Editor’s Note: Todd County, Kentucky is a little-known jewel just a short drive from Clarksville. The area offers many unique shopping and eating experiences. We have reprinted the following excerpt from the Todd County Moms blog to give our readers some examples of fun weekend activities.
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In Fairview there are many Amish businesses. Two of their main attractions are the Fairview Auctions and the Country Barn, You will come to the Country Barn first on your Left and the Fairview Produce Auction will be another 1/2 mile or so up the road on your Right.
The Auctions are normally during the week and they sell large wholesale quantities of various produce and plants primarily. Again, owned and ran by local Amish.
If buying plants in large quantities isn’t your thing, just head back down the road, closer to the massive obelisk, and head over to the Country Barn. They have some of the most amazing hanging baskets I’ve ever seen. You can find just about any plant you may want for your vegetable garden, herb garden or flower garden here. They sell mainly the PW (proven winner) line of plants and the quality is impeccable. They also normally have some produce to sell along with other garden pots, hangers, fairy garden fixings and garden tools.
If for some reason you didn’t stop at the Country Pantry on your way in, or you just want to grab a drink and some snacks before heading to finally seeing what the huge obelisk is all about, head west just to the next intersection, across from the Produce Auction on 68/80, turn left and find Dutch Kuntry. The address for Dutch Kountry is actually Pembroke, but it is literally a mile out of Fairview. It is also a Bulk Food store, similar to the Country Pantry, but still there are some noticeable differences.
Now to round out your day with a little history lesson. The huge obelisk that has been looming in the sky for the last half of your day is the Jefferson Davis Monument. This is a small state park in Fairview and for $3 you can take the elevator up to the top of the monument and see for miles and miles in any direction. There’s a small gift shop and museum and a playground for the kiddos. Great place to spread out a blanket and enjoy the grounds and have a picnic or snack.
Jefferson Davis (as in the President of the Confederacy) was actually born in Fairview, KY, seems most don’t realize this tidbit of historical information. Many tie him with Mississippi but he was actually born here. It’s very interesting that Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky less than 200 miles from each other.
If you really want to make a full day of it, make sure your Todd County Amish Experience Saturday coincides with one of the MB Rowland Distillery’s Picking on the Porch Series. From the Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview, you are roughly about 10 miles from their location in Pembroke, KY.
This is a great family friendly event with live music, food vendors and of course you can buy some of the regions best liquors like their Whiskey’s or famous Kentucky Apple Pie moon shine. Even if you don’t drink, it’s a fun time. Picking on the Porch is on select Saturday evenings from 6-9 pm and the event is free.
We hope you enjoyed Todd County and all the fun attractions that are definitely not things you can see just anywhere!
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