
rugs, lamps, pottery, seasonal Millstone Trail. To finish the
items, decorations, home trail back at the Kentucky
accessories, and lots more. Be Artisan Center, take US 25E
sure to stop in and see for North back to I-75 and head
yourself the many treasures that north to exit 77. Turn right
have been found. Right across onto KY 595 and then right
the street you will find again at the Kentucky Artisan
Participant 14, the Towne Center in Berea.
Square Place Bed and
Breakfast. This and the
Market House are owned by the
same folks. The house was
recently refurbished and
restored to its historical charm.
The house itself, its rooms, and
its atmosphere all make for the
perfect stay.

Travel back to US 25E and

head south again. Turn right on
Route 11(also Daniel Boone
Drive). Keep driving straight
when you come to the stop sign
and follow Route 459. You will
see signs for Participant 16,
Doctor Thomas Walker State
Historic Site. This Kentucky
State Park uncovers a historic
frontiersman not as well-known
to Kentuckians. But in reality,
he preceded the famed Daniel
Boone frontiersman into
Kentucky territory by 17 years.
In Walker’s travels he found
rugged terrain strewn with
thickly tangled woods; thus
missing the beautiful plans of
rolling bluegrass. Secondly, at
the time of his venture, the
Kentucky area was disputed
territory, claimed by England Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails