A review of SomerSplash Water Park in Somerset

SomerSplash is a water park run by the City of Somerset which is located near Lake Cumberland. This water park can be a day trip itself or can be tied in with a trip to Lake Cumberland. If you are visiting the Lake Cumberland area, you may know it’s a large lake so it spans a wide area. This water park is located on the northeast side of the lake. The water park is open late-May through Labor Day.  You can visit their website to see variations in hours and prices for admission. Admission depends on when you arrive and

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Splash ‘n’ Dash 5K Run/Walk – Louisville

This post was made in support of this event as a media partnership.   Make a big splash to help kids at Norton Children’s Hospital during the Splash ‘n’ Dash 5k Walk/Run, presented by Texas Roadhouse. The Splash ‘n’ Dash is a family-friendly fundraising event supporting the life-saving care available through the three Norton Children’s facilities which treated more than 177,000 children last year. Runners and walkers can choose to splash their way through a 5k course or a 1k family fun run filled with fun and refreshing ways to cool off in splash zones. Participants will be able to

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Hats Off Day at the Kentucky Horse Park

Free day of family fun Event is July 29 at  the Kentucky Horse Park Enjoy free, family-friendly events designed to celebrate the horse on Saturday, July 29, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The 2017  Hats Off Day theme is “Memories of Man O’ War” celebrating what would be his 100th birthday! Hats Off Day is the only day of the year that admission to  the Horse Park is free.    Free admission to the Horse Park is offered all day, with Hats Off Day festivities (all free) starting at 4 p.m. Activities include:

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Rusty Wallace Racing Experience at Kentucky Motor Speedway

My husband got me a Rusty Wallace Racing Experience ticket for my birthday! We loaded up the kids and headed out to the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Thrill-seeking parents – this review is for you. The email we received the day before the racing experience said to wear comfortable clothes (to be worn on under a fire suit), closed toed shoes, and arrive half hour before the start time to register. We parked and got to the registration desk at 9:30am, waited on line, filled out our forms, and made it across the parking lot to the classroom 5

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Review of Kentucky Dam Village/Kentucky Lake

The extended family (all 7 of us) were lucky enough to secure an executive cottage for a short family vacation to a Kentucky Dam Village.  Be sure to book well-in advance for a holiday weekend because we were only able to get our cottage because of a cancellation….that’s how we were lucky!  The cottages, while still adorned in vintage aesthetics, had Wi-Fi & cable, and were clean, spacious and very nice overall. Also nice is the towel service that comes around every morning to see if you need clean towels. We loved that each cottage had a camp-style outdoor grill,

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Big Bone Lick Discovery Day

My kids and I went to Big Bone Lick State Park for their Discovery Day in June, and the next (and last) Discovery Day is July 15th. The free event is from 11am to 3pm. We arrived around 1pm, and there was still a lot going on, and no one was out of supplies. Many of the state park sites have events throughout the year and so many are also free. Be sure to explore the events page for Kentucky State Parks so you don’t miss out. There were a few tents set up with volunteers discussing historical times and

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