How come KY didn't...

[kygman]

Originally Posted by censusdata

IMO by far the best area of KY for a Gatlinburg type place would be Slade KY around Red River Gorge/ Natural Bridge area which gets over 2 million visitors a year. This is only 50 miles from Lexington

Once again, Census, there are other parts of Kentucky past Mammoth Cave. At one time Aurora and Grand Rivers both talked of building themselves in a Gatlinburg type community. Aurora completely died after I-24 took all the traffice off 68/80 which ran through the middle of town. Don't know what happened with Grand Rivers. With the lakes and the huge Land Between the Lakes area drawing thousands of people a year, seems like that would be good spot for it. And I-24 isn't that far from Grand Rivers.

[crawdad]

Originally Posted by kygman

Aurora completely died after I-24 took all the traffice off 68/80 which ran through the middle of town.

But they still have Belew's hamburgers and shakes! What else do you need?

[caution]

Originally Posted by sandman1

One word...."Deliverance"..ha. That movie freaks people out and a lot think that is what they will find in that area. My brother is an airline pilot and whenever he tells people where he is from he says 60 percent of the time someone will make a reference to that.

I'm pretty sure Deliverance was about my home state, Georgia, but I'll agree it has long been a pop culture icon of the mountains in the South.

I grew up on flat land and have lived all over, but never in the mountians. Now retired from the military, I'm looking to move to the hills of KY, TN, NC or Northern AL. I don't care how tall the mountains (hills in some cases) are or developed they are. I went to G-berg as a kid (didn't we all) and only liked the go-kart racetrack. If I were to go back today, I'd probably have the same impression.

[missymomof3]

[quote=caution;4952669]I'm pretty sure Deliverance was about my home state, Georgia, but I'll agree it has long been a pop culture icon of the mountains in the South.QUOTE]

Yes it was: James Dickey wrote the screenplay and John Boorman directed in this stunning movie adaptation of the bestselling novel. Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox and the natural beauty of Georgia's Chattooga River, Deliverance was a huge hit in 1972.