WHEN RADIO RULED When I came of age, television had invaded our lives. Ed Sullivan showed us the Beatles, and the nightly news showed us the daily body counts [...]
Surrounding™ Franklinville
SURROUNDING FRANKLINVILLE It's not really there, at the junction of the Middle and North Forks of the Kentucky River. Nothing but soybeans, Kentucky jungle, and muddy water. But I have [...]
That Sandy Spit of Land!
The sandy spit of land that rises to honor the mixing of two water bodies. The North and Middle Forks of the Kentucky River just upstream from Beattyville where they [...]
The Mouth of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River!
It is hard to reach. The mouth of the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River where it joins the North Fork. Upstream of Beattyville and downstream from Jackson, Kentucky! Seven and [...]
Kentucky’s Pillars of Hercules!
KENTUCKY'S PILLARS OF HERCULES Irvine and Ravenna? You think I'm kidding? Again? True, this is not the Mediterranean. But this is a geographic entrance just as significant, if you live [...]
Surrounding™, my new Service Mark!
My "Surrounding™ Series of Journey Logs has just been granted a Service Mark in Kentucky! What fun! See all my articles and books at http://www.vanstockum.blog
Kentucky’s Little Switzerland?
KENTUCKY'S LITTLE SWITZERLAND? In the Commonwealth of Kentucky? Am I kidding? About the mountains, the forests, the people, the water? The gravel? And what about Abraham Lincoln's grandmother? [...]
Surrounding™ Dismal Rock
SURROUNDING™ DISMAL ROCK Mammoth Cave is a world-class attraction, worthy of your immediate visit. May you soon enough wander within its dark passage! But we are headed aboveground today. Into [...]
Surrounding™ Glasgow
SURROUNDING GLASGOW Glasgow, Kentucky. How to reach this hidden oasis? I recommend this route for your driving pleasure, riding down Highway 31 East in Central Kentucky. So get off Interstate [...]
Songs from “Jubilee Barndance” and a “Horsefly” essay!
Songs from our new musical, "Jubilee Barndance" (Wann and Van Stockum, Jr.), and a short essay entitled, "Horsefly" from my new journey book, "Surrounding Mammoth Cave!" Sung and [...]
“Surrounding Brandenburg”
SURROUNDING BRANDENBURG Meade County, Kentucky is like a pirate's treasure. A golden chest of hidden history clothed in science and culture, and lying within the ancient coastline of its miles [...]