If you like bourbon, don't miss the Woodford reserve tour, between Frankfort & Lexington. Also Boone Fort is just south of Lexington.

Larry2

---- Gabriel Orgrease <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> A PTN activity in KY has been a while coming, like years of talking went 
> on -- but now here it is.
> 
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> PTN/TFG/KY Preservation Rendezvous 2009
> 
> This summer an event will take place in Frankfort Kentucky, the State 
> Capitol, which will be something brand new for PTN members in more ways 
> than one. First, it will be an outdoor event with on-site camping that 
> will be very low cost and meant to be something to bring the whole 
> family to. Second, we will be partnering with the Timber Framers Guild 
> to put on the event so PTN members and TFG members will have a chance to 
> get to know one another while enjoying the festivities. Our sponsors for 
> this event are the Kentucky Heritage Council, the Frankfort Tourism 
> Commission and the City of Frankfort.
> 
> Cove Spring Meat House
> 
> The week will start out with two workshops. One will be to start the 
> restoration of the first period log meat house at Cove Spring Park, 
> where the camping and camp kitchen will be. Attendees who enroll in the 
> log meat house workshop will have an opportunity to learn how to 
> document and draw a log structure, as well as how to properly 
> deconstruct, assess and store the components. The restoration will be 
> completed during IPTW 2010 which will also take place in Frankfort.
> 
> Blacksmith Shed constructed at IPTW 2005 at Belmont Technical College, 
> St. Clairsville, Ohio.
> 
> The other workshop will be laying out and cutting a white oak picnic 
> shelter like the timber frame that we built at IPTW 2005 in Belmont. 
> Students who enroll in that workshop will have the opportunity to learn 
> square rule layout, cutting square rule joinery and using hand and power 
> tools. The picnic shelter workshop will take place at the River View 
> Park but instructors and students of both workshops will be able to camp 
> and eat right at Cove Spring Park.
> 
> The workshops will run from June 27th through July 1st and the 
> Preservation Rendezvous will begin on July 1st and run through July 4th. 
> The first day of the rendezvous attendees will be invited to join in on 
> the raising of the picnic shelter and the last day will end with 
> Frankfort fabulous fireworks display. Attendees will be welcome to stay 
> and camp that night and enjoy Frankfort on Sunday before heading home. 
> Frankfort is a beautiful historic town with lots of small shops and 
> places to eat all within comfortable walking distance. For folks who 
> don't feel like camping there are lots of local B&Bs and the Crown Plaza 
> Hotel has offered us some very good rates as well. It's right across the 
> street from the River View Park where many of the rendezvous activities 
> will be taking place and easy walking distance from historic downtown 
> Frankfort.
> 
> During the rendezvous there will be lots of outdoor demonstrations 
> similar to what we do at an IPTW but here they will include 
> demonstrations by TFG members and PTN members. A full listing will be 
> posted on the PTN and TFG websites for you to review. We also have a 
> couple of bus tours planned so you can learn more about the Frankfort 
> area and its history. In the evenings there will be lots of 
> opportunities to meet new friends and catch up with old ones around the 
> campfire. That might also be a good time to practice your axe throwing 
> or refine your trebuchet launching skills. We've also been promised to 
> be entertained by some of Frankfort's local musicians which will no 
> doubt be a highlight of the event, so mark you calendars now and make 
> sure to plan on bringing the family. When you plan your trip, make sure 
> to plan some time driving some of Kentucky's country roads for some real 
> "site" seeing. The endless horse pastures are interspersed with 
> beautiful tobacco barns and bounded by drystacked limestone fences you 
> don't want to miss.
> 
> Keep your eyes on the websites www.PTN.org and www.TFGuild.org for more 
> information and registration. We'll see you in Kentucky and we'll all 
> have an experience to remember!
> 
> Rudy R. Christian
> Executive Director
> Preservation Trades Network
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