This Week:
Tri-State Area (KY, IN, IL)
We start our trip by landing at Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport, in Owensboro, KY. This is part of the Bluegrass, Blues & Barbecue region of western Kentucky. We will visit the International Bluegrass Music Museum and if you are there for the second weekend in May, you can eat at the International Bar-B-Q Festival. Places to stay: Super 8 etc.
Next up is a 50 km drive to Evansville, IN to visit the Casino Aztar, riverboat casino. Don't miss the Angel Mounds while you are in town. Some will like to stay in this town (the metropolis of the Tri-State area, at a hefty 100 thousand people), but others will like to explore South Indiana.
Note the spelling mistake taken from an official government map.What word best describes southern Indiana? “Rolling.” From beautiful rolling hills to exhilarating roller costers, it’s full of wonders.
Finally, we enter the Trails to Adventure region of Illinois. The Shawnee National Forest is a nice destination, as is the Economy Inn & Suites. If you enter the town of Harrisburg, be sure not to miss the China Buffet. It will make you feel as if you are at home, which is good practice since this trip is now over and you fly home.