>> HELLO EVERYBODY, I AM DAVE SCHUFFETT, WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY LIFE" I AM IN A MUSEUM, THE HOPEWELL MUSEUM IN PARIS FIRST BUILT AS A U.S.

POST OFFICE.

TODAY IF IS A HISTORIC PLACE, HOUSING THE COLLECTION OF HISTORY AND FINE ARTS.

BUT FIRST WE LOOK AT A CONSERVATION PROGRAM ALONG THE KENTUCKY RIVER PALISADES.

LOCAL LANDOWNERS AND AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WORK TOGETHER THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO SAVE THIS SCENIC WONDER.

EARLY MORNING ALONG THE KENTUCKY RIVER IS COMPLETELY FANTASTIC, THE SKY HAS DEEP HUES OF COLOR.

THE BIRDS AWAKE AND TUR CLOSE GOBBLE IN THE DISTANCE, A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BEGIN A NEW DAY.

THIS IS ONE COUPLE THAT GETS TO EXPERIENCE THE SININGTS AND SOUNDS ANY DAY THEY CHOSE.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY, THE NEAREST NEIGHBOR IS THE LARGEST LAND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION IN THE ORDER.

JAN AND VICKI AND OTHER LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE PROTECTING THE PALISADES.

>> PLACES LIKE THIS ARE EXTREME LOW THREATENED.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY CAN'T RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CONSERVE THE LAND, IT TAKES OTHER PARTNERS, COMMISSIONS, AND IN MY OPINION, PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.

PEOPLE BUY AND SELL LAND ALL THE TIME.

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, IF IT CAN FIT NO THAT PROCESS AND BUY THREATENED LAND, BEING PROACTIVE, WE CAN END UP WITH MUCH BETTER NEIGHBORS TO THE CONSERVED LAND, LIKE THE SALLY BROWN PRESERVE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

>> AFTER COMING FOR A HIKE TO THE NATURE PRESERVE, KEN AND VICKI DECIDED TO BUY 54 ACRES AND BECOME CONSERVATION BUYERS.

>> CONSERVATION BUYERS PURCHASE THEIR PROPERTY FROM THE CANCER VAN SEW, USUALLY SUBJECT TO A CONSERVATION EASEMENTS RESTRICTING ITS USE FOR AGRICULTURE AND KEEP IT FROM BEING DEVELOPED FURTHER.

>> THE CONSERVANCY OWNS THE PRESERVE, THE MOST IMPORTANT LAND ON THE PROPERTY, BUT THE PROGRAM IS A WAY TO PROTECT ADJACENT PROPERTY WHERE THEY REALLY DON'T NEED TO OWN IT TO CONTROL IT.

BUT THE DEED RESTRICTION CAN PROTECT IT IN A BENEFICIAL WAY.

>> THESE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTIES ACCESS LARGE BUFFER ZONES FOR THE UNIQUE PLANS AND ANIMALS OF THE PRESERVES, AND THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON THEIR PROPERTY WILL GUARANTEE IT PERMANENTLY REMAINS A SHIELD FOR THE PRESERVES AND THE RIVER BELOW.

>> WE CAN USE OUR PROPERTY IN WAYS WE WOULD HAVE USED IT ANYWAY, WITH THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF THE NATURE PRESERVE.

WE ARE ABLE TO HIKE IN THE PRESERVE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE WILDFLOWER SEASON.

>> THE CONSERVANCY WHILE THEY HAVE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PART OF OUR DEED, THEY ARE A GREAT RESOURCE.

WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

WE ARE PRESERVE STEWARDS, FOLKS WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN MAINTAINING THE PRESERVE, AN WHEN I SAY "MAINTAINING" WE HIKE THE TRAILS REGULARLY, AND WHEN TREES OR BRUSH IS DOWN, WE REMOVE THAT.

WE'VE BEEN DOING HONEY SUCK HE WILL ERADICATION, SO WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM, BUT THEY ARE A GREAT RESOURCE TO US AS WE ENJOY OUR PROPERTY HERE.

>> THE CONSERVATION PARTNERS ARE GREAT PEOPLE.

THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH LIKE YOU AND ME IN TERMS OF THEIR FINANCIAL BACKGROUNDS.

THEY ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN CONSERVING KENTUCKY, A WIDE RANGE OF PERSONALITIES.

BUT MANY OF THEM HAVE BECOME TREMENDOUS STEWARDS OF THEIR OWN LAND AND THE ADJOINING NATURE PRESERVE LAND, A DOUBLE-BONUS.

ONE THING I DID NOT EXPECT OR THINK ABOUT WHEN WE STARRED THE PROGRAM, WHAT KIND OF IMPACT OVER TIME THOSE TYPES OF ADVOCATES COULD MAKE IN A PLACE LIKE THE GREEN RIVER OR THE PALISADES.

>> MUCH OF THEIR LAND IS PLANTED WITH NATIVE GRASSES OR PROTECTED AS WILDLIFE HABITAT.

ONE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS USES HER LAND IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY.

>> I HAVE SIX KIDS SO THERE IS A LOT OF COOKING AND CLEANING AND SHOPPING.

ALL THE REST OF MY TIME IS SPENT TAKING CARE OF MY HORSES, HELPING WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE HORSES, AND RAISING THEM AND TRAINING THEM FOR ABOUT THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, SELLING THEM, SHOWING THEM TO PEOPLE, AND HAVING THEM DELIVERED.

IT TAKES UP PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE YEAR.

>> PROMPTED BY THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF LAND SURROUNDING THEIR FARMS, LISA AND HER HUSBAND BEGAN TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR A QUIET PLACE TO RAISE THE FAMILY AND THE APPALUSA HORSES.

THE PALISADES AND THE CONSERVATION BUYER PROGRAM PROVIDED THE PERFECT PLACE AND A PERPETUAL RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

>> I DON'T THINK EVERY BUYER HAS THE SAME EASEMENT.

THEY KNEW I WANTED TO RAISE AND SELL HORSES.

YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ON THE LAND, BUT THEY ALLOWED ME TO HAVE THIS BUSINESS.

THEY TAKE CARE OF SOME OF MY LAND FOR ME.

WE HAVE 40 ACRES THEY ARE GROWING NATIVE GRASS ON WHICH IS FINE BY ME.

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY AROUND, AND I KNOW THE WORKERS PERSONALLY.

IT IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT, NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EMOTIONAL REWARDS, THE FACT THAT YOU CAN LIVE IN A GREAT PLACE LIKE THE PALISADES, AND THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN MAKE IN CONSERVING THE COMMONWEALTH, THE DIFFERENCE WILL GO BEYOND YOUR LIFETIME.

>> NEXT WE HEAD NORTH WHERE I TAKE A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF CARROLLTON'S GENERAL BUTTER STATE PARK, WITH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, RICH KENTUCKY HISTORY, FUN ACTIVITIES AND FINE DINING AT THE LODGE RESTAURANT WHICH NOW HAS A UNIQUE NAME AND MENU.

IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE NATION'S FINEST.

>> THIS IS GENERAL BUTLER STATE PARK OFF OF I-71.

>> WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE OHIO RIVER BEHIND US.

SO WHEN WAS THE PARK ESTABLISHED?

>> IN THE 1930'S.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS WHAT WE ARE STANDING ON.

>> THIS IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE COUNTY, LOOKING OUT OVER CARROLLTON.

>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE REST OF THE PARK?

>> I WAS JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO ASK.

NICE SHOT, SCOTT.

>> LET ME LINE THIS UP.

>> THIS IS A HILLY GOLF COURSE.

>> IT IS A SMALL COURSE, BUT THE CHANGES IN ELEVATION MAKE IT CHALLENGING.

>> DID THIS USED TO BE A SKI SLOPE?

>> SKI BUTLER USED TO BE ACROSS THE STREET WHICH GIVES YOU AN IDEA WHY THE COURSE IS SO FUN TO PLAY.

>> A LOT OF WILDLIFE VIEWING OUT HERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY, MANY WALKING TRAILS AND PLACES PEOPLE CAN PICNIC OR HAVE A COOKOUT.

>> YOU ARE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON ME HERE.

>> GOOD SHOT.

>> SCOTT, I GUESS IT WOULD BE A GOOD PRESUMPTION THIS IS THE PARK'S NAMESAKE.

>> YES, NAMED AFTER GENERAL WILLIAM ORLANDO BUTLER AND THE HOUSE IS A TRIBUTE TO THE FAMILY.

>> THE FAMILY OF WAR HEROS.

>> EXACTLY.

>> IS THIS UNIQUE?

>> UNIQUE TO GENERAL BUTLER, THE ONLY STATE RESORT PARK THAT HAS THIS.

>> LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOME.

THE COLOR OF THESE WALLS ARE IN VOGUE TODAY.

>> YES,.

>> THERE IS A GHOST UP THERE.

>> YES, MY GHOST.

PERCIVILLE BUTLER CAME IN THE 17 '90S.

HIS OLDEST SON BUILT THIS HOUSE IN 1859.

IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FAMILY GATHERING PLACE BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED ON THE FAMILY FARM, IT IS A MASONRY STRUCTURE, GREEK REVIVAL.

WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PIECES ORIGINAL TO THE FAMILY THAT LIVED HERE, AND MANY PIECES THAT HAVE MADE THEIR WAY HERE THROUGH FAMILY DESCEND ANTS.

THE COLLECTION INCLUDES FURNITURE; ORIGINAL MILITARY DOCUMENTS, ALSO A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF CARPETS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.

UPSTAIRS WE HAVE A NICE COLLECTION OF FAMILY PIECES AS WELL.

>> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT ALL KENTUCKY STATE PARKS, WE HAVE SUCH WILD AREAS.

WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT TREES, LOCAL WILDFLOWERS, A LAKE TO FISH IN.

>> THE LAKE IS BEAUTIFUL IN THE MORNING.

>> YES, A MIST COMES OFF IT FROM THE ELEVATION.

WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK, IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE.

>> SCOTT, THIS IS THE FIRST THING THE GUESTS USUALLY COME TO SEE, THE LODGE.

>> IT IS A REALLY NICE LODGE, 53 ROOMS, NICE ARCHITECTURE, A GOOD COMPLIMENT TO THE COTTAGES AND THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

>> SPEAKING OF THE LODGE, IT HAS A MODERN YET RUSTIC LOOK.

THE INSIDE A BEAUTIFUL.

>> IT WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 1960S, THE ARCHITECTURE WAS NICE FROM THAT TIME.

>> SPEAKING FROM THE INSIDE, I UNDERSTAND CHANGES ARE GOING ON WITH THE RESTAURANT, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER STATE PARKS, CHANGES THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO LIKE.

>> I THINK WE WILL.

LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

>> NOT YOUR TYPICAL STATE PARK RESTAURANT.

>> NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A FISHING THEME, BUT WE HAVE A BISTRO FEEL TO THE MENU.

THIS IS ERIC, THE CHEF IN CHARGE OF THAT >> THIS IS A PROTOTYPE OF WHAT IS GOING ON.

THE RESTAURANT HAS A NAME.

I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY STATE PARK MANY TIMES OVER, AND THE FOOD IS GOOD, BUT IT'S ALL THE SAME.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

>> THAT IS ONE REASON WE WANT TO CHANGE IT.

THE OLD FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE WANTED TO GET A DIFFERENT THEME GOING.

WE WERE KIND OF THE PROTOTYPE, AND THE NAME "TWO RIVERS" AS WE BORDER THE KENTUCKY AND THE OHIO RIVER, SO WE STUCK WITH THE FISHING THEME.

SOME OF THE DISHES WE DO HERE ARE LIKE A 10-OUNCE URBAN APPLE PORCCHOP, ONE OF THE BEST SELLERS.

WE DO BABY BACK RIBS, HALF AND FULL SLABS.

AND SOUTHERN PECAN CHICKEN, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

WE HAVE CATFISH, COUNTRY HAM, PECAN SHRIMP, KIND OF A UNIQUE DISH, WE HAVE EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> IT IS AN INCREASE OF NEW ITEMS, AND LOCAL FARMERS BRING THE PRODUCE HERE TO CONTRIBUTE.

