Boardwalk, Downtown Columbia, KY 2012-04-14 - 200 Quadrant, Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. The start of a boardwalk, is in place in front of 200 Public Square. The possibilities are intriguing, especially if the stop blocks could be moved back far enough to allow cooling landscaping for more pedestrian protection and would also decrease the amount of parking lot pollution going into streams and help prevent heavy runoff and flooding. And a wonder: Were there ever boardwalks of any significance in Columbia or any of the other communities of Adair County? Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Natural windsock ready for flying car era 2012-04-14 - 500 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. It looks a little disconcerting at first glance, but the scraggly long branch with leaves may have been purposely left to act as a natural windstock for the coming era of Flying Cars. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mike Watson: picture of early Bank of Columbia 50 cent note 2012-04-14 - Columbia, KY - Photo from the archives of Mike Watson. There was another Bank of Columbia, which survived for a brief time in the early 1800s. It issued 50 cent notes like the one above. The institution was short lived, going out of business before 1828, according to existing banking records in Frankfort. Few bills have survived to modern time. Mike Watson Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Clay Hill Memorial Forest: 2012-04-14 - 7426 Old Lebanon Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo CM photo. Over 30,000 Kentucky School Children have visited a fascinating South Central Kentucky asset, Campbellsville University's Clay Hill Memorial Forest, 7426 Old Lebanon Road, Campbellsville, KY, and it's fame is growing. Still it may remain one of Kentucky's best kept secrets. It's a easy trip from Columbia, KY, approximately 27 miles - 45 minutes - from the Public Square. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Flowering tree: Fringe tree 2012-04-14 - Clay Hill Memorial Forest, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. CU photo. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The view from back in the line: Free Tipping, Day 1 of 2 2012-04-14 - 877 L. Willis Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Fred Rowe, RoweFarms Windshield Photographic Service. Fred Rowe of Rowe Farms captured this scene at one the most popular events all year in Adair County: Free Tipping Days, sponsored by PRIDE and the Adair County Fiscal Court. Free Tipping continues this morning, Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 8am-12pm noon CT, at the Midwest Transfer Station, 877 L. Willis Road, Columbia, KY. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kentucky Color: Spirea, up close 2012-04-14 - Sparksville Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe Fudge created quite a stir with an article on spirea. The flowering shrub was once a mainstay of landscaping in our area, outlasting forsythia in time on stage, but in present times, the showier forsythia has maintained its place, spirea has not. A pity, many think. Up close and personal, as this Billy Joe Fudge photo illustrates, spirea has a spectacular presence. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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