Basecamp: Louisville // Kentucky’s largest city defines authenticity – and has plenty to offer anglers

Louisville is distinctly unique. While it embraces Southern traits and hospitality, it also welcomes modernity and innovation. It lies somewhere near the cultural crossroads between the north, south and Midwest, and yet bows to none of them, instead defining itself, first and foremost, as proudly Kentuckian. It’s named after a French king but is undeniably American. It’s admittedly quirky, absolutely friendly and, as the state’s largest city, it’s the business, artistic, culinary, and creative hub of the entire region. This means that it’s chock full of accommodations and undiscovered gems for the angler who chooses Louisville as their basecamp.

Read the full article at On the Fly magazine (page 42).

 

‘Chez’ Chesak is an award-winning travel writer, tourism consultant and 25-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries. He is Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and formerly was the Vice President for Business Development for the Adventure Travel Trade Association and Executive Director of the Family Travel Association. He has been serious about his writing since about age eight. He also runs the Central States Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers. He’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to some 36 countries but has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife and two daughters. An avid outdoors person, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. He deployed to Iraq with a U.S. Army line unit in 2005. His works have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Fodors.com, Good Housekeeping, Rachel Ray Every Day, Fatherly, Yahoo Travel, Family Vacation Critic, and many others. He also does periodic travel segments for the morning show of his local FOX affiliate and on American Forces Radio.

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