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Thunderstruck! The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville

Posted on April 23, 2017May 5, 2017 by rmiracle

The 2017 edition of Thunder Over Louisville's musical program kicked off with the AD/DC song Thunderstruck which was quite appropriate right after a cannon wake-up call echoed from the 2nd Street bridge. It was a prelude to a sight and sound extravaganza blasting into the night sky from the middle of the Ohio River. Two sets of four-barge convoys were...Read More

Thunder over Louisville is a mere eight days away

Posted on April 14, 2017May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

When attending many racing events, be it power-boat races, NASCAR or even the Kentucky Derby, you always feel the thunder as they race around the course. What a better way to kick off the two week party that is the Kentucky Derby Festival than with more thunder. In this case, its Thunder over Louisville... a party on the banks of...Read More

Time to focus on the Kentucky Derby Festival

Posted on March 29, 2017May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

[caption id="attachment_790" align="alignnone" width="768"] The horses round the first turn during the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday May 7, 2016.[/caption] With the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team making an early exit from the Big Dance, it's time to turn attention to Louisville and the rapidly approaching Kentucky Derby and it's two week festival....Read More

Making the Garland of Lillies

Posted on May 6, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

Everyone who has watched the Kentucky Derby has heard about the "Garland of Roses" that adorns the winner of the "Fastest two minutes in sports". But what people may not know about is the day before the Derby, on the first Friday in May, another high-stakes horse race takes place, known as the Kentucky Oaks. Drawing a crowd nearly the...Read More

The Belle of Louisville loses by a boat length to the Belle of Cincinnati

Posted on May 5, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

The weather forecast showed a small window around 5pm to get a dry race in. What race? Why the Great Steamboat Race of course. For those unfamiliar with this annual event, the Belle of Louisville is a period era steam-powered paddle boat that's been operating on the Ohio River since 1914. In it's hay-day, she ferried people and cargo up...Read More

The Great Bed Races thrills the crowd

Posted on May 5, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

It figures. The day we have an indoor event planned, the weather wasn't an issue. On tap for Monday is the Great Bed Races. This is an event where various businesses build a racing bed, decorate it, parade it, strip it down and then race it. The rules are simple: 4 wheels, "double" sized mattress, four pushers and a fifth...Read More

Rain, rain go away. Weather is dampening our adventure so far…

Posted on April 30, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

So lets make family time out of it... The weather cooperated for the Great Balloon Glow on Friday night. Around 55,000 people made their way to the Kentucky Exposition Center where dozens of hot air balloons took advantage of the dark of night to put on a light show that awed the crowd. During the balloon glow, people can go...Read More

Its time for the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival!

Posted on April 23, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

Aircraft are in the air for the 2016 Thunder Over Louisville airshow and fireworks display. This kicks off the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival. Our 2016 adventure is well into preparation. As we sit here live-streaming Thunder from WDRB, we are finalizing the events we plan to do this year. We will head towards Louisville on Friday 4/29. Skyline Chili is...Read More

2015 Kentucky Derby Festival wrap up.

Posted on May 10, 2015May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

The 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival and the 141st Kentucky Derby and Oaks are now just memories. The horse racing community turns to Pimlico in Maryland for the Preakness to see if American Pharoah can claim the second jewel in the Triple Crown. (more…)

The sun comes out on the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival’s Republic Bank Pegasus Parade

Posted on May 2, 2015May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

Weather in Kentuckiana in the spring can be quite random. For a week long event you know weather is going to impact a couple of events. The weathermen were threatening rain to show up just in time for the 60th Pegasus Parade on Thursady and sure enough, as the spectators arrived and the parade entries started rolling, a good, solid...Read More