The Frankfort Kentucky Fishing Reels - New Exhibit!
The Frankfort Kentucky Fishing Reels - New Exhibit!
The Exhibit on the Frankfort Reels is now open at The Capital City Museum in Frankfort!! We had 300 visitors in the first hour and a half that it was open Thursday night. I will be hosting a regional meeting there in January. Please come see it. Don and I worked hard to get it open. John Downs, curator, did a great job. We plan a number of additions over the next year that it will be open. A cell phone tour, seminars and videos are in the works.
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Wow! Wish i was closer, betty! Looks like a killer exhibit! Nice job!!
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Well done, Betty. That's an awesome display with a lot of dedication on your part!
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)
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That's a very nice exhibit. This should allow the people that view it to understand the craftsmanship that went into making these reel. I wish I were there.
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Congrats! The graphics look great! Can't wait to see them up close.
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Great looking Display, Betty. All that work was definitely worth it! Thank you to you and Don for putting it together!
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Re: The Frankfort Kentucky Fishing Reels - New Exhibit!
I just saw this. Looks great.
Such a fantastic history that so few know about.
Congrats Betty, Don, Doug, and all involved for a job well done.
My favorite corner of reel history for sure.
William
Such a fantastic history that so few know about.
Congrats Betty, Don, Doug, and all involved for a job well done.
My favorite corner of reel history for sure.
William
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Re: The Frankfort Kentucky Fishing Reels - New Exhibit!
frankfort is not that far from me here in knoxville will have to get up there and see that, looks great, congrats.
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Re: The Frankfort Kentucky Fishing Reels - New Exhibit!
Looks like a great exhibit, Betty and Don. Congratulations to you both, and a big hat tip to Don, too. Great to see Kentucky reels getting their due where they "grew up."
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Looks like a lot of hard work and a great result Betty. How about some more pictures for us at the far end of the world?
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I posted some pictures of far South in Fish Tales. Glad you asked.
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