28 Jul 2020

USACE campground sports new Splash Pad for fun and excitement

JAMESTOWN, KY. (July 28, 2020) The word is out. One of the best way to beat the heat in the Lake Cumberland summer sun is to splash the day away in the refreshing sprinkles of a splash pad.

7 Nov 2017

Lake Cumberland celebrates with Fall Festival at Historic Mill Springs Mill

MONTICELLO, KY. (Nov. 2, 2017) – History and a little horror! Trick-or-treaters in the Lake Cumberland area enjoyed both at the annual Corps of Engineers Haunted Fun Fest, located on the grounds of Historical Mill Springs Mill in Wayne County, KY.

17 Jun 2016

Children ‘Get Outdoors’ with local agencies

SOMERSET, Ky. (June 17, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Lake Cumberland held their annual Get Outdoors Day June 16, 2016, an opportunity for local kids to visit the lake and learn about nature and protecting the environment.

28 May 2011

Historic Corps gristmill operates during cornbread festival

MONTICELLO, Ky. (May 28, 2011) – Kentuckians arrived in droves here today at Mill Springs Mill to see the many craft booths, enjoy music performances, and to eat “hoe” cakes during the 18th Annual Cornbread Festival. They also came for bags of cornmeal on sale at the gift shop, and watched as the largest overshot waterwheel in the world turned and ground corn for the masses.