Pioneer Week starts today at Carter Caves State Resort Park

 OLIVE HILL, Ky. - Carter Caves State Resort Park in Olive Hill, Ky., lets you experience what Kentucky was like more than 200 years ago during the Pioneer Life Week that starts today and runs through Sunday, July 27.
 

The pioneer encampment near the park campground is open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 27.

 Some of the programs include lantern tours of Saltpetre cave, tomahawk throwing, black powder rifle demonstrations, spinning and weaving demonstrations and pioneer clothing interpretation.

 There's a dance at the new shelter house at the campground on Friday night.

 Country Fair Day will be Saturday, July 26, featuring old farm tools and machinery,woodcarving, seed spitting, flint knapping, frontier food tasting, pottery making, music, a pie auction and more. A free ice cream social will be at 4 p.m.
 For more information, call the park at 1-800-325-0059 or 1-606-286-4411.