Monthly Archives: September 2008

Rusell Fork Rapid Descriptions

The upper and lower sections of the Russell Fork offer fantastic views and great Class II-III action. The upper is fantastic for intermediate paddlers who want to work on surfing and boofs, the lower is a great beginner/intermediate training ground. If we could only figure out how to jam them together!

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Site Update

The Bardstown Boaters website has undergone some changes today. You might not notice much difference but behind the scenes things have changed. Now anyone can be a contributer to the main page blog that you see here. If you would like to contribute please let me know. I am looking for [...]

Race Challenges Didn’t Stop It

This year’s “Bourbon City Challenge,” which was last Sunday in the area around Samuels Field, Sympson Lake and west Bardstown, had a pair of major challenges. First, the organizers, led by former Standard Reporter Bob White, lacked a major sponsor and had to scramble to figure out how to pay the bills without serious underwriting. [...]

Bourbon City Challenge Results

Here are the results from the Bourbon City Challenge

Male Solo1st – Matt Hoyes (Bardstown) 2 hours, 15 minutes2nd – Jeremiah Ellis (Fort Knox) 3rd – Thad Hardin, two hours, 26 minutes
Team Relay1st – Brian Beauman and Bradley Medley (Bardstown) two hours 16 minutes2nd – Djzvad Kreso, Mike Zoeller, and Chris Walsh (Bardstown)3rd – Kenny & [...]

Hollis Hurst

Hollis Clark Hurst was born today in Bardstown, Kentucky. Weighing in at seven pounds 12 ounces and twenty-one and a half inches long, Hollis looks to be a promising young boater. She is the daughter of Spalding and Jennifer Hurst, members of the Bardstown Boaters.
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Bardstown Recycling Program

In 2008 the City of Bardstown and the government of Nelson County worked together to apply for a grant to start a recycling program for all city and county residents. In May of 2008 they were given notification that they had received the grant from the State of Kentucky. This grant made it [...]

Adventure Race This Sunday

Adventure RaceThis Sunday!
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This year’s Bourbon City Challenge Adventure Race in Bardstown, Ky., Sept. 14, 2008 begins Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Bardstown-Nelson County Airport on U.S. 62 just a mile west of Bardstown.
Notes about the race
1. Anyone Training on the lake prior to race day needs a $10 boat permit. This does not [...]

Bardstown Whitewater Park

Find out more about the Bardstown Whitewater Park