G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.
Cheers Bronwyn

(Bronwyn Ferrier Ms) wrote in
om:

G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.
Cheers Bronwyn


the Great Kentucky Lake is only a few miles (15-20?) from Paducah. Great
fish camps/restaurants abound serving bass, crappie, catfish, etc.

Wayne

I grew up in the Paducah area--well, an hour south (Fulton,KY and went to
high school in Mayfield, which is 30 minutes from Paduach) . However, its
the only really big town in the region with a mall, so I logged quite a bit
of time there as a teen.

The distillaries--at least all that I know of--are all around Lexington and
Lousiville, both of which are about 5 hours or so from Paducah.

In Paducah, the only real tourists attractions of any sort that I can think
of are the waterfront/downtown, Whitehaven (restored historic mansion), and
Bluegrass Downs (horse racing track). I don't think of these would be an
all day thing. Paducah isn't much of a tourist town. It's more industrial,
with some shopping thrown in, and has the only really big hospitals in the
area... There isn't really much of any touristy stuff in Western Kentucky.
Most of the really cool stuff in Kentucky is back around Lexington and
Louisville. Far far western Kentucky (west of the lakes), just doesn't
have much.

If you can get any access to a car, there are the Kentucky Lakes and the
Land Between the Lakes. It would be about 20 minutes or so from Paducah to
get to the Lakes. Then, at LBL, there is "the trace" which is a road you
can follow and stop off at little attractions along the way. You'd have to
have a car to do this though...

They have been working on building a performing arts center, but I'm not
sure if it's finished yet. (I am currently in California to attend grad
school, so I'm not as up on stuff at home anymore).

Also, worth mentioning here, is that Paducah doesn't have mass city transit.
There are cab services, but no train or bus. It's not a huge town--maybe
60,000 people.

I don't think West KY is particularly known for it's cuisine--it's a very
much so working class region, and not that working class can't be gourmet,
most of them tend not to be. For food in Paducah though, the best regarded
restaurants are Jeremiah's, Whalers Catch, and CC Cohen. Make reservations
though! In addition to the quilt show being in town, it's also going to be
prom season and between the quilt show attendees and prom goers, it's
impossible to get into any of these without reservations.

The BBQ style in West Ky isn't quite like Texas BBQ. We tend to do pork
rather than beef brisket.

You probably already have these urls, but the Paducah/McCracken County
Visitors Buerau has a website at http://www.paducah-tourism.org/ and the
local paper's url is www.paducahsun.com. You might also want to check out
http://www.thinkwestkentucky.com. When looking up stuff to do though, be
careful about the Think West Kentucky site. West Kentucky is typically
considered to span from the far west part of the state to
Elizabethtown/Bardstown--both of which are 4 hours from Paducah. I consider
both of them to be central Kentucky, but I digress. When I was attending
the University of Kentucky, my friends from far far eastern Kentucky
considered Bardstown and Elizabethtown to be West Kentucky...


"Bronwyn Ferrier Ms" wrote in message
om...
G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.
Cheers Bronwyn

(Bronwyn Ferrier Ms) wrote in message . com...
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.

The only tourist type thing that I can think of in the area is the
casino on the Illinois side of the Mississippi. It's a riverboat with
slot machines, etc. and I believe that there may be some kind of
transportation service from certain hotels--you'd just have to ask. A
possible day trip might be to Charleston, Missouri. Depending on when
spring gets here, the magnolias and azaleas will probably be in bloom
and Charleston has an Azalea Trail and Azalea Festival. I'm not sure
how far it is from Paducah--maybe 2 to 3 hours--and you'd probably
have to rent a car to do that. Paducah may also have an azalea
trail--seems like I've read that somewhere, but I'm sure you can find
that on the websites already listed by another poster. What the area
has to offer, really, is scenery. Across the river in Illinois is the
Shawnee National Forest and state parks such as Garden of the Gods.
If shopping is your thing, there was an outlet mall at Eddyville, KY,
but I haven't been there in years and don't even know if it's still
open. In the downtown area near the Quilt Museum there are lots of
antique shops--I could spend days there and never get through them
all.

