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• Learn About Native American Culture at Lake Cumberland Event Jan. 30-Feb. 1
  Tuesday, January 06, 2009
  Lake Cumberland State Resort Park will host a special weekend event intended to keep alive Native American traditions through lectures and demonstrations.
• State Parks Extend $50 Lodge Room Discount Into 2009
  Tuesday, December 23, 2008
  Applies To Stays Sunday Through Thursday
• Learn Birdhouse Building Basics at Sawyer State Park Jan. 17
  Tuesday, December 23, 2008
  Create your own backyard habitat for your feathered friends at a program Saturday Jan. 17, 2009 at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.
• Carter Caves Crawlathon Will Feature Discounts on Lodging for Extra Nights
  Friday, December 19, 2008
  Carter Caves State Resort Park has added a new incentive to participate in its Crawlathon in January 2009 and enjoy other activities at the park by arriving a day early or staying over an extra night.
• Learn About E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park on History Hike Jan. 24
  Wednesday, December 17, 2008
  The fascinating history of the area now known as E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park will be explored when park personnel lead a group hike through park lands in northeastern Jefferson County on Saturday Jan. 24, 2009.
• Greenbo Seminar Will Teach Techniques of Cemetery Genealogy
  Monday, December 15, 2008
  Greenbo State Resort Park will host a cemetery iconology workshop on Jan. 31, 2009 to provide you with techniques for studying family genealogy as revealed by their burial places.
• Pennyrile to Offer Rook Tournament and Painting Classes on January Weekends
  Friday, December 12, 2008
  Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park wants to liven up your winter weekends with a rook tournament on Jan. 9-11, 2009 and a landscape oil painting weekend Jan. 23-25, 2009.
• Dates Changed For Eagle Watch Weekend At Dale Hollow
  Thursday, December 11, 2008
  Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park is rescheduling one of its Eagle Watch Weekends in January.
• Learn Scapbooking at Greenbo Lake Jan. 16-17
  Thursday, December 11, 2008
  Responding to the increasing popularity of scrapbooking, Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will host a weekend devoted to the hobby on Jan. 16 and 17, 2009.
• State Park Cottages Open During The Holidays
  Tuesday, December 09, 2008
  Looking for something different to do during the holidays? The Kentucky State Parks are inviting you to stay with them at one of their cottages at 13 resort parks between Dec. 21 and Dec. 29.
• E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer to Host Kids' Theatre Workshop
  Tuesday, December 09, 2008
  This holiday season let your little star shine as E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park hosts Taking Center Stage, a one-day theatre training workshop brought to you by Extreme Kids Theatre.
• Annual Bird Count Planned At Natural Bridge Dec. 13-14
  Friday, December 05, 2008
  You can help conduct a bird census during Natural Bridge State Resort Park’s annual Winter Bird Weekend on Dec. 13-14.
• Ft. Boonesborough's 18th Century Store Now Offers On-Line Purchases
  Thursday, December 04, 2008
  The 18th Century Transylvania Store at Fort Boonesborough State Park is now online, just in time for holiday shoppers to peruse and order the store’s gift items via their home computer.
• Kentucky State Parks Plan News Year’s Eve Celebrations For 2009
  Thursday, December 04, 2008
  Dances, Dinners and Entertainment To Welcome the New Year
• Recreational Programming to Be Topic of Workshop at Barren River Jan. 13-15
  Wednesday, December 03, 2008
  Barren River Lake State Resort Park will present the third annual Innovative Programming Workshop on Jan. 13-15, 2009 to provide new ideas for anyone who does recreational programming.
• Carter Caves to Offer Winter Discounts on Lodging, Golf and Cave Tours
  Tuesday, December 02, 2008
  Carter Caves State Resort Park will offer discounts for lodging, golf and cave tours this winter to highlight the wide range of activities still available at the park during the winter months.
• State Parks Extend $50 Lodge Room Discount Into 2009
  Monday, December 01, 2008
  Just in time for the holidays, the Kentucky State Parks are extending a coupon offer good for a $50 lodge room Sundays through Thursdays.
• Family Adventure Quest Offered In 2009 By Kentucky State Parks
  Monday, November 24, 2008
  The Kentucky State Parks will again be offering the Family Adventure Quest in 2009 and the theme has a presidential flavor.
• Historical Dinner Theater Brings Abe Lincoln to Cumberland Falls
  Monday, November 17, 2008
  An entertaining event marking the approaching bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky will be held at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park near Corbin on Saturday Nov. 29, 2008.
• Three Historic Mansions Will Host Special Christmas Tours
  Thursday, November 13, 2008
  Three Kentucky State Park historic sites will continue the holiday tradition with tours during November and December.