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🌲 Summer camp as a LOU adult

How to have a Louisville summer camp experience as an adult

Yellow sunflowers are are pinned around a wooden sign with horseshoes.

Red Fern Riding offers guided horseback riding through the scenic Shelby Trails Park. | Photo by LOUtoday

It feels like summer — and it’s hard not to feel nostalgic for those summer camps we went to as kids.

While most grownups no longer get the summer months off, Derby City is full of opportunities to replicate the summer camp experience that we had growing up. Here’s our guide to an “adult summer camp” in Louisville.

Horsin’ Around

Red Fern Riding Center
What’s summer camp without a horseback ride? Get riding lessons or enjoy a guided nature trail ride out in Simpsonville.

Arts and Crafts

The Craftery
Outdoor activities are all well and good, but LOU gets hot. Stick to the AC and enjoy a beverage while you create something out of concrete, leather, or wood. Don’t forget the friendship bracelets.

Louisville mega cavern zipline — Fly through the limestone caverns solo or race against a friend.
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Photo via Louisville Tourism

High action

Mega Quest + Mega Zip
Ropes courses are common sights in forested summer camps, but how often do you get to climb on one deep underground? The Louisville Mega Cavern’s Mega Quest and Mega Zip attractions let you climb, clamber, and fly all throughout the iconic cave.

A group of canoers wave their paddles on the Ohio River — See the city from a totally different angle in a canoe.
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Photo via Louisville Metro

On the Water

River City Paddlesports
Check out “Mindful Mondays” from this nonprofit, an easy-going canoe trip down the Ohio to experience the sunset.

Nachand Kayaks
If you’d prefer creek to river, consider renting some ‘yaks and taking them out on Harrods Creek — you can even bring your dog.

Campfire Smoke

Did you know? You don’t need a burn permit to have a recreational fire in Louisville, so long as it’s in an acceptable fire pit. Just keep it under 3 feet tall, and you can make all the s’mores you like.

The Full Experience

Camp Bernheim
Your LOU summer camp doesn’t have to be a la carte. Bernheim Forest has three adult day camps on the calendar this year, with all the fun of the kids camps but for grown-ups.

Asked

What’s your favorite summer camp activity?

A. Canoeing and kayaking
B. Hiking and sleeping under the stars
C. Singing campfire songs
D. Eating s’mores

Add your answer to the campfire

Events

Friday, May 24

Sippy Cup Strolls - Forest Friends | Friday, May 24 | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way, Louisville | $12-$30 | Enjoy an early-morning walk through the zoo with your kids, aged 2-6, as you learn about woodland animals from around the world.

Saturday, May 25

Caffeine and Chrome | Saturday, May 25 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Gateway Classic Cars of Louisville, 13576 Blue Lick Rd., Memphis, IN | Free | Celebrate Gateway’s 25th anniversary with classic cars and coffee — free commemorative t-shirts to the first 100 visitors.
Speed Reading Book Club: “The Night Watchman” | Saturday, May 25 | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St. Louisville | $10-$15 | Dive into Ojibwe author Louise Erdrich’s historical fiction novel and visit the new Native American Gallery.

Sunday, May 26

“The Sweet Delilah Swim Club” | Sunday, May 26-Sunday, June 30 | 6-7:10 p.m. | Derby Dinner Playhouse, 525 Marriott Dr., Clarksville, IN | $40-$51 | Enjoy dinner and a comedy about five southern women whose friendships began on their college swim team.

Monday, May 27

School’s Out Science Summer Camp | Monday, May 27-Friday, May 31 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Kentucky Science Center, 727 W. Main St., Louisville | $300-$330 | Drop your kids off to explore science and experience everything the museum has to offer at this week-long camp, with themes like Into the Multiverse and Castles and Catapults.

Tuesday, May 28

The Moth StorySlam | Tuesday, May 28 | Headliners Music Hall, 1386 Lexington Rd., Louisville | $15 | Prepare a five-minute story to share with other storytellers — this event’s theme is “being nosy.”

Events calendar here

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Wellness

Hormone health Q+A: Why get tested?

A woman has her eyes closed and her hands clasped in a meditation pose

Hormone health impacts your overall well-being and helps your body find its balance. | Photo provided by Labcorp

Hormones influence everything from fertility and menstrual cycles to mood and metabolism, making prioritizing hormonal health important for women at every stage of life.

Here are common hormone questions — and how Labcorp OnDemand makes understanding your hormonal health easy.

What are common symptoms of a hormonal imbalance?

