Edmonson County Attractions

2008 Calendar of Events
Saturday, Oct. 4	Country Western Days presented by The Order of The Eastern Star. Wear your cowboy hat and get $1 off your breakfast, 7 to10 a.m. in Brownsville Community Center. Pancakes and sausage or gravy and biscuits: $5 (drink included). Children 6 & under $2.50. Also serving Chocolate Chip Pancakes! Mop pony races 9 to10 a.m., ages 2-6 and children's face painting and tattoos. Jokes and performances throughout the day by our own “Gee Haw” Gang. Line Dancing by “Kick ’n’ Country” between 12 noon and-2 p.m. A tribute to Washington Meredith, founder of W/M Lodge in Brownsville will be performed by Scott and Ronnie Lindsey. This will begin at 12:30 p.m. This event takes place in conjunction with the Annual Washington Meredith Masonic Bar-B-Q and Antique Car Show that will also be held on same day at the same place. So, come out and support both events for all day fun.
October 9 to 11, 2008	Kämper Map Centennial Celebration German engineer Max Kämper visited Mammoth Cave on his 1908 trip to the United States, and paid his room and board in part by surveying and mapping the great cave. His resulting map, still considered accurate today, was the first measured map of the cave. The park, the Cave Research Foundation and Kämper descendants will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the map in October 2008. On Friday, October 10, a concert featuring Max Kämper's grandson, Klaus Kämper, a professional cellist, and pianist-cave guide Janet Smith will be offered underground in the Methodist Church with activities beginning at 6 p.m. at the Visitor Center. Contact the park for more information: (270) 758-2180 or email maca_park_information@nps.gov.
October 17-18, 2008	Genealogy/Cemetery Workshops Friday evening, a professional genealogist offers seminars on how to trace your family's history. On Saturday, demonstrations and guest speakers, through lecture and field exercises, show how to restore and care for cemeteries. Contact the park for more information: (270) 758-2180 or email maca_park_information@nps.gov.
Saturday Nov. 22	Annual Park Mammoth Resort Christmas Craft Bazaar Enjoy wonderful homespun crafts of local artisans and craftsman at our historic hotel and check those items off your Christmas shopping list. Unique gifts to be found. Wander the halls of the hotel, going booth to booth and enjoying holiday music and the fabulous foods served by the long time hotel staff. Check back to web site for more details to come.
November 8-9, 2008	Roots in the Cave Roots in the Cave is a genealogy weekend that celebrates the family heritage of those who called the Mammoth Cave area home before it became a national park. Portions of the event are free and open to the public; meals and overnight accommodations are available through Forever Resorts. Contact Greg Davis, Mammoth Cave Hotel manager, for more information: (270) 758-2225 or email him at gdavisgm@usdol.net.
December 7, 2008	Cave Sing Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent Patrick Reed invites all area residents to the 29th annual Cave Sing, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. Participants should gather in front of the visitor center at 2 p.m. for this free event. The WKU Women’s Chorus will perform underground in the Methodist Church. Refreshments, courtesy of Forever Resorts, follow in the Mammoth Cave Hotel. Contact the park for more information: 270.758.2180 or email maca_park_information@nps.gov.
We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the calendar of events, but we suggest you confirm dates by calling the telephone numbers listed for each event.