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Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky 



for trout. There's canoeing and boating on tidal 

 creeks, bicycling, hiking, and bird watching for 

 painted buntings, great blue herons, and os- 

 prey. Naturalists on staff bring guest and 

 wilderness together in compatible harmony. 



KENTUCKY 



The Bluegrass State has some remarkable mu- 

 seums and historic sites dedicated both to its 

 natural and manmade wonders. 



Among Kentucky's natural wonders is Mam- 

 moth Cave National Park, whose explored pas- 

 sages extend 330 miles through five levels of 

 subterranean limestone chambers. Rangers 

 lead visitors to such sites as Frozen Niagara, Fat 

 Man's Misery, and the Bottomless Pit. 



Here in mint julep land, the running of the 

 Kentucky Derby, on the first Saturday in May at 

 Churchill Downs, is a tribute to the state's great 

 horse farms. The local museum has a multi- 

 image show highlighting the Derby, past and 

 present, with hands-on exhibits. 



Bourbon was a drink created by a Baptist 

 minister in Bourbon County in 1798. The Getz 

 Museum in Bardstown has a unique collection 

 of whiskey memorabilia, including a license is- 

 sued to Kentucky-born Abraham Lincoln in 

 1 833 to operate a tavern with the proviso that 

 "said Lincoln shall be of good behavior and ob- 

 serve the laws of Illinois." Among the museum's 

 nonpotable artifacts are Jenny Lind's velvet 

 cape and tools used by Trappist Monks in the 

 nearby monastery where Thomas Merton lived 

 and prayed. 



A noted National Historic Landmark is 

 Maker's Mark, one of the oldest working distil- 



leries in the United States. Dating to 1805, it is 

 located in Loretto and has regular tours. 



MISSISSIPPI 



Mississippi is more than just a river. This state 

 was once the secluded domaine of the 

 Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians- 

 until the French arrived in 1 699. Before the 

 Civil War, when cotton was king, it was one of 

 the nation's wealthiest states. 



The era of affluence, splendour, and grace is 

 preserved in more than 500 antebellum prop- 

 erties throughout Mississippi, still standing 

 amid lush gardens. Possibly the finest are cen- 

 tered in Natchez. The city survived the Civil 

 War, as did its opulent plantation homes, some 

 of which are open year-round. Others are only 

 open during Natchez Pilgrimage weeks, which 

 were, started in 1 932 by the women of the city 

 to raise money for preservation. These tours 

 are given twice a year: three weeks in October 

 and four weeks in March and April. 



Civil War memories come alive at Vicksburg 

 National Military Park, where the fall of the 

 "Gibraltar of the Confederacy" to Ulysses S. 

 Grant on July 4, 1 863, is remembered by mon- 

 uments and battle markers. 



The 8,000-year-old Natchez Trace, now a 

 scenic autoroute without billboards, winds 400 

 miles through the state to Nashville. A re- 

 minder of the ancient trading trail of Native 

 Americans, it's home to protected wildlife. 



Mississippi also has more tree farms than 

 any other state and the world's only cactus 

 plantation, with more than 3,000 varieties, is 

 located near Edwards, Mississippi. 



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