>> WE TRY TO BUY AS MUCH LOCAL PRODUCE AS POSSIBLE, WHATEVER I CAN WORK INTO THE MENU.

>> IF I GO THERE TO GET A TOMATO OR A CUCUMBER, I KNOW IT IS FRESH BECAUSE I PRODUCED SOME OF IT.

>> WORKING WITH GENERAL BUTLER HAS BEEN A ROLE ASSET FOR THE LOCAL PRODUCER.

IT IS ANOTHER OUTLET FOR US TO MOVE OUR VEGETABLES.

>> WE SAID WE COULD PRODUCE TOMATOES NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, AND THEY WERE INTERESTED IN THAT, AND IT IS A GREAT TOMATO.

>> WE ALWAYS WOULD COME TO THE BUFFET, AND WE CAME UP AT NIGHT ONCE, AND THE CHICKEN AND THE FISH, EVERYTHING IS SO GOOD.

>> FRESH TOMATOES AT A RESTAURANT?

WHAT A LUXURY.

WHAT DO THE CUSTOMERS SAY?

>> THEY LOVE IT.

WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS.

A LOT OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY RESTAURANT TO GO TO NOW, AS WELL AS THE TRAVELERS.

>> THIS IS PART OF KENTUCKY'S CROWD?

>> YES, FROM THE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM, COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

>> TRYING TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MAKE OUR RESTAURANTS PROFITABLE.

IT IS NICE TO BUILD ON THE THEME OF EACH AREA.

YOU WERE MENTIONING THIS IS KIND OF THE PROTOTYPE, YOU WILL SEE THIS IN MORE STATE PARKS, THEIR THEME AND STYLE WILL BE RELATED TO THEIR AREA.

>> THE PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY WHEN THEY COME HERE.

WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA WHO CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CAN GET THIS FOOD AND ATMOSPHERE HERE.

>> WHAT A FANTASTIC CHANGE.

TWO BIRDIE PUTTS, ONE TAKE, NEVER AGAIN IN A MILLION YEARS.

NEXT COACH ED DIDDLE A LONG-TIME BASKETBALL COACH WAS WISELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGE COACHES IN AMERICA.

BUT "UNCLE ED" AS HE WAS KNOWN MIGHT BEST BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS OUTGOING SPIRIT, WARM SENSE OF HUMOR AND UNIQUE CONTROL OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

>> HE WAS THE GUY WHO REALLY PUT WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ON THE MAP, PARTICULARLY WITH BASKETBALL, A GREAT COACH FOR 42 YEARS.

>> IF YOU TALK TO PLAYERS WHO KNEW COACH DIDDLE AND THEN PLAYED FOR OTHER COACHES, YOU WOULD FIND THEY HAD A GREAT AFFECTION FOR ED DIDDLE, I WAS INTERESTED IN THEIR WELFARE, HE HAD COMPASSION FOR THEM AS STUDENTS AND PLAYERS.

HE WAS NOT JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT A PLAYER MIGHT DO FOR HIM; HE WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM SUCCEED WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE.

I THINK THIS SETS HIM APART FROM THE ATTITUDES OF SOME OF THE OTHER COACHES.

>> HE COULD GET YOU TO PLAY, HE COULD SHED A TEAR.

EMOTIONALLY HE COULD ALSO VOICE YOU OUT WITH THE BEST OF THEM.

>> HE WAS TOUGH ON YOU AT PRACTICE, BUT HE WOULD PUT HIS ARM AROUND YOU.

HE SHOWED THEM ALL A LOT OF LOVE.

>> IT WAS GREAT TO PLAY FOR A MAN LIKE THAT.

IT WAS REALLY AN EXPERIENCE TO SPEND FOUR YEARS WITH HIM.

>> WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING DIDDLE ARENA, I WOULD TAKE HIM DOWN THERE AND THEY HAD A BIG UMBRELLA ON FOUR STEEL HIGH BEAMS, HOLDING UP THE CENTER UNTIL THEY COULD GET THE ROOF UP.

HE WANTED TO DRIVE RIGHT DOWN IN THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT WAS NAMED AFTER HIM AND HE COULD DO WHAT HE WANTED.

