ONE
ONE OF
ONE OF THE EPICENTERS IS A GEOLOGICAL WONDER.
GEOLOGICAL WONDER. LOST RIVER CAME THIS IS WHERE
THEY COME JUST TO SEE.
THE MAC WE ARE A 32 ACRE NATURE
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. THIS IS THE SAME FOR
UNDERGROUND CAVE.
UNDERGROUND CAVE. YOU CAN WALK UP TO WE CAN SHOW
YOU ALL THE FACTS.
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE THE 30 TO
35 MINUTE BOAT RIDE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE FORMATIONS
AND HOW THE FORCES OF WATER
HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON NOT ONLY
THE IDEOLOGY BUT ALSO OUR
CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. >> YOU HAD A FASCINATION AND A
LOVE FOR THIS.
SINCE YOU ARE REALLY YOUNG.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I STARTED OUT WHEN I WAS EIGHT
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. IN 2012, THEY GAVE ME A JOB.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY GREAT PLACE
TO GROW UP.
>> YOU WORK HARD FOR.
YOU WORKED HARD TO BE HERE.
YOU ARE THE GO TO GUY WHEN IT
COMES TO WHAT TO KNOW.
SO, HOW DID THEY GET THEIR
NAME?
NAME?
NAME? >>
NAME? >> WELL, THINGS GET LOST, WE
HAVE SEEN PEOPLE YOU KNOW
DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
AND OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD
SEVERAL OPERATIONS HERE IN THE
CAVE THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT
THEY CAME WAS THE LOWEST POINT
FOR 55 SQUARE MILES AND WHEN
WATER COMES DOWN THERE COMES
DOWN PRETTY QUICK.
JUST WASHING AWAY.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER
LITTLE TIDBITS THAT YOU CAN
SHARE BECAUSE OF COURSE, YOU
SHARE THAT DURING THE TOUR AND
LOTS OF PEOPLE COME AND THEY
JUST YOU KNOW THEY LOVE WHAT
YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO HERE.
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER TEAMS?
>> AFTER THE NIGHTCLUB CLOSED
DOWN, WE WERE A LANDFILL FOR A
POINT IN TIME.
THEY JUST PULLED UP AND YOU KNOW
THEY GAVE UP ANYTHING THEY
DIDN'T WANT.
DIDN'T WANT. THEN IN THE 90s WE CLEAN THE
PLACE UP.
PLACE UP.
PLACE UP. THAT'S THANKS TO LOTS OF
VOLUNTEERS.
VOLUNTEERS. EVER SINCE THEN, THEY'VE BEEN
HELPING US TO PRESERVE AND
PROTECT THESE ACRES.
NOW WE HAVE ESTABLISHED
WETLANDS AND ANOTHER WHITE LINE
DOWN IN THE VALLEY.
SEVERAL OTHER BLUES THAT WE
PROTECT.
PROTECT.
PROTECT. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS
TO CHECK OUT.
>> HE SAYS THAT THERE USED TO
BE A NIGHTCLUB HERE.
DON'T FORGET, YOU HAVE TO FIND
OUT WHA THAT'S ALL ABOUT.
IN ADDITION TO THE CAVE WHICH
OF COURSE IS THE EPICENTER WHAT
ELSE CAN PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HERE?
>> IT REALLY IS A GREAT PLACE
FOR FAMILY AND NATURE.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PLAY AREA.
JUST CONSTRUCTIVE AND THOSE
CREATIVE WAYS TO PLAY.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THIS WITH
WHAT WE HAVE FROM ALSO AT THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL JOINING TODAY.
AREAS WHERE YOU CAN DO THIS.
OF COURSE, A WONDERFUL GIFT
SHOP.
SHOP.
SHOP. YOU
SHOP. YOU CAN ALSO ENJOY THE ZIP LINE
THAT WE HAVE FOR LITTLE ONES
AND OLDER ONES.
>> IN BOWLING GREEN IN GENERAL
IT'S A PLACE THAT HAS SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE HERE.
BUT, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE GET TO
SAY I LOVE THIS WHEN I WAS AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD AND NOW I LOVE
THAT THIS IS WHERE I GET TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. WHAT'S THE BIGGEST ATTRACTION
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU?
FOR YOU? >> I'M VERY PARTIAL TO THIS
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. THIS IS MY LIFE AND WHAT I DO.
BOWLING GREEN IS A WONDERFUL
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. YOU
TIME. YOU KNOW THERE'S ALSO A GREAT
MUSEUM IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
FOR EVERYBODY. úTHE BAKER ARBOR
AND OF COURSE, THESE ARE ALL
WONDERFUL PLACES TO SEE.
OF COURSE, OTHER GREAT
HISTORICAL THINGS.
HISTORICAL THINGS. >> CHAD SINGER IS ALSO A SINGER
BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER SEGMENT.
>> YOU PROMISED YOU WERE GOING
TO SAY THAT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THERE YOU GO.
NOW, WHAT'S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE
HE WOULD GIVE TO SOMEBODY WHO
HAS NEVER VISITED?
BECAUSE I MAY FEEL FINE RIGHT
HERE BUT
HERE BUT
HERE BUT >> GO TO OUR WEBSITE I ALWAYS
SUGGEST MAKING RESERVATIONS
AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE WE ARE
THAT FORCE OF WATER IS VERY
POPULAR.
POPULAR.
POPULAR. YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE TO CANCEL
THOSE WE WILL GIVE YOU SOME