by Nancy Conley | Oct 4, 2021 | News
BEREA, KY — Berea Tourism, in partnership with Berea College Forestry Outreach Center, University of Kentucky and Urban Forest Initiative, join four other Kentucky communities to celebrate Tree Week, October 9-16, 2021. Tree Week is a celebration of trees and...
by Nancy Conley | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog
HOW IT STARTED Crafting together as a military family turned into a family-run shop of close to 30 years, appropriately named The Family Tree. Connie’s family moved to the area when her husband was offered a job at Eastern Kentucky University. They happened to stroll...
by Nancy Conley | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog
On Saturday, September 18, 2021, a beautiful new sign was unveiled for the Boone Trace Trail at Brushy Fork. The trail, recognized as part of Daniel Boone’s path blazed in 1775, is ¾ of a mile, lining up very closely to Boone’s exact trail. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION...
by Nancy Conley | Sep 23, 2021 | News
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, local officials gathered to acknowledge new signage placed on Boone Street near Chestnut Street designating US Bike Route 21 (USBR). Road signs are being placed in 10 Kentucky Counties and 15 communities along USBR 21. USBR 21, also...
by Nancy Conley | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog
HomeGrown HideAways, one of Berea’s fastest growing AgriTourism destinations, recently celebrated the grand opening of their community kitchen facility. The farm, campground and event facility’s latest project, an expansion of their pavilion, is already underway. A...
