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Marion
County, Ky.’s Country Ham Days Celebrates the Pig
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4,000
lbs. of country ham served with a side of fun on Sept. 27-28, 2014
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Lebanon,
KY – August 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Ham, glorious ham – 4,000 pounds
of it cooked and served up at a legendary country ham breakfast. When Marion
County Country Ham Days celebrates the pig on Sept. 27 and 28, they welcome
some 40,000 visitors to a feast that does the pig proud. This “Kentucky
Top-Ten Event” includes your fill of country ham; plus live music; Market
Place booths; arts and crafts booths; parade; Fun Time Carnival; Car, Truck
& Motorcycle Show; 5K race; children’s activities and more. Click
here for details. A full schedule of events is here.
Ham
Days highlights
Chow
down on the festival’s famous country ham breakfast, served from 7 to 11
a.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday. Join the crowd for the
PIGasus Parade, which begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Carnival rides begin
in advance of the festival on Friday evening.
Good
old-fashioned fun
Marion
County Country Ham Days has activities for everyone: Pokey Pig 5K Race;
Antique Engine and Tractor Show; Market Place booths; arts and crafts booths;
Jr. Farmer and Little Miss Ham Days; Children’s Parade; Hog Calling Contest;
Champion Ham Auction; Pedal Pull Contest; Hay Bale Toss and more.
Throughout
the festival, musical groups play on the Main Street Stage and include
Marion County’s own The Honeysuckle Stringband and No Deceit.
New
this year: WLSK Country 100.9 MIKE FM is holding the final round of Marion
County “Hammin’ It Up Idol” on Saturday, beginning at 4 p.m. on the Main
Street Stage.
In
addition to lots of delicious country ham, there will be beans and cornbread,
pork sandwiches, hot dogs, brats, rib-eye sandwiches and gyros, not to
mention sweets like ice cream, fried Twinkies, funnel cakes and more.
Make
a weekend of it
There’s
lots to see and do in Lebanon: Pop into the Marion County Heritage Center
to see the new Turtleman exhibit, then follow in the “Call of the Wildman’s”
footsteps through his Lebanon hometown on the Turtle Trek. Tour and taste
at Maker’s Mark Distillery and Limestone Branch Distillery. Take your pole
out to Fagan Branch Reservoir for some great fishing and hike Gorley Naturalist
Trail. Sip a glass of wine at WhiteMoon Winery or explore the Marion County
Quilt Trail.
Overnight
in a tree house or teepee at Popes Creek Ranch, a charming guestroom at
the 1833 Myrtledene Bed and Breakfast or a cabin overlooking Rosewood Golf
Course. Lebanon has a variety of lodging choices for every budget. Visit
the Lebanon Tourist & Convention
Commission for more information.
Marion
County Country Ham Days, Lebanon, KY
Festival
website: www.HamDays.com, 270-692-9594
Date:
Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 27-28, 2014
Ham
Breakfast: 7-11 a.m. Sat.; 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun.
PIGasus
Parade at 1. p.m. on Saturday.
Place:
Downtown Lebanon, KY 40033
Cost:
Free (parking also free)
Ham
Breakfast Tickets: $10/adults, $6/children
Media
Contact:
Carla
Abbi, Director@VisitLebanonky.com,
270-692-0021
Lebanon
Tourist & Convention Commission
www.VisitLebanonKy.com
Graphic:
Marion
County Country Ham Days
Credit:
Lebanon Tourist & Convention Commission
Hi-
and Low-Res photos available.
About
Marion County Country Ham Days
Ham
Days, a “Kentucky Top-Ten Event” hosted by the Marion County Chamber
of Commerce along with an army of 1,000 volunteers and a number of sponsors:
Kentucky Lottery, City of Lebanon, Marion County Fiscal Court, Farmers
National Bank, Maker’s Mark, State Farm Insurance/Erica Barnes Agent, Spring
View Hospital, Kentucky Cooperage, The Lebanon Enterprise, Passport Health
Plan, MIKE 100.9, Channel 6TV and Angell-Demmel. The festival welcomes
over 40,000 visitors and acts as an agent for community empowerment. Facebook.com/Marion
County Ham Days
About
Lebanon, KY
Geographically
located in the center of the state, Lebanon
is the “Heart of the Bourbon Belt,” the epicenter of barrel and bourbon
making. Attractions include Maker’s Mark Distillery, Limestone Branch Distillery,
the Kentucky Cooperage and WhiteMoon Winery. Incorporated as a city in
1815, Lebanon played a crucial role during the Civil War and is today on
the Civil War Discovery Trail. It is also part of Kentucky’s historic Holy
Land, with sites including the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse. Outdoor
recreation options include the newly expanded Gorley Naturalist Trail at
Fagan Branch Reservoir, Marion County Quilt Trail and several farm tours;
indoors there is the Marion County Heritage Center, Stillhouse Art Museum
and Angelic Hall performing arts center. Shop for antiques, collectibles
and handmade crafts in Lebanon and dine at your choice of 40 eateries –
everything from casual full-service restaurants to home-style cafes to
an old-fashioned soda fountain. Accommodations include the gracious circa
1833 Myrtledene Bed and Breakfast, the modern Hampton Inn and the adventure
lover’s Popes Creek Ranch with tree houses, teepees, platform tents, cabins
and RV Park. Facebook.com/VisitLebanon |