Kentucky by Heart: Author Gregory Nobles explores legacy — good and bad — of John James Audubon
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist John James Audubon (1785-1851) has been called “America’s foremost naturalist and illustrator of birds.” His…
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Kentucky State Parks offers Halloween fun across state — take a look at family fun options
Staff report If you are looking for special exepriences with family and friends this Halloween seasons, you might find just…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s extinct and extirpated birds may be long gone, but not forgotten
More than 350 species of birds have been documented in Kentucky. This includes native and non-native species, the 150 species…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Squirrel hunting for both food and sport has a long history in Kentucky
Hunting squirrels for food and sport is a tradition deeply embedded in Kentucky’s hunting culture. In early Kentucky, squirrels were…
Kentucky by Heart: Mercer County native Matthew Jouett was prolific artist renowned for portraiture
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist In the realm of visual arts, Kentucky has a celebrated history of noted painters. Names…
Our Rich History: Passenger Pigeons were once a common sight, and food source, in the Tristate
By Steve Preston Special to the NKyTribune Imagine the noonday sun blackened by what appears to be a moving and…
Kentucky by Heart: Books about the haunted are popular in the Commonwealth; no shortage of sites
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Regarding the matter of reading books about “haunted” places, it’s not been a goal (or…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s Elk Herd a “Seed Crop” for Appalachia, other herds outside the region
In Colonial America elk were common east of the Mississippi River. The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis), which was native…