Kentucky’s Greatest: The Commonwealth’s iconic summer moments

Summers in Kentucky are famed. There’s something about the smell of just-cut bluegrass, a kid’s laughter while splashing in the pool or a sunset fading behind a rolling hill that makes Kentucky home.

We’ve gathered the most iconic moments:

• Riding Thunder Run at Kentucky Kingdom.

• Cheering crowds at a Bats game.

• Sunsets in Red River Gorge.

• Camping at Cumberland Falls.

• Swimming in Kentucky Lake.

• Sipping freshly poured bourbon.

• Biting into a Krispy Kreme burger at the state fair.

• Horseback riding around Mammoth Cave.

• Hearing trickling of the Sinking Spring at Lincoln’s birthplace.

• Enjoying barbecue at the Fancy Farm Picnic.

– Berry Craig IV