I love the small towns bricked-fronted buildings. We stopped in some by the lakes. Cumberland Falls was awesome, on the other side. Lots to do.
And I found KY to be the most dog-friendly state. Cooper went with me on our 8500 mile trip, passing through 21 states. Kentucky won hands down! He even got to go up the Jefferson Davis monument and through their gift shop ;)
I was driving a Prius, carrying a yorkie, had CA plates - and people were still very warm and friendly. ;)
Blue people?
I like the old brick fronted buildings too. Most of them in some small towns have been burned for insurance money, because the heat bill and maintenance is high. Shame.
Ky is largely a live and let live state and most folks feel no need to cause problems for other people. Course there are transplants or busybodies in some areas who will tell you they are allergic to dogs or cats or cigarette smoke simply to try and make you as miserable as they are. They are easily avoided, just never do business with them again or run over them in the parking lot. See life is simple.:>)
Most people have dogs or cats or both in their homes and most grew up on small farms so that explains the affinity they feel for their animals. Most people in Ky are polite and good natured, something you will notice in Ky is that when a woman or a man has car trouble people will stop and offer to help and if they can help will refuse any pay. Ky people are by and large just good people.
Cooper is a good name for a dog, one of the best dogs I ever met was named Cooper.
Prius, carrying your dog, Ca. tags, you must be from PC central.:)
Blue people, not a joke, they are reclusive and keep to themselves makes em hard to find. They do exist, appears that two ancestors got together and had offspring who were blue. If I remember the story correctly one was French Canadian the other I can’t remember from where, both carried a recessive gene that made their offspring blue. It has been written about and they are around still and can be found but if I told you where it would take away the fun of searching for em. The odds of these two getting together and this happening are said to be astronomical. Least that is the story.
Ky has its problems like any other place, largely caused by drug use, but that is epidemic pretty much everywhere. The days of parking your car in town with the keys in it and your purse on the seat are gone. Leaving your house unlocked while you are gone for a few hours or asleep with the doors open only the screen door shut are history too. Course the thieves know that walking into a man’s house in the middle of the night uninvited and unknown to them is a quick way to meet your maker. Tends to discourage all but the most determined and stupid ones, hopefully you can get them before they breed.
Ky is a little different state from others I have lived in, largely due to its people and their traditions and culture. Geographically you are in the center of the nation and of course the center of the universe is here in Ky, probably the closest place like it is Tenn.
Did you ever visit Cades Cove about a half hour from Gatlinburg, Tenn.? Well worth the trip.
Where ever you settle, good luck and I hope you like it.