DID SACAJAWEA WALK HERE? MAYBE NOT, BUT FEST GOES ON.(NEWS)(Column)

From: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY) | Date: August 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Byline: Jack Hicks, columnist and political writer for The Kentucky Post

CLOVERPORT -- It's historically questionable whether Sacajawea ever walked the banks of the Ohio River here, but for the past 34 years it hasn't stopped folks from having a good time in her name.

The Sacajawea Festival is under way again this weekend, featuring a parade, barbecue with a secret sauce, a tractor show and a lot more, including contests and prizes for the most impressively dr...

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