Winchester has much to offer!

This is a guest post writ­ten by GRC and BCTC stu­dent Rae Miller. I was for­tu­nate enough to meet Rae at one of Brett Chevront’s work­shops with youth lead­ers at Leed’s recent­ly and was very much impressed with this young lady. We’re hop­ing she will write more for us in the com­ing weeks and months. —Pete

I am a dual cred­it stu­dent at BCTC cur­rent­ly work­ing towards an Associate’s Degree in sci­ence. I am six­teen and would ulti­mate­ly like to become a marine biol­o­gist. On Fridays at BCTC, my class does not have a set sched­ule, but every third Friday of the month, we have lead­er­ship class­es with Brett Cheuvront. He takes us all around Winchester and shows us every­thing Winchester has to offer.

I have lived in Winchester most of my life and always found it bor­ing and dull. I felt like there was noth­ing to do, espe­cial­ly for kids. Since our out­ings with Brett, though, I have learned that Winchester has much more to offer than what meets the eye. Some of my favorite places being our local library, Legacy Grove, local shops, and the Winchester muse­um. I enjoy these places so much that I would like to share some infor­ma­tion with you about them.

Our local library is a won­der­ful place to find books, of course. But did you know they have pro­grams for kids, tweens, and teens? Some teen pro­grams they offer include movie nights, mur­der mys­tery din­ners, art projects, and so much more. On the Winchester library page, they go into much more detail, so if you’re inter­est­ed, it is def­i­nite­ly worth look­ing into.

Next is Legacy Grove. Legacy Grove is my favorite place in Winchester. It has beau­ti­ful scenery, two dog parks, a won­der­ful walk­ing path, and an amaz­ing play­ground. My favorite part of Legacy is the dog parks. There is a park for small­er dogs and one for larg­er dogs. Each park has a dog water foun­tain and mul­ti­ple seats for peo­ple to sit on. It is a love­ly place to go to and a great way to relieve stress.

There are many local shops in Winchester, most of which are locat­ed down­town. There are many bou­tiques as well as art and gift shops. If you want to get out and sup­port these local shops, take a walk down­town one day, and don’t be scared to look inside, because you nev­er know what you might find.

Last but cer­tain­ly not least, anoth­er of my favorite places to go to in Winchester is the muse­um. There is so much rich his­to­ry there, not only about Winchester but all of Kentucky. It is very edu­ca­tion­al but fas­ci­nat­ing as well. I would love to go back soon, and I hope you will check it out too.

These are just a few of the many amaz­ing places to vis­it in Winchester. If none of these suit your fan­cy, there are always local restau­rants to try as well. If you don’t know where to start, I would sug­gest Bargains on Broadway.

You live in Winchester, so might as well enjoy all the things it has to offer while you’re here.