State and local officials were on hand at Logsdon Valley Park Monday as Grayson County was declared the 30th official Kentucky Trail Town.
The Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet says the Trail Town program recognizes a community’s commitment to sharing their areas outdoor opportunities, culture, histories, and stories while serving as an official gateway to the state’s outdoor offerings.
Leitchfield Mayor Harold Miller said the designation is a great honor.
“It recognizes our dedication to preserving our natural beauty here in the county and it promotes outdoor recreation for our citizens,” Miller said. “This distinction celebrates our ongoing effort to welcome visitors, to enhance our quality of life, and to showcase our hospitality.”
Miller and Grayson County Judge/Executive Kevin Henderson praised the seven-years-long effort that Grayson County Tourism and the Public Trails Association of Grayson County put into bringing about the designation.
Kentucky State Parks Director of Interpretation and Engagement Seth Wheat said Grayson County fits well into the Trail Town program’s two-pronged goal of connecting people to outdoor spaces, such as Nolin Lake State Park and Rough River Dam State Resort Park, as well as improving the health of Kentuckians.
“This isn’t a silver bullet,” Wheat said. “It’s not a magic bullet, but what it’ll do is it’ll encourage people to get out and move more, and that doesn’t just help our physical health. It helps our mental health, our social health, more and more studies are showing why these kinds of activities are important, and they’re prescribing certain amounts of time for us to be outdoors. Spend 20 minutes a day, three days a week outdoors in a park, just like this beautiful park we have here, which is located right in town.”
Find more information on the Trail Towns program at kentuckytourism.com.
