Another Thunder Over Louisville has come and gone, and so have the wonderful guests who stay here for the event, year after year. In case you are unfamiliar with the event, “Thunder” is one of the nation’s largest fireworks displays, air shows, and is the event that kicks off the Kentucky Derby Festival. We are geographically very close to the event and have a ring-side seat, so to speak.
During Thunder, this beautiful bridge transforms to a…
…glorious ball of fire!
Rated as one of the top 100 events in North America, the Derby Festival’s Opening Ceremonies is truly a sight to behold. And each year, more than 500,000 eager thrill-seekers do just that.
The day-long event kicks off the two exciting weeks of events that are part of the annual Kentucky Derby Festival. The Thunder Air Show dazzles the crowd with more than 100 planes, aerobatics teams, daring sky diving teams and breathtaking stunts.
When it gets dark, the Thunder rolls. The fireworks will feature the latest in pyrotechnic power from Zambelli Internationale, America’s “first family of fireworks”. Eight 400-foot barges assemble on both sides of the 2nd Street Bridge to form the stage from which the fireworks spectacular ignites.
The breathtaking and mind-numbing 28-minute show includes Thunder’s signature one-mile “waterfall” effect off the bridge, making the fireworks seem to rain down forever. And in the crowd’s memory of the show, it does!
After more than a decade, the show remains the largest annual pyrotechnic display in North America. Seen by approximately 1-million U.S. Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilian employees and their families stationed in 176 countries and aboard 140 U.S. Navy ships at sea via a July 4th rebroadcast on the American Forces Network, it is the state’s pride. A Discovery Channel documentary on fireworks shows says it best: “Thunder is the Grand-daddy of them all!”. Photos and Copy taken from www.thunderoverlouisville.org
Wonderful Guests
We have wonderful guests who come back to stay with us year after year for Thunder, and it is like a family renunion when they all get here. One group is from the Bedford, Indiana area, and consists of siblings and their spouses. Another group are the descendents of Dr. Charles and Nora Hancock, who owned the house from 1896 tuntil 1960. These groups have bonded and formed friendships over the years and look forward to the event and to seeing each other, as do we.
We are truly blessed as a bed and breakfast to have so much repeat business (not just for this event), and are very grateful to our guests for choosing us!
