HARDIN, Ky. – The Kenlake State Resort Park marina will be hosting an antique boat show on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The show will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time. The free show is sponsored by the Bluegrass Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and will feature at least 25 wooden boats, most of them made in the 1940s and 1950s. Visitors can vote for their favorite boat.

For more information or to register a boat for the show, contact Linda Gilker at 304-541-8029 or gilker@suddenlink.net

The Kenlake marina recently opened a 890-foot transit dock and has a variety of boats to rent including pontoon boats, ski boats, jet skis and fishing boats. For information about renting a boat, call 270-474-2245.

Kenlake State Resort Park is located minutes away from the Land Between The Lakes, a 170,000-acre nature lover's paradise and environmental education area. Kenlake offers a lodge, cottages, campground, the Aurora Landing Restaurant, a gift shop, indoor and outdoor tennis, picnic areas and playgrounds.   

The resort is 40 miles southeast of Paducah. If you are traveling east on I-24, exit to the Purchase Parkway, then exit on U.S. 68 east. If you are traveling west on I-24, take the Cadiz exit to U.S. 68/KY 80 west.

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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 53 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. Each year, Kentucky parks draw 7 million visitors and contribute $317 million to the economy. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov