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 Dedicated to our friend Doc |
| When? |
June 16th till the last boat
goes home! |
| Where? |
Birmingham Ferry Campground,
Land Between the Lakes, Grand Rivers, Kentucky. See a MapQuest
map |
| How do I find the campground |
From I-24, it is about 12 miles
South on Kentucky 453. See the LBL map. After
you get in LBL, go past Hillman Ferry Campground. The next
campground will be Birmingham Ferry. Turn to Starboard on Old
Ferry
Road. Go to the end of the road and you'll find PIKL. |
| Since Birmingham Ferry has no
showers where can I get one? |
You can go across the bay to
Hillman Ferry Campground. They charge $2 for a shower. If
you go out into the river, then turn North and go back into the next
cove to the right, you can find the Hillman Ferry launch ramp and
swimming pool. There is a nice bathhouse and showers next to the
swimming pool. While near Lighthouse Landing and the Kentucky
State Parks, you might want to snag a shower. |
| I need to charge my batteries
and Birmingham Ferry has no electricity. |
That is true, but PIKL will have
electricity! We'll have a generator set up for folks to plug into
and recharge their stuff. We'll run it every night so folks can
charge all night, if they want. We will have a 10 amp and 6 amp
12-volt charger for everyone's use. |
| Do I need reservations for a
campsite? |
No. We have reserved and
garunteed the entire back section of Birmingham Ferry, including the
launch ramp and trailer parking area for our exclusive use. No
one else will be launching or retrieving at the ramp except PIKL
participants. We will have about 10 acres for our exclusive
usage. |
| What do campsites cost? |
$8 per night. I have
garunteed $72 per day for our exclusive use of the area. Each
participant should kick in something to help defray the cost. |
| I've heard about "dry counties"
in the South, what does that mean? |
There is no alcohol sold in this
county for off-site consumption. There is a resturaunt that seves
beer and mixed drinks near I-24. It is a Southwestern styled
joint. Tell Leslie, the bartender Bad Bob said "Hi" :) Kentucky has low taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. I suggest taking highway 68 from I-24 to Paducah which will lead you to an area with a couple of competing beer/liquor stores with very good prices. If you are coming from the other direction, your last chance is Clarksville, Tennessee. |
| Do I need to bring anything? |
Bring, or prepare to make a dish
for the pot luck supper Saturday night. |
| Where is the nearest grocery
store. |
There is a mom/pop grocery store
in Grand Rivers. Turn on the street opposite Lighthouse Landing,
go to the stop sign and turn right. Grand Rivers is tiny and you
won't have any trouble finding it. Ice is available in Grand
Rivers, also. |
| Will we be near any resturaunts? |
We will go to Grand Rivers to
eat at Patti's or the Iron Pot, or whatever it's name is. We will
be able to walk from Lighthouse Landing to the restaurants. We
will anchor out at Kenlake State Park one night and all the KY resorts
have great buffets. |
| Are there any resorts close by? |
Moors resort is directly across
the lake from Birmingham Ferry. Kenlake KY state resort is large
with all amenities. Check out Kentucky Lakes.Com for
additional information. |
| I heard there is a big bass
tournament that weekend, will they bother us? |
They expect 300 boats for the
tournament. They will eliminate a number of boats each day.
By Saturady most will have gone home. :) |
| What if we have an on-water
emergency? |
TVA mans a 24-hour emergency
number that dispatches the appropriate emergency response
group. The people manning the phone are familiar with the
lake and will be able to direct people to you on the water and have
resources at the nearest ramp, if needed. Put this phone number
in your cell phone: 800-839-0028 |