Hikers now have the opportunity to follow the historic path of Daniel Boone and his Axemen in recognition of the 250th anniversary of their travels. The Boone Trace Commemoration is a relay-style hike ...

The City of Kingsport, along with Visit Kingsport and the Cumberland Gap Trail Alliance, will host a “First Blaze” ceremony ...

“One of the pivotal events in forming our nation was Daniel Boone’s trek from Long Island in Kingsport, Tennessee to build Fort Boonesborough in Richmond, Kentucky,” a news release from ...

Attendees will hear from local historians and community leaders and witness the ceremonial passing of the axe, symbolizing the start of the relay hike. There will also be a Daniel Boone reenactor on ...

Visit the historic and little-known Fort Boonesborough State Park in Richmond, Kentucky, to see Daniel Boone's frontier fort and settlement. I love learning about the history of the Bluegrass State, ...

The Boone Trace Commemoration is a relay-style hike which retraces the original path Daniel Boone and his team traveled in 1775 — from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky.

Originally called Boone's Station, Boonesborough, Kentucky, was founded by famed frontiersman Daniel Boone ... log huts that were immediately dubbed "Fort Boone". Today, Fort Boonesborough ...