Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Wrap-up 2026-06-20 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Mike Watson on the steps of the Field House in downtown Columbia, presenting the wrap-up after the walking tour from Lindsey Wilson University, for the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

15th Annual Spring Cruise Into Glasgow (2 of 3) 2026-06-20 - Glasgow, KY - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert writes, "The car show in downtown Glasgow earlier this month provided an excellent opportunity for taking some street-style photographs." 15th Annual Spring Cruise into Glasgow (1 of 3) Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Seniors on Mark Twain Storytelling Festival team 2026-06-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. The seniors on the LWU Arts Administration team who worked tirelessly to help build the first Mark Twain Storytelling Festival in Columbia presented their road to success at Friday night's reception. From left are: Sabrina Ruiz, Gage Carnes, Leif Honaker, and Shiane Lussier. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Marker added for Mark Twain's parents 2026-06-19 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Columbia history buff and cotton candy maker, Billy Pickett, added the sign on the front entry marker of the Field House in preparation for the final presentations of the Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Saturday evening. The marker reads, "First Home of Mark Twain's Parents Jane Lampton and John M. Clemens." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Dr. Arnold presents new song at Festival 2026-06-19 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. The inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival got underway with a reception at 5:30pmCT Friday at the W.W. Slider Humanities Center on the Lindsey Wilson University campus. Above, Dr. Ben Arnold, second from left, listens as his song is played for the audience at the reception. With him are Doug Beard, Darlene Campbell, Don Overstreet, Richard Phelps, Mike Watson and Renee Watson and Anne Bird. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: St. Michael Orthodox Cathedral 2026-06-19 - Sitka, AK - Photo by Trey Stephens. The clock tower of St. Michael's Cathedral in downtown Sitka. According to Wikipedia, St. Michael's is the earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World. It was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though the original structure burned down in 1966. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Viewing the horses before the race 2026-06-19 - Louisville, KY - Photo by Pen. Horse 9, Rotisserie, followed by horse 8, It Was Only a Kiss, making a lap around the paddock circle before Race 5 at Churchill Downs on Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2026. Neither horse finished in the money. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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