Day 10 September 7, 2025 Clarksville Tennessee to Owensboro Kentucky 160 miles
We had to fill with gas this morning so that took a little longer, Then we were on our way to Owensboro Kentucky where the Glidden Antique Car Tour is based from this year.
We saw at least five Amish buggies all seeming to head the same direction. They must have been going to church. They were different styles. Some were small covered buggies. Some were bigger covered buggies and some were buckboards. Some had only slow moving vehicle signs and some had bright red tail lights. Someone in every vehicle waved at us.
The route takes us through farming country and small towns. We saw a couple of tobacco barns with tobacco leaves hanging to dry. We only saw one tobacco field. We saw numerous fields of what we have decided are peanuts.
The small towns have some beautiful older buildings. One was in a square in the middle of town. You had to drive around it.
We arrived at the host hotel about 11 am. We were too early to check in but we did register for the tour. Surprisingly we are car 19. That is the lowest number we have ever had. After a brief stop at the hospitality room we headed for the optional tour to Lincoln’s boyhood home in Indiana. This was about a 45 minute drive if you took the backroads as directed. The wind picked up for a while to the point that we had to both hold on to our hats. We are to visit the Lincoln Boyhood Memorial National Park. The park is in a heavily wooded area. The Visitor’s Center was closed for lunch when we arrived. The cabin and living farm are located about 1/2 mile down a trail from the Visitor’s Center. We waited for the center to open so we could watch the movie. That is when we learned you could drive to a location much closer. The movie told of Lincoln’s life while living in Indiana.
We drove up to the other parking lot and then walked to the site of Lincoln’s family home. The house is long gone but a replica of the foundation has been constructed. Sure was small. The “living” farm nearby doesn’t have anything living on it. The cabin there is built as Lincoln’s would have been. You could only look in a window. The inside was too dark to see much of anything. Overall opinion was this was a bust.
We returned to the hotel. Rob cleaned up the car before we leave for the opening banquet.
Our room faces the Ohio River. Surprising we got that view. While waiting two large barges loaded with coal passed by. Perhaps going to the power plant we saw on the way to the Lincoln Boyhood National Park.
We attended the opening banquet for our tour. This stop included a taste of bourbon. Rob tried a small taste. The meal was coleslaw, mac and cheese, green beans, baked beans, bbq chicken, bbq brisket, corn bread, and pie. There are about 150 cars in attendance which should mean at least 300 people.
The ride back to the hotel was a little interesting in the dark with only one headlight. The headlight bulb socket is not working properly. The problem has been identified as two worn out springs. Unfortunately the fix is not in our traveling spare parts inventory.
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