Scenic Adair Co., KY: Topiary housovore dog? Or Kudzu Castle? 2011-08-14 - Burkesville RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. This beautiful late August scene looks at first glance like a kudzu castle. On a second glance, it might be a giant kudzu topiary dog with a swollen left forepaw, eating a grandma's house. The dog's tail is quite distinct. Either way, it's a delightful scene beside the old road, near its crossing with the new KY 61 S. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Historical marker promised, but they are expensive 2011-08-14 - Photo By Chris Bennett. Author Chris Bennett volunteered to see that a historical marker, like the one above at the Frankfort Cemetery for Daniel Boone above, would be erected in McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY, at the site of the Monday, December 12, 1966 B-58 plane crash. He's still sticking to his promise, but he's turning to others to help pay the costs. The Kentucky Historical Society approves the markers, but does not bear the costs. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scene of B-58 Plane Crash near McKinney, KY Dec. 12, 1966 2011-08-14 - Near McKinney, Lincoln Co., KY - Photo by Chris Bennett. This peaceful farm scene near McKinney, KY was the site of a horrific cold war plane crash. Alan Reed, then a student in Liberty, KY but already a radio announcer, was one of the first to visit the crash scene on Monday evening, December 12, 1966 interrupting an episode of "The Big Valley" on Tv. The event took place at the height of the cold war, and Chris Bennett and Alan Reed discovered during their research that many in the area around the little Lincoln County town and neighbors from Casey Co. showed up at the crash scene with guns, ready to fight the Commies. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The McKinney, KY B-58 Crash: USAF Hustler 2011-08-14 - Photo Courtesy USAF and Library of Congress. USAF B-58 Hustler. the world's first supersonic bomber, similar to the one which crashed near McKinney, KY, December 12, 1966, nearly 45 years ago.-Chris Bennett Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

1966 McKinney B-58 Crash: The Middleburg Dam- on the way 2011-08-14 - Casey Co., KY - Photo By Chris Bennett. Writer Chris Bennett took a few photos of the Middleburg Dam in Casey County while Alan Reed, his guide, asked directions to the site of the 1966 plane crash. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Hoover Dam: 1,885 miles from Downtown Columbia, KY 2011-08-14 - Photo by Cathy Luttrell. Hoover Dam, July '10: "Hoover Dam is so huge and the water was so green," Cathy Luttrell writes. If you go Hoover Dam is 1,885 miles, 30 hours, from Downtown Columbia, KY, according to Google. See MAP The Dam is on the Colorado River between Mojave Co, AZ and Clark Co., NV and impounds Lake Mead. Seen in the ColumbiaMagazine group on Flickr. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Tomatoes 2011-08-14 - Photo by Pen. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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