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Liberty Financial Great Steamboat Race

Wednesday, May 3rd will be the day of the Liberty Financial Great Steamboat Race has been taking place on the Ohio River since 1963, as part of the original Kentucky Derby Festival events. Ask any local, this event has become a Louisville tradition in the leadup to...

Thunder Over Louisville 2022

Thunder Over Louisville is back and bigger than ever in its triumphant return to Louisville's Waterfront Park. The theme of the 2022 event, heading into its 33rd year, is "The Legend Returns," the Kentucky Derby Festival announced Thursday morning.  The 2022...

Jake Stover was recovered from the Ohio River on Monday afternoon near Newburgh, Indiana.

A Facebook message posted by Jake’s parents on 3/9/21 states that Jake Stover body was recovered from the Ohio River. This is a link to the facebook message. We are overcome with the grief of losing our son. We are grateful to have resolution in this search made...

Captains Quarters Opens Only To Close Again

Back in November of 2020 owners of Captain’s Quarters restaurant decided to temporarily close the doors, due to COVID-19 restrictions. It’s now been three months since the Captain’s Quarters have had dine-in guests but now d they are scheduled to open March 1st, 2021...

Jake Stover Missing

Jake left early Sunday morning (1/10). This is not unusual. When we woke we assumed he went to normal fishing pond at Creasy Mahan. When Shawn saw his location after 10am he called him and told him to get out of the river but did not realize how far down river he was....

Thunder Over Louisville 2021

Kentucky Derby Festival is not say where the massive annual fireworks show will take place, they only say it will be "citywide. They have made it clear that there is "no reason to get your boats out and go out on the Ohio River". In an online news conference, KDF...

Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grill To Close

"After much consideration and discussion, the latest restrictions put in place by Andy Beshear (Kentucky Governor ) to combat the spread of Covid-19. In a Captain Quarters Facebook post they said. "The indoor dining restrictions and the limits on gatherings have put a...