Halloween

Spooky Tuesday in Kentucky

Museums,

Greetings from Kentucky!

I’m based in Lexington, Kentucky this week to learn about what it takes to ship valuable racing horses to and from horse country. (Stay tuned for my article about that). And yes, learning a bit about bourbon.

But just 25 miles down the road from Lexington is the city of Frankfort – the capital of Kentucky – and the home of the Kentucky Historical Society and the Thomas Clark Center for Kentucky History, where I had the chance to have a reunion with this doll named Jimmy in the collection.

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I learned about Jimmy when putting together my Hidden Treasures book – about things museums can’t or won’t show you- and was told back then that Jimmy stays locked away most of the time because he’s too creepy looking – even for museum staff members – and because he had been found in parts of the storage area where no one remembered putting him.

Jimmy and some other creepy items from the collection – including cursed furniture and a cast of Daniel Boone’s skull – will be on view October 27 during the museum’s Creepy Kentucky event but just spending a few minutes with the doll is enough for me..

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Post-Sandy air travel & a Halloween treat

Air Travel, Airports, Holidays, Weather,

Dazed and definitely confused – airlines, airports and travelers are trying to pick up where they left off before super-storm Sandy blew through.

Although it will certainly take a while to deal with and accommodate the backlog of passengers whose travel was disrupted by thousands of flights canceled due to the storm, airlines are resuming their flight schedules where possible.

Re-opening the airports in the New York City area will help. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey plans to re-open John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday morning, October 31 at 7:00 a.m. for limited service.  Rail service on AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark is suspended until further notice, however, and there’s no word  on when LaGuardia and Teterboro airports will reopen.

On the other side of the country, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has a Halloween activity planned for travelers on Wednesday: airport staff and volunteers “dressed in ghoulish outfits” will perform “a spirited and thrilling dance performance” and hand out Halloween treats at 10 a.m. in the ticket lobby of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT).