On this episode of Kentucky Life, host Chip Polston recounts the story of the Battle of the River Raisin from 1813, which played an outsized role in many of the names of Kentucky’s counties; explores the history of the 1924 commission that identified Kentucky’s most beautiful and significant sites to be adopted as state parks, including the Natural Bridge State Park; and catches up with Somerset visual artist Dan Dutton, known for his operas and paintings.

Kentucky Life
KET Saturday, Oct. 19 • 8/7 pm
KET2 Wednesday, Oct. 23 • 2:30/1:30 pm
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