As for places to eat, there are mostly chains in the area. If
barbecue is something you want, I like Starnes. It is near Noble
Park--can't think of the street--Joe Clifton Drive maybe? Another
poster said that you will most likely find pork, and that's been my
experience also. Most places are really casual. I agree with the
reservations--if you can get them, do because I've been in Paducah
when the quilters are there and it is wall to wall people. My
favorite place to eat there is Logan's Roadhouse, which is a chain,
but has good food that is reasonably priced. From my experience the
Chinese place Chong's is to be avoided at all costs.

I hope this helps somewhat! Have a good time. I don't plan to be in
Paducah during that time--I avoid it on that weekend and do my
shopping somewhere else because with all the people traffic is
terrible and the stores and restaurants are filled to the brim!

Stacey

Bronwyn Ferrier Ms wrote:
G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.
Cheers Bronwyn


The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.

I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
Bowling Green or Evansville or something.

Best regards,
Bob, a Texan in Minnesota

Bronwyn Ferrier Ms wrote:
G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.
Cheers Bronwyn

My favorite place to eat in Paducah is Flamingo Row which is an odd
little sandwich place. All the food there is a bit on the odd side, but
it's all fantastic. The best are their stuffed breads, but to get them
you have to go either to lunch or early dinner as they sell out of them
quickly. For BBQ, though it is not TX barbeque, most people there like
Starnes which I personally never thought much of, but everyone their
seems to love. There's also Max's Brick Oven which has reasonably good
brick oven pizza and CC Cohen's which is a steak house. If you end up
going to Kentucky Lakes, there's also a restaurant called Patty's which
has very good country cooking and incredible desserts.

---
Matt Marziale

zxcvbob wrote in message ...
The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.

I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
Bowling Green or Evansville or something.

Mapquest says about 130 miles and 2.75 hours each way:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&cl=EN&un=m&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=&1c= paducah&1s=ky&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=&2c=owensboro&2s=k y&2z=&2ah=&formtype1=address&formtype2=address&idx =0&id=4033ead5-00217-0620a-400c330d&aid=4033ead5-00218-0620a-400c330d


Best regards,
Bob, a Texan in Minnesota

-bwg

zxcvbob wrote in message ...
Bronwyn Ferrier Ms wrote:
G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
meet and say hi.




The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.

I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
Bowling Green or Evansville or something.

Best regards,
Bob, a Texan in Minnesota


To all re-posters:
Thanks so much for all the helpful replies! From your information I
think crowds are going to be the main attraction in the city! Maybe I
will just concentrate on quilting - who knows, I'll probably meet some
quilters and by Sunday we will have formed little groups and maybe
hire a car together (it would be good for an US citizen to do the
driving, wrong side of the wrong and all that...). I'll take note of
the restaurant/cuisine ideas too.
With Paducah being on the border of Missouri I hadn't thought of
sightseeing in that direction. The State Park mentioned sounds it
could be blissful after the crowds of the quilting symposium.
Again, appreciate all your comments. Local knowledge wins out every
time.
Cheers
Bronwyn
Cheers Bronwyn

Barry Grau wrote:
zxcvbob wrote in message ...

The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.

I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
Bowling Green or Evansville or something.


Mapquest says about 130 miles and 2.75 hours each way:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&cl=EN&un=m&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=&1c= paducah&1s=ky&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=&2c=owensboro&2s=k y&2z=&2ah=&formtype1=address&formtype2=address&idx =0&id=4033ead5-00217-0620a-400c330d&aid=4033ead5-00218-0620a-400c330d

Best regards,
Bob, a Texan in Minnesota


-bwg

In Kentucky, 130 miles is about 1.5 hours. On a recent trip through
that part of the country, when I crossed the state line into KY, the
speed limit dropped to 65 but the traffic sped up to 85+. Then when I
got to the TN line, the speed limit went up to 70 or 75, and the traffic
slowed down to the speed limit.

You can probably get Owensboro style barbecue in Paducah, but I don't
know for sure. It's like Texas style barbecue made with pork instead of
beef -- the same sweet, hot, sticky tomato-based sauce. But it was
almost 10 years since I ate there, so I might be just imagining it... :-)

Bob

From: (Bronwyn=A0Ferrier=A0Ms)
G'day folks,
Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
Queensland Oz.
You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
Austin Tx last June which was really helpful. This time, I am meeting up
with my new friends from Austin and we are travelling to the Paducah
Quilt Show in late April. So, what great advice can you give me on the
cuisine of KY and places to try in Paducah?
Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a Sunday?
I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is too far
west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my disposal). Any
other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am sure.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!! Maybe there
is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to meet and say
hi.
Cheers Bronwyn
---------------------------------------------------------------
How about visting Mammonth Cave Ky.?
I was only there once in the 60's when I was a kid and can't remember
where in the state it's located but think it would be worth your time to
take one of there tours.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:22:22 -0500 (EST), T E wrote:
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How about visting Mammonth Cave Ky.?
I was only there once in the 60's when I was a kid and can't remember
where in the state it's located but think it would be worth your time to
take one of there tours.

Yahoo's Map and Drive places Mammoth Cave about 4 hours' drive
(about 180 miles) west of Paducah. I haven't been there for years,
but remember it as being a neat trip. However, combined with the
drive there and back, plus a few hours for the tour, it doesn't really
make a practical daytrip from there. Overnight is more feasible,
unless you don't mind spending a very long day mostly on the road.

FWIW, they have a website where you can take a look at what's
available and the different types of tours:

http://www.nps.gov/maca.htm

Ariane

"Stacey" wrote in message
om...
Paducah may also have an azalea
trail--seems like I've read that somewhere, but I'm sure you can find
that on the websites already listed by another poster.
They have a dogwood trail, but it's usually a few weeks before the quilt
festival.

What the area
has to offer, really, is scenery. Across the river in Illinois is the
Shawnee National Forest and state parks such as Garden of the Gods.
If shopping is your thing, there was an outlet mall at Eddyville, KY,
but I haven't been there in years and don't even know if it's still
open.

Still open, but it has gone down hill a lot in the past few years. Most of
the stores have gone out of buisness, and what's left isn't that great.

"zxcvbob" wrote in message
...

The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.

I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
Bowling Green or Evansville or something.

Both Owensboro/Evansville and Bowling Green are roughly four hours from
Paducah.

"zxcvbob" wrote in message
...

In Kentucky, 130 miles is about 1.5 hours. On a recent trip through
that part of the country, when I crossed the state line into KY, the
speed limit dropped to 65 but the traffic sped up to 85+. Then when I
got to the TN line, the speed limit went up to 70 or 75, and the traffic
slowed down to the speed limit.

Ok, this was probably I-65 Nasvhille to Lousiville or I-75 in the East part
of the state. To go from Paducah to Owensboro, you'd take I-24 to the West
Kentucky Parkway, then the Natcher Parkway to Owensboro. Do not not not not
not not not go over 70 on these or you will get pulled over. I drove West
Ky back and forth for four years, and there are typically smokies all over
the place.

You can probably get Owensboro style barbecue in Paducah, but I don't
know for sure. It's like Texas style barbecue made with pork instead of
beef -- the same sweet, hot, sticky tomato-based sauce. But it was
almost 10 years since I ate there, so I might be just imagining it... :-)

Most of the bbq at home seems to be more of the carolina style--smoked in a
pit, but the vingar style sauces. Definitely no sweet sauces.

Be prepared - you may experience culture shock. Paducah is not
an area laden with rich folk nor high class/fancy restaurants.

Fried Chicken and catfish are Kentucky staples, you've gotta
try those from several different places.

Moe

: G'day folks,
: Lucky girl that I am, I have another trip to the US from here in
: Queensland Oz.
: You might recall you all gave me great gourmet advice when I visited
: Austin Tx last June which was really helpful.
: This time, I am meeting up with my new friends from Austin and we are
: travelling to the Paducah Quilt Show in late April.
: So, what great advice can you give me on the cuisine of KY and places
: to try in Paducah?
: Also, does anyone know of a day trip I can do from Paducah on a
: Sunday? I'd love to visit one of the distilleries, but fear Paducah is
: too far west to achieve this in one day (without a car at my
: disposal). Any other tourist attraction from there would be nice I am
: sure.
: Meanwhile I am looking forward to those great Tx barbeques!!
: Maybe there is a regular poster who lives in Paducah who would like to
: meet and say hi.
: Cheers Bronwyn