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- Exploring the Daniel Boone National ForestPopularly pictured always wearing a coonskin cap, and best known as the Frontiersman Who Settled Kentucky, Daniel Boone carved out the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap earning the name the "Father of Westward Expansion".
Boone and Crockett- the Carolina ConnectionBrief look at Daniel Boone and Davey Crockett's Carolina connection.
Profile: Fess Parker, Star of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, Dead at 85Fess Parker, popular television star of shows like "Daniel Boone" and "Davy Crockett" in the 1950s and 1960s, died on March 18 of natural causes at age 85.- Fess Parker, TV's Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, Has DiedFess Parker, who played two of the most iconic American characters in the opening of the Western frontier on television, has died at the age of 85. To many of a certain age, Fess Parker was Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone.
- Book Review of Daniel Boone: An American Life by Michael LofaroAuthor Michael Lofaro has produced a biography of Daniel Boone that describes this fully led life in less than 200 pages.
- Daniel Boone Motor Inn Pikeville, Kentucky: Stay and Support Local BusinessThe Daniel Boone Motor Inn is one of the few owner-operated hotels still around, and this one - in Pikeville, Kentucky - is one of our favorites.
- The Daniel Boone FestivalIn the America, we love our festivals and we cherish our pioneer spirit. The Daniel Boone Festival combines both.
- Historical Detour: The Daniel Boone Home in Defiance, Missouri35 miles west of St. Louis, you'll find Daniel Boone's Missouri home and an Early American village. With gorgeous scenery, authentic historical buildings and artifacts, visiting the Daniel Boone home is an enjoyable learning experience.
- TV Land Showing a Marathon of Classic Fess Parker Series Daniel Boone This WeekendDon't miss out on this exciting adventure series from a time long past.
- 10/6/10 Daily Dose of NonsenseSmoke break discomfort.
- History of the Coonskin Cap FadMany people think I'm crazy when I tell them the coonskin cap used to be fashionable. It really was.
Hiking This Summer? Try the Sheltowee TrailA guide to hiking the Sheltowee Trace in kentucky- June 7: Holidays and Celebrations TodayJune 7th is a holiday for many purposes. Avid celebrants participate eagerly in marking June 7th as a most special day for so many different reasons. Here are several of the most popular June 7th holidays (arranged alphabetically).