CSC FACES JAIL TIME
We are headed back to Bardstown, KY, many of you have asked that we do this trip again.... this is it.... If you want to go on this trip... please read info below, register on the CSC Event website and most important BOOK YOUR ROOM. You will have up to 7 days before trip to cancel your room. Questions? Please feel free to give me a call.. Barb 423-902-6095
The Bourbon Trip is scheduled for Thursday August 21-Saturday August 23, 2025.
We have nine (9) rooms on hold at Jailers Inn Bardstown, KY website
www.jailersinn.com 111 W Stephen Foster Ave. Downtown Bardstown walking distance to shops and restaurants. See description of the “Jail” below. .
The Old Nelson County Jail housed prisoners from 1797 till 1987. The front building, sometimes referred to as the “Old Jail” was constructed in 1819. Records indicated that John Rogers, architect of St. Joseph Cathedral, performed certain carpentry on this structure. The upper floor of this native limestone building, with 30 inch thick walls, contained two cells and an “upstairs dungeon” to house prisoners.
The back jail was built in 1874 and is completely surrounded by a stone wall. The front jail was then made into the jailer’s residence. Both the jail and jailer’s residence were used and occupied until 1987. It was the oldest operating jail complex in the state of Kentucky and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places
Make your way to Bardstown on Thursday August 21st… check into your room ( you will need to call the Inn to pick one of the rooms that I have on hold… 502-348-5551 ask for Paul or Katelyn and tell him you are with the Chattanooga Ski Club.) This is very important; you must call and hold your room. You book your own room, that way you are in control of your reservation and as with all lodging reservations you will be able to cancel your room according to the Inn’s cancellation policy. I thought this would be a fun place to stay and hopefully we can fill the entire “Old Jail” with CSC and take over the place. *** you will have to give a C/C to hold your room and you may cancel up to 7 days out.
There are other options to stay in Bardstown, next door is the “Talbott Tavern” 502-348-3494, we have stayed there many times in the past, they have the Oldest Tavern in Kentucky with live music, a nice restaurant (which is where we will have group dinner on Thursday night the 21st). www.talbotttavern.com Please note** I have NO rooms on hold here this year; however you can call and book a room if you wish.
We will have a group dinner Thursday the 21st night at the Talbott Tavern 6:30 p.m.
Friday breakfast 8:30 am at Jailors Inn. Talbolt Tavern also serves breakfast with room book there.
9:00a.m. Bardstown Tour will pick us up and we will start our distillery tour for the day. We will be touring Makers Mark & Willett Distelleries. Also working on a “cocktail making” class that we have enjoyed for the past two years. This class is lot of fun. The Cocktail class has turned into one of the highlights of the day. The cost of the tour bus, distillery tickets, lunch, and cocktail class will be announced as soon as the details are finalized.
There will also be a group dinner (if you choose to do this) planned for Friday night on "My Old Kentucky Dinner Train" This is a new addition to the Bardstown Trip... This will be totally opitional, if you choose not to participate there are several resturants within walking distance of where we are staying.
The price of the Dinner & Train Ride is: if you want a 4 course meal paired with bourdon $159.97 **includes tax. The price of 4 course meal *same meal as with bourbon however does NOT include bourbon $124.12** includes tax. Please note those that choose the paired meal will not eat in the same train car as that that choose to not pair bourbon. For the menu you can go to kydinnertain.com/menu/ you will probally have to type that into your browser.
Saturday after breakfast depart to drive home. On your way home if you have not visited the “National Corvette Museum” located in Bowling Green you will be very close. Or Google other options to visit in the area.
For now you must sign up on the CSC website, sign the waiver BOOK YOUR ROOM, let me know what room you have booked… 423-902-6095.. Call or text. I have to have an accurate count of how many going on trip in order to get a price for the Friday tour. Please let me know when you have booked your room.
Looking forward to being “Incarcerated” with you,
Barb
barbwire@flash.net