>> THE COACH LIKED TO GET THE PLAYERS FIRED UP.

HE WOULD SLAP THEM BACK AND FORTH, NOT HARD, BUT GET THEM FIRED UP.

THEY WOULD GET ALL WORKED UP.

>> HE WAS COACHING AN ALL-STAR TEAM AT INDIANA, AND THEN PLAYED AT AN OLD BUTTER FIELD HOUSE.

THEN KENTUCKY HAD HIM FOR 42 YEARS.

>> WHEN I CAME TO WESTERN, COACH DIDDLE RECRUITED TWO TEAMMATES AND MYSELF TO PLAY BASEBALL AT WESTERN.

WE HAD ENROLLED AT WESTERN, BUT WALKING UP THE HILL, HAD NOT GONE TO THE FIRST CLASS YET.

WE WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE.

HE WAS SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH AND HE YELLED OUT, HEY THERE, YOU THREE SMITH TWINS, COME HERE A MINUTE.

>> ONE TIME HE LOST HIS DOG, COULDN'T FIND THE DOG.

HE HAD EVERYBODY IN TOWN LOOKING FOR THE DOG CAN.

AFTER FOUR DAYS, HE HAD A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING, OPENED UP HIS TRUCK AND THE DOG JUMPED OUT.

>> HE SAID REX, WHERE IN THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?

HE COULD CHARM THE MOMS AND DADS WHICH TRANSLATES TO GREAT RECRUITING, YOU SEND YOUR BOY OVER TO ME, AND I GUARANTEE I WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM, ALL THE THINGS YOU TAUGHT HIM, I WILL MAKE SURE HE GOES TO CHURCH, GOES TO SCHOOL, THESE TYPES OF THINGS.

>> WB OWEN HAD GONE THERE AS SUPERINTENDENT.

HE CALLED ME AND SAID THE COACH HAS A PLAYER OVER HERE ON VARSITY.

AND HE SAID YOU TELL COACH DIDDLE TO START RECRUITING HIM WHEN HE WAS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE.

>> HE CAME TO RECRUIT ME.

MY MOM WAS A VERY RELIGIOUS LADY, READ THE BIBLE EVERY DAY, PRAYED EVERY DAY FOR EVERYBODY.

HE WALKED IN TO RECRUIT ME, AND HE BROUGHT A BIBLE WITH HIM.

AND MY MAMA QUOTED A SCRIPTURE, AND HE FOUND THAT AND QUOTED A COUPLE HIMSELF.

SHE SAID RIGHT AWAY, YOU NEED TO PLAY FOR THAT MAN.

MAKING A LONG STORY SHORT, I WENT TO WESTERN.

>> HE DID MIX UP HIS WORDS.

AT ONE POINT HE WAS TOLD HE WENT INTO THE BAKERY AND THEY ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED IT CUT THREE THREE OR POWER PIECES, HIS PIE, HE SAID CUT IT IN FOUR, I DON'T THINK I COULD EAT ALL THAT.

HE TOOK SOME WILL HE BE THESE WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, I SUPPOSE, HE WAS GOOD FOR A STORY >> A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE HOPEWELL MUSEUM FOR HOSTING US TODAY.

NOW IT IS TIME FOR PAW PALS WHERE WE ASK YOU TO SEND US YOUR FAVORITE PET PICTURES.

YOU CAN SEND THE PHOTO TO PAW PALS CARE OF KET AT 600 COOPER DRIVE IN LEXINGTON 40502.

OR E-MAIL IT IN.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF BABS WHO IS ABOUT NINE YEARS OLD.

IT SAYS SHE WAS A STRAY SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE IS, LIVING ON OUR FARM IN OWEN COUNTY.

SHE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST AND MOST LAID-BACK DOGS IN THE UNIVERSE, AND BECAUSE SHE HAS SHORT LEGS, THEY WROTE A SONG ABOUT HER, OH, BABS IS HALF A DOG, DOO DAH, A REAL CAT FOOD HOG, THAT MAY BE THE END OF MY CAREER, SO I WILL SAY GOODBYE,