After a hearty breakfast at our hotel we went on a bus tour of Berea and Berea College. The college started in the1800's before the Civil War. It is notable because it has never charged tuition. It was designed to give Appalachian children an opportunity for a post secondary education that they could not otherwise afford. That continues to this day. The campus is the center of Berea and has 1500 students. They all have to work 10 hours a week minimum doing various tasks. For example, the Boone Hotel is owned by the College and is largely staffed by students.
Our guide was the director of Tourism for Berea. She is a graduate of Berea College and a 5th generation Kentuckian. One of her other talents was that she was a skilled claw hammer banjo player!
Back to the Hotel for lunch (sirloin tips) and then boarded the bus for a trip to The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame where my bluegrass hero JD Crowe is an inductee.
Here's a few of Lynn's friends that are riding along with us.
Neil and Sharron, Bob and Linda. Great folks. Lynn and Sharron have been close friends for over 45 years.
We left the Hall of Fame and headed back to the Renfro Valley Barn for a great Gospel show, followed by a Chicken dinner across the road at the Historic Lodge Restaurant and then back to the Barn for the show that started it all, the Saturday Night Renfro Valley Barn Dance.
A great night with great entertainment!
Jan Parker, the host of the show.
Jeff Watson, I could have listened to this guy all night.
I keep receiving photos from Mandy of the most beautiful baby in the world!!!
Had to include this one in the blog of beautiful baby Maia!
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