Irregular menstrual periods or difficulty conceiving
Mood swings
Fatigue or low energy
Dry skin or trouble concentrating
Hot flashes or sleep disturbances

Why test my hormone levels?

Testing these hormones can provide insights into whether the symptoms you’re experience are linked to a hormonal imbalance:

Progesterone: Monitor + track ovulation to aid in family-planning or to understand your menstrual cycle.
Estradiol (E2): Test the most common type of estrogen to get insights into your reproductive health.
Menopause-related hormones: Understand your menopause symptoms with this all-in-one test that measures four key menopause-related hormones.

How can I get tested?

Purchase a Labcorp OnDemand lab test to get quick and convenient results (think: no doctor’s visit required). Bonus: Get $10 off code with code 6AMCITY.

Snag the deal + get tested

News Notes

Eat

Time to veg out, LOU. Bluegrass VegFest returns to the Mellwood Art Center (1860 Mellwood Ave.) on Saturday, June 22 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The vegan food festival will feature 17 plant-based restaurants like V-Grits and Cosmic Bird, plus drinks + vendors. Admission is free — $5 suggested donation.

Plan Ahead

Tickets are now available for ROARchestra, a collaboration between the Louisville Zoo + Louisville Orchestra. The family-friendly concert returns after a 15-year hiatus this Saturday, July 6. Explore the zoo before listening to the Louisville Orchestra perform Bernstein, Dvořák, and more. Tickets are expected to sell out.

Biz

The Back Door is closed, but you can still own a piece of its history. An estate sale of Back Door apparel, furniture, pool tables — and yes, art of the customers — will be available for sale Friday, June 14-Saturday, June 22. The location will be announced on Thursday, June 13.

Health

Hosparus Louisville opened a new grief counseling center at 3532 Ephraim McDowell Dr. this week. The Harshaw Family Grief Counseling Center offers counseling services and includes art and sand therapy rooms + an outdoor healing garden still under construction. (Louisville Business First)

State

Counties in Kentucky affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and landslides in early April — including Jefferson County — now have access to federal disaster relief funding. Individuals and businesses who sustained losses in the designated areas can apply for assistance online, by phone at 1-800-621-3362, or via the FEMA app.

Outdoors

The Louisville Nature Center is accepting name submissions for its newest animal ambassador, a male garter snake. Donate $5 to submit a name. Staff will then select a name to be announced next Wednesday, May 29 on the snake’s second birthday.

History

Happy Birthday, Frazier Museum. The Kentucky history museum opened 20 years ago this week. Now, it’s embroiled in a heated beef with the Speed Art Museum over the coveted “Best Museum in Kentucky” award from Kentucky Living — all in good fun, of course.

Sports

Pat Kelsey’s basketball roster is almost complete. Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews and more from local experts of the Cardinals with Locked On’s daily podcasts.

Home

Did you know you could finance your fixer-upper with home equity? You could get up to $50K with a HELOC — calculate your payment.*

Biz

A kick-start for start-ups

The Community Foundation of Louisville prepares to award a new grant

Last year’s winners include Immersive Hearing Technologies, Feedcoyote, and The Kentucky Hug. | Photo via Community Foundation of Louisville

Time is running out for LOU start-ups to get a leg-up.

The Community Foundation of Louisville is accepting nominations for the Vogt Invention and Innovation Award, which will be awarded to six local start-ups. Each one will receive $25,000 and a 10-week program offering coaching, mentorship, and other opportunities.

This program was established in 1999 by Henry Vogt Heuser Sr. and has distributed 108 grants totaling almost $4 million.

Businesses must meet a handful of requirements to be eligible:

Must be headquartered in the 13-county Louisville metro area
Must be developing a new idea or invention that creates customer demand
Have received less than $250,000 per year in customer revenue
Have at least one founder who is working in the business at least part time

This year, Maggie Harlow is the Vogt Awards selection committee chair. In case you haven’t heard, that’s Jack Harlow’s mom.

Applications for the grants close on Tuesday, May 28.

The Buy

Group B, The Buy 5.24.24 (Affiliate + Six & Main)

The ultimate kitchen appliance for summer: the Cuisinart 2-Quart Ice Cream Maker. No ice, salt, or hand-churning required — simply freeze the bowl and pour in your custom creation. We’re thinking black raspberry or chocolate chip…

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Declan

From the editor

I am living for the ongoing social media battle between the Speed Art Museum and the Frazier History Museum. No matter who wins the Kentucky Living award, the citizens of Louisville are the real winner for having such excellent museums in our own backyards.

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