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The Lexington Area
(with alternative eyes)
Open Pagan groups and facilities in the Lexington area
All groups listed are non-discriminatory
LexCUUPs: The Covenent of Unitarian Universalist Pagans
group at UUCL, Meets weekly, for business and discussion, and
sponsors rituals at the Full Moon. Hosts of this web site.
Eclectic, open, and very non tradition specific. www.lexcuups.com
Asatru : Ulfr Kindred / Norse Heathen, Meets
monthy on a Friday in private homes in Lexington, KY. Private
"tutoring" available for the Heathen-curious and solitaries some
rituals. Associated with the annual Trothmoot http://home.earthlink.net/~jordsvin
Crystal Crow's Nest Campground
We try to bring people of
all faiths and walks of life together and make a place that you will
want to return to. We welcome groups and gathering of all types from
religious to family reunions. We are a family friendly type place. The
camping grounds are primitive and the area is wooded with rough
terrain. The barn is set up with private solar showers and there is a
water faucet available in front of the barn. We are a growing camp and
are in the process of development. Thank you and we do hope you take
the time to check us out. http://www.crystalcrowsnest.com
KY PAGANS A locally run blog, conversation, and networking site for Kentucky Pagan Folk. Check in with Crykit at http://kypagans.com/
Lexington Shopping
3rd Street Stuff Assorted New Age and Feminist Goodies
A nice coffee bar and general hangout suitable for an assortment of meetings.
3rd and Limestone
Sqecial Media An eclectic mix of
pagan, new age, budhist, hindu, and secular activist and alternative
goodies of various stripes, including candles, incense and books... On
Limestone, near campus, (don't park at McD's)
Joseph Beth (nicknamed Jo Beth's) is a large locally owned and operated bookstore. Like B&N
and Borders, it has comfortable chatting areas, including an area by a
working fireplace. The café has good food and a good variety,
although you can't bring in books unless you've bought them. It has a
good non-Christian spirituality section, and its children's books tend
towards those pagan parents would get for their kids. http://www.josephbeth.com
Half Price Books at Hamburg, part
of a huge chain, but they do have an enourmous selection of published
material, including pagan 'classics'.
Lexington Area Nature Parks
Ashland Homestead has a very old garden which
is well worth the trip to walk on a good day. Walk the paths into an
older view of nature, contained. The ghosts are in the house, not the
garden.
Lexington Cemetery off Leestown Rd. by
Newtown Pike, the cemetery is within the circle of New Circle Rd. [Rt.
4]. Has a pentagon garden, and some nice stonework.
McConnell Springs Park - is at the site of
the founding of Lexington, KY in 1775. It is a 26 acre wooded park
being reclaimed from past industry and invasion by exotics (non-native
vegetation). Its tree cover is mainly Bur Oaks, a native species.
Although still mainly exotics, it is beautiful. There are resource
materials in the Visitor Center, and the trails are (mostly) accessible
to wheelchairs although hills make walking with aids difficult. This
park has a unique geological base, and the springs are some of the few
in KY which have both quicksand and "boiling" cold water after a rain.
Its web page can be found at http://www.lfucg.com/ParksRec/McConnellSprings.asp
Raven Run is a 470 acre nature sanctuary
dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the Bluegrass area of KY.
It is a good site for bird watching and walking the extensive nature
trails. The Nature Center (visitors center) has displays of live
animals and hands-on exhibits. There are numerous resources to help you
to enjoy the birds, mammals, ferns and history of the sanctuary. It is
less than 10 miles from city center (if I'm reading directions
correctly) http://www.lfucg.com/ParksRec/RavenRun.asp
UK Arboretum is fun to walk through
and is handicapped accessible. It is basically a museum of trees,
plants and herbs. It supports native plants, although not all of their
plants are native. The Arboretum accepts volunteers.
Woodland Park is a small city park off of
East High St, two blocks before it turns into Tates Creek Rd. It is
within the circle of New Circle Rd.. Historically, Woodland Park was
the site of the city's May Pole. The energy still flows quite strongly
in the whole park, but especially at the May Pole site. Occasionally
also the site of the Lexington Drum Circle, during the summer months
Reasonably Close Places of Natural Note:
Natural Bridge http://www.ky.gov/agencies/parks/i75frames/natbridg-body.htm
Cumberland Falls (moon bow occasionally) http://parks.ky.gov/cumbfal2.htm
Black Gryphon A newly opened pagan friendly campground and event site, catering to Pagen Gatherings, LARP events, SCAdian and other recreationists, and Monster Trucks. Bedford KY. http://www.blackgryphon.net
Our Haven 175 acres of Pagan owned
campgrounds near French Lick Indiana (About 200 miles from
Lexington across the river from Louisville). Our Haven is dedicated to all positive paths. Our Haven
RR#1 Box 1280 French Lick, IN 47432 (812) 936- 7656 http://www.ourhaven.info
Lothlorian An intentional community, campground, festival site and nature sanctuary dedicated to honoring the earth. Needmore Indiana, (near Bloomington) http://www.elflore.org
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