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Photographing
the Moon Rainbow
2009
- 2010 Cumberland Falls Moonbow Schedule
DuPont Lodge Cumberland
Falls State Resort Park
Moonbow
and Lunar Rainbow Links
Scroll/Click above for the State's Site 7351 Highway 90 Corbin, KY 40701-8857 800-325-0063 Telephone: (606) 528-4121
Travel Distances from DuPont Lodge Corbin 18 miles Whitley City 15 miles Somerset 35 miles Williamsburg 18 miles Stearns 18 miles Campground II and Grocery 3/4 mile Square Dance Pavilion 1/8 mile Pool 1/8 mile Cumberland Falls 1/2 mile Yahoo Falls Trailhead 19 miles Natural Arch Trailhead 15 miles Grove Recreation Area 16 miles Blue Heron 28 miles Three Forks of Beaver 21 miles Dog Slaughter Trailhead 7.5 miles Info from Ky State Parks Brochure 
Driving Directions. to the Falls Lodge
Scroll/Click on the Raccoon for Kentucky Awake All Wild About Kentucky's Environment
View
of the
Cumberland River
from the DuPont
Terrace
Cumberland
Falls State Resort Park This area was a favorite vacation location in Ky. for Thomas Coleman DuPont , a Kentucky native and U.S. Senator from Delaware. Disturbed by plans to build a hydroelectric dam at the site, in 1930 DuPont purchased and donated 600 acres surrounding the Falls to Kentucky, urging the Commonwealth to set aside the property as a state park . Despite duPont's death later that year, additional land was purchased.
In 1931, the state legislature designated the property as Kentucky's third state park. Much of the early work at the park, including construction of the Cumberland Falls Lodge {renamed DuPont Lodge} and cabins for guests, was undertaken during the Great Depression by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) employees. Click on the FDR photos for more information |
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky is where the duPont Lodge is located. Situated about 1/2 of a mile{by road} from Cumberland Falls, lodge has a trail{scenic shortcut Trail #3} from the parking lot, down to the Falls. While observing the moonbow is the park's best-known activity, there are plenty of other things to do. The 1,650 acre Kentucky resort park features more than 20 miles of scenic hiking trails, wildlife, great fishing, birding, rafting, playground, horseback rides in season, Olympic size swimming pool, picnic areas {with tables, grills, a playground and a picnic shelter} and a full schedule of planned recreation. The park's historic DuPont Lodge offers modern accommodation rooms. The park also maintains cottages and a seasonally operated campground.{ The campground is open from April through October.} As with all 17 Kentucky resort parks, great food is available in the lodge dining room "the Riverview Restaurant." The Bob Blair Museum is located in the Lodge and features artifacts. Don't forget to visit the Gift Shop and Visitor Center. Info from Kentucky State Parks 
Granny dining at the fine DuPont Lodge. Scroll /Click on Granny to meet her daughters Uncle Walt, Granny, and sister Reiko enjoying the nice day 
Cousin Cecil, Aunt Pat and Uncle Clint on the patio. Click on the above photo for another view of the Terrace
Uncle Amos and wife Tina getting some sun.  The above picture and the photos of Granny's daughters by Patti MacK 
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Special Events at the Falls and Dupont Lodge, Ky Stargazers are invited to the Falls
U.S. Postal Service commemorates Kentucky Parks and Moonbow Commemorative envelope, special cancellation mark unusual phenomenon
CORBIN, KY - The U.S. Postal Service and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park are teaming up to celebrate Cumberland Falls Moonbow - the only "rainbow at night" in the Western Hemisphere - in commemoration of 85 years of Kentucky Parks.
To mark the event, USPS has created commemorative envelopes and a special cancellation designed by artist Ralph Bergmann. The envelope features a graphic illustration of the Moonbow and a postage stamp with a view of Cumberland Falls and the lunar rainbow. (Note: The First-Class stamp was intentionally left off the envelope pictured below for artistic purposes. All envelopes sold will have postage attached.)
Corbin Post Office employees will apply the special cancellation to envelopes during Moonbow viewing beginning at 8 p.m., Nov. 3, weather permitting. The envelopes will be available for purchase until 10 p.m. at the Cumberland Falls Visitor's Center, 7351 Highway 90. The envelopes will be sold at the gift shop and DuPont Lodge for $5.
Prior to the event, Commissioner of Kentucky State Parks Gerry Van der Meer will speak. He will be joined by Deputy Commissioner of Kentucky State Parks Steve Brooks, Director of Resort Parks Kerry Lamb and Assistant Director of Resort Parks John Paul.
Moonbows can be viewed at the Cumberland Falls five nights per month , during a full moon and two nights before and two nights after the full moon. Moonbows are caused by the reflection of light from the moon and can be observed under certain weather conditions ,when the moon is near to full and the sky is clear. Moonbows can be seen at only two locations in the world - Cumberland Falls in Corbin and Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe on the continent of Africa.
For more information on the Moonbow at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, log onto www.parks.ky.gov or call 800-325-0063.
Mail order requests for the special cancellations will be available for 30 days beginning November 3. Customers should allow at least a 2-inch by 4-inch space in the stamp area for the postmark and have postage applied to cards or letters before mailing them - inside another envelope - to the Post Office.
Send mail order requests to: Postmaster, Moonbow Station, 301 Roy Kidd Ave., Corbin, KY 40701-9998.
The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 52 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state!
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