Kentucky Derby Festival

Thunderstruck! The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville

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The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville’s musical program kicked off with the AD/DC song Thunderstruck which was quite appropriate right after a cannon wake-up call echoed from the 2nd Street bridge. It was a prelude to a sight and sound extravaganza blasting into the night sky from the middle of the Ohio River.  Two … Read more

Time to focus on the Kentucky Derby Festival

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With the University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team making an early exit from the Big Dance, it’s time to turn attention to Louisville and the rapidly approaching Kentucky Derby and it’s two week festival. Our team coverage will begin with the main festival kickoff event: Thunder over Louisville… a day long air show, music and … Read more

Making the Garland of Lillies

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Everyone who has watched the Kentucky Derby has heard about the “Garland of Roses” that adorns the winner of the “Fastest two minutes in sports”. But what people may not know about is the day before the Derby, on the first Friday in May, another high-stakes horse race takes place, known as the Kentucky Oaks. … Read more

The Belle of Louisville loses by a boat length to the Belle of Cincinnati

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The weather forecast showed a small window around 5pm to get a dry race in. What race? Why the Great Steamboat Race of course. For those unfamiliar with this annual event, the Belle of Louisville is a period era steam-powered paddle boat that’s been operating on the Ohio River since 1914. In it’s hay-day, she … Read more

Rain, rain go away. Weather is dampening our adventure so far…

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So lets make family time out of it… The weather cooperated for the Great Balloon Glow on Friday night. Around 55,000 people made their way to the Kentucky Exposition Center where dozens of hot air balloons took advantage of the dark of night to put on a light show that awed the crowd. During the … Read more