Captain's Cabin Bed & Breakfast - Lewis and Clark Trail Experience

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Check-in is at your convenience after 3:00 pm.

314.494.5033

$275 for weekends and $260 for weekdays, plus taxes.

No pets allowed.

lat: 38.1792842 long: -85.549689

Welcome to the most unique Bed and Breakfast in Louisville Kentucky! At Captain’s Cabin Bed & Breakfast you will enjoy a historical 1800’s log cabin filled with authentic Lewis & Clark reproductions and memorabilia as well as all the modern conveniences of home. Talk to owner and Lewis & Clark re-enactor, Jan Paul Donelson, about his travels along the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail by keelboat, pirogue, dugout canoe and on foot (OK, and some miles by car!) You are just minutes from the Falls of the Ohio and George Rogers Clark homestead where Lewis and Clark met to begin their epic journey west.

Come to Captain’s Cabin Bed & Breakfast for a retreat, vacation or business conference. Leave refreshed and at peace. Whether you take a quiet walk through the acres of woods, wade in the pristine limestone creek, canoe on the lake or enjoy an evening around the fireplace, Captain’s Cabin provides a relaxing experience. The adjacent park boasts an 18 hole golf course, championship disc golf course and hiking trails. Or join us for our top-rated Cooking With Bourbon Experience that is offered most weekends. Reservations are necessary. Includes a cocktail and three-course dinner that you help prepare.

Healthy and delicious breakfasts are served on the porch or in the full kitchen. Hot Brown Minis, Country Skillet, Triple Crown Bran Muffins, Cranberry Apple Compote, or other delights and a collection of gourmet teas and coffees await you each morning. You are welcome to join in the fun of rail splitting, maple syrup tapping, beekeeping. You can even talk to Jan, a licensed architect, who specializes in log and timberframe homes and is a distributor for Hearthstone Homes.

You are only 17 minutes from downtown Louisville, 35 minutes from bourbon country and two hours from rock climbing and river rafting adventures at Red River Gorge, but you are lifetimes away from ordinary. We look forward to having you as guests at the Captain’s Cabin Bed & Breakfast.

Jan Paul & Tammy Donelson
Your Hosts

Lewis & Clark reproductions and memorabilia from the bicentennial allow you to relive both journeys

Lewis & Clark reproductions and memorabilia from the bicentennial allow you to relive both journeys

Stone fireplace provides the perfect spot to relax

Stone fireplace provides the perfect spot to relax

Luxurious sheets, bluetooth stereo, comfy robes await

Luxurious sheets, bluetooth stereo, comfy robes await

Fully equipped kitchen with new modern applicances, Jenn-Air cooktop and oven, microwave, dishwasher, coffeemaker

Fully equipped kitchen with new modern applicances, Jenn-Air cooktop and oven, microwave, dishwasher, coffeemaker

Quaint dininc area to enjoy breakfast delivered to your door

Quaint dininc area to enjoy breakfast delivered to your door

Enjoy the Lewis & Clark reproductions and photos from the 2003-2006 bicentennial journey

Enjoy the Lewis & Clark reproductions and photos from the 2003-2006 bicentennial journey

Deep clawfoot tub and thick towels

Deep clawfoot tub and thick towels

Nature to explore

Nature to explore

Antiques in every corner

Antiques in every corner

Antiques in every corner

Antiques in every corner

Spa-like bath with hand-crafted soaps and bath salts

Spa-like bath with hand-crafted soaps and bath salts

Professional bluegrass concerts and games break out occasionally

Professional bluegrass concerts and games break out occasionally

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Site of the Week: Locust Grove Locust Grove was e

Site of the Week: Locust Grove

Locust Grove was established in 1792 by William and Lucy Clark Croghan and has seen many famous people over the years. Among them are Presidents James Monroe and Andrew Jackson and the famous naturalist John James Audubon. Lewis and Clark also visited the house and regaled them with stories of the west over dinner.

Locust Grove is situated in Louisville, Kentucky, about 4,000 feet south of the Ohio River. Surrounding the house is a well-maintained grass lawn with a parking lot for visitors. Besides the house itself, there is a visitor’s center with a gift shop. Guides offer highly informative tours of the house, giving visitors a view into what life was like for these members of the Clark family. Besides being a significant site for Lewis and Clark historians, one room on the first floor of Locust Hill also housed former American Revolution General George Rogers Clark (brother to both Lucy Croghan and William Clark) during the final years of his life.

Photos of Locust Grove Courtesy of Cait Clark.

#lewisandclark #history #adventure #travel #locustgrove #louisvillekentucky #Kentucky

Check out our YouTube Channel! We have some great

Check out our YouTube Channel!

We have some great content being posted there every Saturday - you’ll see videos related to personal stories and adventures on the trail, special reports on various trail locations, and much more!

Be sure to subscribe and share with friends as well!

https://www.youtube.com/@lewisandclarktrailalliance

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Here’s a summary of another video you can find there, ‘ Where Louisville Begins - Visit Historic Locust Grove’:

“This c.1792 Georgian mansion tells the story of its owners, William and Lucy Clark Croghan, and the story of American beginnings. William and Lucy Clark Croghan and Lucy’s brother, General George Rogers Clark, welcomed a generation of American luminaries to their home to rest, dialogue, campaign, and duel. Presidents James Monroe and Andrew Jackson, John James Audubon, Cassius Marcellus C, and Lewis and Clark—among others—all passed through Locust Grove. Now a National Historic Landmark, Locust Grove is a unique example of early Kentucky architecture, craftsmanship, and history.

Director of Interpretation Kaitlyn Tisdale takes us on a virtual tour of this historic location.

Learn more about Louisville history at https://lewis-clark.org/?s=locust+grove”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1kfBtR17m8)

Park of the Week: Harpers Ferry National Historica

Park of the Week: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Positioned at the meeting place of three states (Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland) and the confluence of two major rivers (the Potomac and the Shenandiah), it is not surprising that Harpers Ferry National Historical Park has seen quite a bit of history. The town was the site of John Brown’s Raid and changed hands between the North and the South eight times throughout the course of the Civil War. It was also visited by George Washington in 1785 as he gauged the need for canals and sluices on the Potomac River.

Many visitors are shocked to find that Harpers Ferry also claims a major role in the success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. In 1803, Meriwether Lewis stopped at Harpers Ferry as he prepared for his famous journey to the Pacific Ocean. At the time of his visit, Harpers Ferry was the home of the United States Armory and Arsenal. Resultantly, Lewis ordered the production of 15 powder horns, 30 bullet molds, 30 ball screws, extra rifle and musket locks, gunsmith's repair tools, several dozen tomahawks, 24 large knives, and a collapsible iron boat frame. These weapons and tools were used by the members of the expedition as they braved the great wilderness of western North America.

Today, the buildings of Harpers Ferry Historical Park are home to a series of small museums, artisan boutiques, and restaurants. Though the United States Armory and Arsenal itself was burnt down during the Civil War, visitors can still read about Meriwether Lewis’s time in Harpers Ferry on informational signs and inside one of the small onsite museums dedicated to the armaments of the expedition. Tours dedicated to the history of Harpers Ferry also detail Lewis’s time and lodgings as he stayed in town.

Photos credited to Mitchell Pence and Cait Clark, 2024

#lewisandclark #history #adventure #travel #westvirginia #maryland #virginia #potomacriver #harpersferry #shenandiahriver

Our new APP is now available! Check it out if you

Our new APP is now available! Check it out if you haven’t yet to bring the adventure and magic of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail on your mobile device. Scan the QR code here or find it on your app store.

Check out our YouTube Channel! We have some great

Check out our YouTube Channel!

We have some great content being posted there every Saturday - you’ll see videos related to personal stories and adventures on the trail, special reports on various trail locations, and much more!

Be sure to subscribe and share with friends as well!

https://www.youtube.com/@lewisandclarktrailalliance

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Here’s a summary of the latest video you can find there, ‘The Legend of Big Bone Lick’:

“What’s a lick, and what do big bones have to do with it? A “lick” is a term for a natural occurrence of salt. They usually appear around sulfur springs, which are places where water and minerals bubble out of the ground. It often smells like rotten eggs.

People call these places “licks” because animals like to lick the salty deposits. The “big bone” part of its name came from huge bones in this bog. Indigenous oral tradition states that the bones were from the white buffalo, who died when they drank the salty water. Western scientists theorized that animals—including mammoths and mastodons—who came for a salty treat got trapped in the marshy areas around the springs.

This site was influential in the American development of paleontology and theories of animal extinction. Thomas Jefferson knew about this place and asked Meriwether Lewis to stop and collect some fossils and send them back.”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLevOwbBZzs)

https://lewis-clark.org/the-trail/down-the-ohio/big-bone-lick/