Yes, it has been a while since I last went boxing. Not sure why but probably a bit of laziness on my part and also partly because - alas I am a fair weather boxer.
But boxing we went on Christmas Day to a small town along the Ohio River in Carrollton.
We ventured to a Park - General Butler State Park to be exact.
A beautiful State Park located right in the middle of the town. Now - how cool is that.
General William O. Butler was a member of the famous 'Peace Conference' as an attempt to prevent the Civil War as well as serving as a Kentucky Congressman. A graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, KY he went on to serve the country in various battles during The War of 1812. One of those battles was The Battle of Frenchtown and The Battle of the River Raisin where he was taken prisoner while fighting the British for control of Michigan and the lower Great Lakes. The failures at this battle led to the phrase "Remember the Raisin" being used as a rallying cry during The War of 1812.
Our search, which was a very round about but nice hike,
lead us to the observation deck at the park.
Constructed in the 30's by the CCC and I think it is quite impressive.
The CCC was a public
work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. Through out the US we can see what was accomplished during the run of this program. While social programs aren't always the answer, I do believe during this time frame it was a needed and well run necessity. Now we have the relief given to those who are job less but there isn't any "work" attached to it. Just think if those we receive assistance were put to work maintaining our cities and parks --- wow... we might see some more beautiful stone work, stairs, observation decks and a lot less litter.
ok off my soap box. :-)
You can barely make out the Ohio River in the back ground.
It is also here that the Kentucky River meets the Ohio.
Love these old Postcards.
I always find it cool to locate benchmarks - this marks the highest elevation in Carroll County.
In my years of boxing we have stumble across many including geocaches that we weren't looking for.
As seen from the trail. After 80 years it is still intact and minus any graffiti.
One of the reason for the name - Fossil Trail.
Brachiopod fossils galore AND
the Kentucky State Fossil.
Get this - 24 cottages are available, with some having a private balcony or patio. One, two, three-bedroom cottages with one bath and two or three executive cottages with two baths are available. Tableware, cooking utensils, and linens are provided with fresh linens available daily. plus The campground offers 111 campsites with utility hookups and grills. Showers and rest rooms are available at two central service buildings and one laundry facility is available.
You could camp all summer long and still make it to work on time.
