Apr 25, 2009 | UK News
LEXINGTON, Ky. A fun, free, family-oriented celebration for Arbor and Earth Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at The Arboretum , the official state botanical garden of Kentucky, located at 500 Alumni Drive in Lexington on the University of Kentucky campus.
Kentucky is a frontier state that still has a wild side. If you are planning a vacation to this fun and rustic state then you will not want to miss out on the state's historic sites, museums and cultural attractions.
Volunteers to clean up Civil War sites
Volunteers across Kentucky will team up Saturday to help clean and restore about a dozen Civil War historic sites, battlefields and monuments, part of an effort being underwritten by a grant from The History Channel.
Weekend included monks, Abe Lincoln and bourbon
We drove 2 1/2 hours for a birthday party. We were about six weeks late, but that was of little consequence; the honoree has been deceased for 144 years.
Center offering schools Presidents Day presentation
Fresh off a spate of recent winter-weather school cancellations, students across Pulaski County will be in class on Monday, Feb.
John Marshall: Lincoln Defeats Washington
Presidents Day is primarily a tribute to Washington and Lincoln, and only partially a celebration of big savings on refrigerators, TV's, blenders, toasters, computers, printers, housewares, power tools, food ...
Five places to rendezvous with presidents
The White House may be the official residence of the U.S. president, but it's only a temporary address.
Hundreds celebrate Lincoln's birthday in his hometown
HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Several hundred Abraham Lincoln fans and dignitaries gathered in his hometown yesterday to celebrate his 200th birthday with speeches, music and visits to his farm.
Happy Birthday Abe: Kentucky to celebrate birthday of native son
Kentucky will celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday with a party near his birthplace.
National Park System Quiz 41: Lincolnalia
Daniel Chester Frencha TMs sculpture of seated Lincoln is the centerpiece attraction of the Lincoln Memorial.
Two hundred years ago this week, on Feb. 12, 1809, in a humble, one-room log cabin near Hodgen's Mill, Ky., a baby boy was born who would become the 16th president of the United States.
One of our own: Lincoln Trail Postcard
This week, the states that claim Abraham Lincoln as their own will lead the nation in celebrating the 16th president's 200th birthday.
Lands of Lincoln: 5 areas tout ties to Abe
In honor of Honest Abe's 200th birthday, USA TODAY's Laura Bly looks at key destinations where the candles are blazing.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National H...
Abraham Lincoln Bicentenial Celebration set for February 12
This ceremony is part of a two year commemoration of Lincoln's 200th birthday. There are a number of Hodgenville community events that celebrate Lincoln's 200th over the week beginning with a free public ...
Having a Bad Day? Consider the Plight of Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS
The recent ice storm has caused extensive tree damage at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS.
Many events are planned throughout the nation in 2009 that will provide opportunities to celebrate the Bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln MotorHome , January 27, 2009 This year marks the Bicentennial ...
After the Inauguration ... Next Up, the Lincoln Bicentennial
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky includes a "symbolic Lincoln birth cabin" inside this Memorial Building.
Travel Preview: Where to go in 2009
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