Kentucky Life

An equine breed developed in Kentucky for its smooth gait; a profile of the Scott County town, home to a Toyota manufacturing plant; Paula Cinieros, who ran the Alaskan Iditarod race in 1995; and a cave near Bowling Green. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Paintsville artist Garland Dixon, who turns scrap wood into beautiful turned bowls; the small-town Western Kentucky team that won the 1952 state basketball tournament; Glendale wicker furniture craftsman Tony Vance; T-shirts with a message of peace and unity; and a Northern Kentucky state park where remains of prehistoric mammals are preserved. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

A Louisville couple who raise puppies for training as companion dogs for the disabled; making syrup in Harlan; a folk artist from Eastern Kentucky; and Doug Howard, an Owensboro craftsman who makes baskets from split white oak. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

A Lexington sculptor, traditional team marble games from the Kentucky-Tennessee border region, and historic furnaces throughout the state. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington; Lexington's Rose Mary King, who makes African-American dolls based on family members and historical figures; a family-owned furniture business in Western Kentucky; a Louisville gallery that promotes and sells Kentucky crafts; and a brief tour of the University of Kentucky Arboretum in Lexington. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Maker's Mark, the Loretto bourbon distillery and Kentucky landmark run by the Samuels family; a portrait of the late gourd artist Minnie Black of London; and Pike Countians who are turning a famous feud into a tourist attraction. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Edmonton's Craig Pierpont, who crafts harps and other musical instruments; Greg Turay, a former University of Kentucky student rising in the world of opera; Louisville musical group Union Tree; and a State Fair salute to old-time Kentucky folk music traditions. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Elizabethtown's Carmen Ray Coyle, who makes bottles and other glass art; Louisville sculptor Ed Hamilton, who was commissioned to create a memorial to African-American Civil War soldiers; quilting stories from the State Fair; and natural arches and Yahoo Falls in southern Kentucky. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Homemade wooden bridges in Eastern Kentucky; a special Scouting program for children with disabilities; and abstract artist Sam Gilliam, originally from Louisville. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Calhoun's Boat Works, maker of "stump jumper" boats designed for the shallow waters of Reelfoot Lake in far Western Kentucky; the site of the state's largest Civil War battle in Perryville; folk artist Myra Howard of Salyersville; and the Quilt Box, an unusual quilt shop in Northern Kentucky. A 1996 KET production hosted by Byron Crawford.

Host Byron Crawford sees the sights and samples the food at the fair, from young livestock exhibitors to purveyors of ostrich burgers and from auctioneering and rooster-crowing contests to the thrill rides of the midway. A 1996 KET production.